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Tel Aviv (JTA) — In a move
that may one day enable
Israel to host a winter sports
competition, construction
will soon begin on the coun-
try's first Olympic-sized ice-
skating rink.
The proposed rink, which
will be built in strict com-
pliance with Olympic stan-
dards, will be part of the
Canada Center sports com-
plex in Metulla, in northern

Israel.

The project will be funded
in part by the United Israel
Appeal in Canada and the
Jewish Agency. Additional
funding is expected to come
from government sources,
including the Tourism Min-
istry.
Israel's entry into the
world of winter sports comes
largely as a result of the
immigration of athletes from
the former Soviet Union.
One of these athletes, fig-
ure skater Misha Shmerkin,
provided Israel with its first-
ever presence at a Winter
Olympics, which began in
Lillehammer, Norway.
As a result of Mr.
Shmerkin's presence there,
Israel has obtained member-
ship in the Winter Olympics
Committee.
The committee member-
ship, coupled with the new
Olympic-sized skating rink,
will enable Israel to host
international skating com-
petitions and ice hockey
matches.
According to Yossi Gold-
berg, the chairman of the
local council in Metulla, the
rink will provide seating for
up to 1,000 spectators.
Mr. Goldberg, who is also
chairman of the Israeli Fig-
ure Skating Association,
said he has invited the
International Figure
Skating Committee to hold
its 1996 World Congress in
Jerusalem.
That would coincide with
celebrations marking the
3,000th anniversary of the
city.
Israel has in recent years
built a number of smaller ice
rinks throughout the coun-
try where recent immigrants
can train.
The new rink, which will
enable athletes to train
under conditions similar to
those available in more nor-
thern reaches, was planned
for the Metulla region be-
cause that is the only area in
Israel where winter
temperatures are low
enough for both skiing and
ice skating. ❑

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