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News At His Third Games, Kayaker Has Eye on 2012
For sprint kayaker Rami Zur, the three-month lead-up to the Beijing Olympics has itself been an international affair, divided among three countries and shared with fellow athletes from around the world. By the time the 31-year-old finally puts his boat in the water in China, he will have spent the bulk of the period in…
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News Sporty Teens Learn Valuable Lessons
The Maccabi Games are back. In mid-August, some 5,000 Jewish teenage athletes from around the globe will gather in three North American cities to compete, forge friendships and develop Jewish values. Not to be confused with the quadrennial World Maccabiah Games for adult athletes in Israel, the JCC Maccabi Games are an annual event for…
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