以色列體育

以色列體育是以色列民族文化的重要組成部分。足球是以色列最受歡迎且最為普及的項目。以色列已經在奧運會的柔道、皮划艇、帆船項目取得了八塊獎牌。以色列人鮑里斯·格爾凡德贏得了2009年西洋棋世界盃。以色列另外兩項有悠久傳統的體育項目是網球和撐桿跳。以色列在1954年加入亞足聯，但在1974年因政治原因而被逐出亞足聯，並在1992年加入歐足聯。以色列參加了1970年世界盃足球賽。以色列國家游泳隊也有一定實力。
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100107032447/http://www.tourtheisrael.com/ TourTheIsrael] - Israel bike racing organization
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090505194611/http://eng.football.org.il/Pages/default.aspx The Israel Football Association]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140727183151/http://ibba.one.co.il/ Israel Basketball Association]
*[https://www.science.co.il/sports/Associations.php Sports Associations in Israel]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080430124443/http://www.borodulincollection.com/israel_color/sport_in_israel.html Sports in Israel] - Photos by Lev Borodulin
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080831111413/http://www.il-sports.com/ IL-Sports] - Israeli sports website in English
*[http://www.borodulincollection.com/011_sport_israel/11_sport_israel_eng.htm Sports in Israel - photos by Lev Borodulin]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051445/http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/sport-yishuv-to-present Sport: Yishuv to the Present]
*[http://www.israelnetball.org.il Israel Netball]
*[http://www.supboardermag.com/?s=israel Stand up paddle boarding in Israel]