Editor’s Note: We share the following from our good friend David Blackburn.
I thought you would like to see this important news release on live TV broadcasts and live Internet streaming of the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel .
In mid-July 2009, over 8,000 Jewish athletes from over 60 countries worldwide will be competing in over 30 sports, which will make these games the world’s 3rd largest sporting event.
I will be playing on the Maccabi USA Master’s (Over 35) fastpitch Softball team, and participating in my 6th World Maccabiah Games Softball Tournament.
I hope you all get a chance to tune into Israel for the festivities, and the competitions. The Opening Ceremonies will be streamed live from Ramat Gan Stadium.
A daily wrap-up studio show of games highlights will also be broadcast each day during the games.
In the middle of the JLTV homepage, www.jltv.tv, there is a section titled JLTV Live Stream. You will need to install a simple application called RayV but this offers the highest quality web streaming available.
The Opening Ceremony is being held on Monday, July 13th and coverage of the Maccabiah Games will continue through July 24th. Between the end of July and the end of September, JLTV will continue to run retrospective coverage of the 18th Maccabiah Games.
To date, the World’s Jewish Television Channel has produced 74 historical short-features of past Games from 1932 to 2005 in our Maccabiah Moments program. In addition, the network is producing 63 Maccabiah Nation’s program features, highlighting the countries represented in the Games, focusing on general information and Jewish community life.
To follow all of the 3 Maccabi USA softball team (Masters, Open, and Women’s) schedules and results, the Web Site for Maccabi USA in all sports is: www.maccabiusa.com
Cheers,
Dave Blackburn
Maccabi USA
Masters Fastpitch Softball Team
We note for the record that our Canadian friends are also participating in the Maccabiah softball tournament.