{"id":83812,"date":"2025-06-30T11:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T08:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/?p=83812"},"modified":"2025-06-30T15:35:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T12:35:50","slug":"jerusalem-hosts-gymnastics-week-to-celebrate-30-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/jerusalem-hosts-gymnastics-week-to-celebrate-30-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerusalem Hosts Gymnastics Week to Celebrate 30 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

In weeks when an entire nation struggles to return to routine, Jerusalem chooses to rise \u2013 and rise to its feet. The Pais Arena will host Israel’s Gymnastics Championships Week in early July, featuring thousands of participants, a deep sense of mission, and much more than just sport<\/p>\n

The event was postponed by a few days due to security concerns, but the decision to go forward \u2013 in the heart of Jerusalem \u2013 reflects a powerful belief: when the ground shakes, gymnastics strengthens. The mats are ready, entrance is free, and the city is mobilizing<\/p>\n

(Pop Star Sparks Outcry Over Jerusalem Stadium Plan<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thirty Years \u2013 And Still Going Strong<\/h3>\n

This year marks 30 years since the founding of the Israel Gymnastics Federation \u2013 an organization that grew from small gyms into a national home for thousands of children, teenagers, coaches, and mentors. For many of them, performing in Jerusalem is more than a springboard \u2013 it\u2019s a summit<\/p>\n

“This is not just a competition \u2013 it’s a statement,” says Federation Chairman Avi Sagi. “Thousands of kids trained, struggled, dreamed \u2013 and now we get to help them shine. I thank the Jerusalem Municipality for their solid support \u2013 thanks to them, Israeli gymnastics keeps moving forward<\/p>\n

Jerusalem Takes the Leap<\/h3>\n

The event is held in full cooperation with the Jerusalem Municipality, which provides logistical and social support under a clear vision: making Israel\u2019s capital also its capital of sport. Mayor Moshe Lion called it “a testament to Israel\u2019s national resilience” \u2013 and perhaps to the power of sport to turn pressure into strength<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thousands will gather at Pais Arena for a national event of strength, unity, and Israeli resilience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":83809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Jerusalem Hosts Gymnastics Week to Celebrate 30 Years","_seopress_titles_desc":"Thousands will gather at Pais Arena for a national event of strength, unity, and Israeli resilience","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9320],"tags":[8747],"class_list":{"0":"post-83812","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jerusalem-news","8":"tag-jerusalem-en"},"acf":{"subtitle":"Thousands will gather at Pais Arena for a national event of strength, unity, and Israeli resilience"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}