"Women's hockey a hit in Maccabiah debut" reports the Jerusalem Post on the welcome addition to the Maccabiah schedule of a brand-new sport for a previously unrepresented group of athletes. Another addition to the Maccabiah deserves recognition.
This year, for the
first time in the history of the Games, a team of disabled IDF veterans was
incorporated into the golf competition. Caesarea Golf Club has helped
build the Disabled Warriors golf program from scratch, and has been a strong
supporter of the team for over a decade, providing specialized training and
equipment. Through this unique program, these brave warriors (including
two Druze players) who physically defended the State of Israel throughout our
existence now represent the country in competitions in Israel and abroad.
At the end of the Maccabiah competition, the gold medal for this team was
awarded to Shlomo Ivgi, a former Golani soldier injured in 1974. Zohar
Sharon, another member of the team, is six-time world blind golf champion.
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