Maccabi USA Press Release

Some interesting info in the below release from Maccabi USA:

Maccabi USA Fields Its Largest Team Ever for the 18th Maccabiah Games

Philadelphia, PA, May 13 - Maccabi USA will be bringing a Team of over 900 to the 18th "Chai" Maccabiah Games to Israel in July. In addition to the athletes and coaches, Maccabi USA will be bringing Medical, Management and Photography Teams. The USA Team will join 7000 Jewish athletes from over 60 countries to participate in the world's third largest international athletic competition. Maccabi USA will be bringing over 200 supporters, family and friends for a total of over 1100 people.

Team members come from across the USA and represent 38 states and the District of Columbia. The states include: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin. California, with 218 Team members, represents 24% of the Team. The Team is rounded out with USA residents from Canada and Israel.

There will be 88 Teams participating in 26 sports, including: Baseball, Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Cycling, Fencing, Field Hockey, Futsal, Golf, Gymnastics, Judo, Karate, Rowing, Rugby, Soccer, Softball, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Ten Pin Bowling, Tennis, Track & Field, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo and Wrestling.