Israel at the
2022 Winter Paralympics
Flag of Israel
IPC codeISR
NPCIsrael Paralympic Committee
Websitewww.isad.org.il
in Beijing, China
4 March 2022 (2022-03-04) – 13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)
Competitors1 (1 woman) in 1 sport
Flag bearer Inbal Pezaro[1]
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Paralympics appearances (overview)

Israel competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, China which took place between 4–13 March 2022.[2][3] It was the first time Israel competed at the Winter Paralympics.[4][5]

Administration

Former Paralympic swimmer Inbal Pezaro served as Chef de Mission.[6]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 0 1 1
Total 0 1 1

Alpine skiing

Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics

Sheina Vaspi competed in alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.[2][4][7] She was not able to compete in the women's slalom standing event after a change in schedule caused a conflict with Shabbat.[6]

Athlete Event Class Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Sheina Vaspi Women's giant slalom, standing LW2 1:18.87 19 1:22.31 15 2:41.18 15

See also

References

  1. ^ Aharoni, Oren (3 March 2022). "בגלל השבת: שיינא וספי לא תשתתף בטקס פתיחת משחקי החורף הפראלימפיים" [Because of Shabbat: Sheina Vaspi will not attend the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Winter Games]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Brennan, Eliott (26 January 2022). "Israel to participate in Winter Paralympic Games for first time at Beijing 2022". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Sheina Vaspi all set to make history for Israel". Paralymipc.org. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Israel's first Winter Paralympics athlete is an alpine skier". Jewish News Syndicate. 23 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Over to Paralympians to hog limelight at Beijing". Paralympic.org. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b Burke, Patrick (12 March 2022). "Vaspi forced to miss slalom at Beijing 2022 after schedule change causes clash with Shabbat". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Alpine Skiing Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Winter Paralympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
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