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Israeli athletes to aim high at Chengdu Universiade

STORY: Israeli athletes to aim high at Chengdu Universiade DATELINE: July 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of fencers training 2. various of venues of the Chengdu Universiade 3. various of the photos showing Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann bearing Israel's flag at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HATUEL-CZUCKERMANN, Former Israeli fencer 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NIRAN CZUCKERMANN, Israeli fencer 6. various of Niran training 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MAOR HATUEL, Manager of the Olympic Fencing Center in Akko 8. various of venues of the Chengdu Universiade STORYLINE: Here in the Olympic Fencing Center in the northern Israeli city of Akko, Israeli fencers are preparing for the Chengdu Universiade. The 31st Summer World University Games will be held from July 28 to August 8 after being postponed twice due to COVID-19. The Israeli delegation comprises a long jumper and his coach, as well as a five-member fencing team. SOU

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Ex-triple-jump record holder promoting business in U.S., Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Willie Banks, a former triple-jump world record holder of the United States, serving as director of the Olympic Village at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games.

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(4)Japan's Tani wins gold medal in judo

ATHENS, Greece - Ryoko Tani of Japan kisses her gold medal in the women's 48-kg class judo event at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games on Aug. 14. The medal is Tani's second straight gold. She won in Sydney four years ago, but missed the gold in Atlanta in 1996.

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(16)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - The final torch bearer, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, a sailing gold medalist in the 1996 Atlanta Games, stands beneath the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(12)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, a sailing gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games, lights the cauldron in front of a packed crowd of about 75,000 during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(14)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, a sailing gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games, runs up the stairs at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 13 during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games to light the cauldron.

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(13)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - The cauldron turns around to stand up during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13 after being lit by Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, a sailing gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

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Japan's women book Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan volleyball team members celebrate after defeating South Korea 3-0 to book a spot in the summer Olympic Games in Athens in the final women's volleyball qualifying tournament in Tokyo on May 14. Japan, ranked seventh in the world, will make its first Olympic appearance since the 1996 Atlanta Games.

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(4)Japan's Tani wins gold medal in judo

ATHENS, Greece - Ryoko Tani of Japan kisses her gold medal in the women's 48-kg class judo event at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games on Aug. 14. The medal is Tani's second straight gold. She won in Sydney four years ago, but missed the gold in Atlanta in 1996. (Kyodo)

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(12)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, a sailing gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games, lights the cauldron in front of a packed crowd of about 75,000 during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(16)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - The final torch bearer, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, a sailing gold medalist in the 1996 Atlanta Games, stands beneath the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(14)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, a sailing gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games, runs up the stairs at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 13 during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games to light the cauldron. (Kyodo)

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(13)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - The cauldron turns around to stand up during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13 after being lit by Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, a sailing gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games. (Kyodo)

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Olympic flame handed to Japan

Former swimmer Naoko Imoto (2nd from L), who competed for Japan in the 1996 Atlanta Games and now lives in Greece, prepares for the Olympic flame handover ceremony on March 19, 2020, at Panathenaic Stadium in central Athens, a venue used during both the 1896 and 2004 Olympics. The ceremony marking the flame's transfer, from Hellenic Olympic Committee President Spyros Capralos (L) to Imoto, was held without spectators amid the spread of the new coronavirus, ahead of the start of the Japanese leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table Tennis: Fukuhara announces retirement

File photo shows double Olympic medalist Ai Fukuhara (R) smiling with her mother Chiyo during a visit to Atlanta, Georgia, in July 1996. Fukuhara, who announced her retirement as a professional table tennis player Oct. 21, 2018, has said the excitement she felt in viewing Olympic matches in the U.S. city prompted her to aspire to play in the Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's women book Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Japan volleyball team members celebrate after defeating South Korea 3-0 to book a spot in the summer Olympic Games in Athens in the final women's volleyball qualifying tournament in Tokyo on May 14. Japan, ranked seventh in the world, will make its first Olympic appearance since the 1996 Atlanta Games. (Kyodo)