Ayelet- a Story of Respect, Passion and Money.

"Ayelet"– The Federation of Non-Olympic Competitive Sport in Israel– was founded in 1996 as part of the reform in the organizational structure of sport in Israel."Ayelet" was founded on the basis of an organization called Eyal, established in 1987 due to the need for a body that would represent the interests of all the sporting bodies not included in existing frameworks. Ayelet has a facebook page that I really recommend liking to keep up with Israel's amazing achievements. Let's give some examples.

Nimrod Marcus, 16, Jerusalem, is a student at HaNisuei High School. He is also the world champion of sport climbing. This year he became the first Israeli teen to win this coveted title and he did so with no funding  from the state whatsoever. Ayelet has supported him throughout his training and covered some of his expenses. If not for Ayelet he wouldn’t have gotten this far.

(Marcus,middle, first palce, Poland,2016)

Nili Block, 21, Modien, top athlete, won the world championship in Thai boxing just last week. After climbing from the underdog position she knocked out the French contestant in a fearless battle over the title! Ayelet pays for her flights and cover some of her training. Block has thanked Ayelet in her interview after winning.

 (Block,
after winning in France, 2016)

There are many more examples of all the good that Ayelet has done. It is obscured to me that top athletes such as Marcus, Block and many more have to pay for what they do so professionally while Israel enjoys the respect and fame. Ayelet should be a government led program and get financed by the state.