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The Olympic Committee of Israel is the sole authority to decide on the composition of the Israeli Olympic delegation at the Summer and Winter Games for adults and youth. Since the Helsinki Games in , Israel has participated in every summer Olympics other than the Moscow Games where Israel joined the American boycott. Beginning in , Israel has taken part in the Winter Games on a regular basis while in Israel participated in its first Youth Games which were held in Singapore.
In , the Israel Olympic Committee together with the Sports Authority today, the Sports Administration and the Sports Betting Board, established the Elite Sports Department, the professional arm that helps prepare the athletes for the Olympic Games while also recommending the criteria to participate in the Olympic Games. The Elite Sports Department also pays close attention to the success at important competitions including the World Championships and European Championships.
Beyond the culture of sport and Olympism, the Olympic Committee also judges the achievements at the Olympic Games with the emphasis of winning medals and reaching Olympic Finals. The role of the Olympic Committee in Israel:. Responsible for the participation of Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games. Responsible for disseminating the Olympic idea. Responsible for building a long-term strategy to realize the potential of sports achievement, the highest level of achievement and deals with sports achievement as well as maintains the Olympic Academy.
Specifically represents Olympic sports and sports in general to the Israeli public and around the world. As always, politics played a role at the Games on numerous fronts, including some involving Israel. But there were also some glimmers of hope. Despite a wealth of speculation, Saudi judoka Tahani Alqahtani showed up to her battle against Israeli Raz Hershko, and the pair shook hands after their match, which Hershko won. And Iranian basketball coach Mehran Shahintab shook hands with the coach of the Czech Republic team during their game, despite Ronen Ginzburg being Israeli.
The games marked another first: An official commemoration during the opening ceremony for the 11 Israelis murdered in a terrorist attack at the Munich Olympics. Families of the Munich victims had campaigned for years for greater public recognition for the dead from the International Olympic Committee, and widows Ankie Spitzer and Ilana Romano, who led the charge, were on hand during the ceremony in Tokyo.
While the Tokyo Games will undoubtedly be remembered as being held largely without any spectators amid the global coronavirus crisis, many other aspects made headlines around the world. One of the biggest stories of the competition was Simone Biles, who shocked the world when she announced that she was pulling out of most of her events in order to focus on her mental health.
She returned for just one event — the balance beam — and took home a bronze medal, which she said meant more than all her golds. Host country Japan had its best Olympic showing in every category: its most gold medals 27 , its most overall 58 , and a third-place finish in gold medals behind two much larger countries — the United States and China.
Instead, Bach said, he found the intimacy in the empty venues made for an intense atmosphere. Off the field, one of the most prominent stories was Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who was almost forced on a plane back to Belarus after publicly criticizing her coaches.
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