Immigrants from Russia, Ukraine, France, Ethiopia and Argentina recognized for work advancing health care, sports and culture at President's Residence ceremony

Medal is country's 2nd-ever in the contest; Azran lost the final round of the championship to Uzbekistan's Svetlana Osipova

Move by international governing body is latest sports-related rebuke of Russian leader's invasion, after soccer and Olympic federations took steps to exclude country's athletes

Assaf Yasur, whose arms were amputated at the elbow when he was a teen, kicks his way to victory just 6 years later, defeating the European champion along the way

19-year-old who won taekwondo bronze in Tokyo sets sights on gold in Paris in 2024; at event in her hometown of Gedera, she tells children 'anything is possible' if they dream big

PM, president congratulate Olympic champion on Israel's first medal at Tokyo games, and country's first in the sport; medal-winner says she hopes to get gold next time

Kimia Alizadeh hopes to compete for German national team in taekwondo after leaving home country due to sexism from Iranian officials

Taekwondo player Kimia Alizadeh criticizes Iranian political system for 'hypocrisy,' 'lying,' in Instagram post; hasn't decided which country she'll compete for in upcoming games

Taekwondo player Kimia Alizadeh slams 'hypocrisy' of Tehran, which she claims humiliates athletes while using them for political messaging