Contenders: Israeli Athletes With A Shot At Olympic Medals Contenders: Israeli Athletes With A Shot At Olympic Medals Comments Off on Contenders: Israeli Athletes With A Shot At Olympic Medals Israel is sending its largest Olympic delegation of 89 athletes to the Tokyo Olympics set for July 23 to August 8. It’s also sending 32 athletes to Tokyo for the Paralympics from August 24 to September 5. Do any of these contestants have a good chance of bringing home a medal? Israel has won nine medals in 16 Summer Olympic Games: five bronze and one silver in judo, a bronze in canoeing, and a bronze and a gold in sailing.