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The Maccabiah Games (Hebrew: משחקי המכביה, or משחקי המכביה העולמית; sometimes referred to as the "Jewish Olympics") is an international multi-sport event with summer and winter sports competitions featuring Jews and Israelis regardless of religion. Held every four years in Israel, the Maccabiah Games is considered the foremost sports competition for global Jewry.
With over 10,000 competing athletes, the Maccabiah Games is the third-largest sporting event in the world by number of competitors, behind the Olympics and the FIFA World Cup.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The Maccabiah Games were declared a "Regional Sports Event" by, and under the auspices and supervision of, the International Olympic Committee in 1961.[8][9][10]
Organized by the Maccabi World Union, the first games were held in 1932.[11][12][13]
The next Maccabiah Games were supposed to be held in Israel between July 1, 2025 and July 22, 2025,[14] but were postponed to the summer of 2026 due to the Iran–Israel war.[15]
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