Israel's mixed Judo team defeats Italy 4-3 to advance to quarter-final battle against France, with Gili Sharir winning a crucial tie-breaker

Catch an update on Team Israel in the Olympics with Amy Spiro while Palestinian affairs correspondent Aaron Boxerman introduces the five-member Palestinian delegation

Israel's first-ever Olympic athlete in the sport, who placed 60th in ranking round, beats 5th seed and then another rival; judoka Kochman loses; cyclist Shapira finishes 15th

A combination of rare Olympic success in 1992, combined with an infusion of judo masters from the former Soviet Union, helped spark a national love affair with the sport

Israel’s 89-athlete delegation, its biggest-ever by far, includes top contenders, returning champions and no shortage of inspiring stories

21-year-old beats Romanian opponents in under-52 kg category to become 1st Israeli woman on tournament's podium since Yarden Gerbi in 2014; still, she will miss Olympics

Judo Association given choice between hosting in 2024 or 2025, newspaper says; event likely to take place in Tel Aviv arena

MGM and Israel's Tadmor Entertainment developing scripted series about Sagi Muki, Said Mollaei

After fleeing his country, Saeid Mollaei, competing for Mongolia, makes historic achievement for an Iranian in Israel; Israeli Tohar Butbul wins bronze

Defeats French rival in less than 18 seconds in the under-57 kilogram weight class; Gili Cohen takes silver in under-52 kg finals; exiled Iranian judo champ set to compete Friday