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Israel will feature members of their World Wheelchair Tennis Championship winning team when they take part in next month’s Paralympic Games in London.

Boaz Kramer, Shraga Weinberg and Noam Gershony fought off the challenge of Great Britain to win the title in Seoul.

Israel Paralympics squad

Cycling: Kobi Leon, Nati Gruberg, Pascal Bercowitz, Coaches: Ofer Eisenberg, Eran Caspi, Ilan Ullman, Official & Medical staff: Meir Carmon

Equestrian: Yonathan Dressler. Coach: Dror Ben Shaul, Groom: Miranka Shekelens
Marathon: Gadi Yarkoni, Elon Brachfeld (guide runner), Revital Almagor (guide runner). Coach: Nili Abramski

Rowing: Moran Samuel, Reuven Magnagey, Olga Sokolov, Coaches: Alexander Skoblo, Eitan Gluzman

Sailing: Dror Cohen, Arnon Efrati, Benny Vexler, Shimon Ben Yakov, Hagar Zahavi. Coaches: Israel Altman, Alon Dagan

Sharpshooting: Doron Shaziri. Coach: Guy Starik

Swimming: Yitzhak Mamistvalov, Inbal Pizaro, Iyad Shalabi, Inbal Ganapol Schwartz, Erel Halevi, Yoav Valinsky. Team coach: Noach Ram, Coach: Yakov Beinenson, Officials Yossi Agib, Yusuff Shalabi, Official & Medical staff: Shlomit Cooper Sade, Motti Ambram

Table tennis: Shai Saida, Liran Geva, Team coach: David Altaraz, Coach: Zeev Glikman, Coach: Boris Yakobovsky, Official: Shabtai Geva

Wheelchair tennis: Shraga Weinberg, Boaz Kramer, Noam Gershoni, Kobi Weiner. Team coach: David Altaraz, Coaches: Zeev Glikman, Boris Yakobovsky, Official: Shabtai Geva

Delegation Management
Secretary General: Dr. Ron Boloti
Chairman of IDF Veterans Organisation & Chairman of the Delegation: Haim Bar
Chairman - Paralympic Committee - Dani Ben Abu
Deputy Chairman - Shaul Sviri
Director: Uzi Perla
Attache: Yael Lender
Medical Officer: Dr. Avi Katz
Medical staff: Davida Kossef, Dorit Mashraki

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