| Israel at the 2024 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | ISR |
| NOC | Olympic Committee of Israel |
| Website | www |
| in Paris, France 26 July 2024 – 11 August 2024 | |
| Competitors | 88 (54 men and 34 women) in 16 sports and 67 events |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Peter Paltchik & Andrea Murez |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Tom Reuveny & Romi Paritzki |
| Medals Ranked 41st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Israel competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. This was the nation's 18th appearance at the Summer Olympics. Since Israel's debut in 1952, Israeli athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, other than the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, which it opted not to attend in accordance with the US-led boycott. It was Israel's most successful Olympic Games by number of medals.[1]
The participation of Israel in 2024 prompted calls from twenty-six French lawmakers,[2][3] Palestinian, and other global sports organizations for sanctions against Israel and to prevent its participation due to the impact of the Israel–Hamas war on Palestinian athletes and sports facilities, but IOC President Thomas Bach confirmed this was never an issue for the IOC[4] and cautioned athletes against boycotts and discrimination. The president of the Olympic Committee of Israel, Yael Arad, assured that Israeli athletes would "100 per cent" be present, with safety measures in place.[5]
The judoka Peter Paltchik and swimmer Andrea Murez were chosen as the nation's flag bearers at the opening ceremony.[6]
- ^ "Historic day at Olympics: Israel wins gold, 2 silvers in windsurfing and gymnastics". Times of Israel. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Picazo, Raul Daffunchio (24 February 2024). "French lawmakers call on Olympic committee to sanction Israel". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "French lawmakers demand Olympic Committee sanction Israel". Middle East Monitor. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Israel's Olympic status not in question says IOC president Bach amid frustration with Russia". AP. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Ohnona, Yann (21 December 2023). "Yaël Arad, patronne du comité olympique israélien: "Nous serons à Paris à 100%" pour les JO" [Yael Arad, chairwoman of the Israeli Olympic committee: “We will be in Paris 100%” for the Olympics]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ Olympic Committee of Israel (3 July 2024). "אנדי מורז (שחייה) ופיטר פלצ'יק יהיו נושאי הדגל של ישראל בטקס הפתיחה בפריז" [Andi Murez (swimming) and Peter Paltchik will be Israel's flag bearers at the opening ceremony in Paris] (in Hebrew). Retrieved 3 July 2024.