Between the US and Canada, there will be a total of 6 fastpitch softball teams (Mens Open; Mens 35-Over Masters; and Women’s Open) competing for softball medals in Israel. This page below has a link to where anyone can sign up for daily email updates on News and Scores from the Maccabi USA Teams. Click here for more.
Three interesting World Maccabiah Games and Maccabi USA Factoids:
* The World Maccabiah Games are the 3rd largest sporting event in the world, with over 8,500 athletes competing from 80 countries.
* The 2013 Maccabi USA Contingency of 1,165 American athletes, coaches, and staff will be the largest USA team to ever travel abroad to represent our country in any previous multi-sport competition. including the Olympic Games.
* The Opening Ceremonies will be held at Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem in front of 40,000 spectators on the evening of Thursday July 18th. Israel is 7 hours ahead of EST; 8 hours ahead of CST; and 10 hours ahead of PST.