More than 3000 Jewish athletes from all over the world have registered so for to participate in the 11th Maccabiah Games to take place in Israel July 6-16, 1981, Dr. Yisrael Peled, chairman of the World Maccabi, told the World Zionist Organization Executive Monday. He noted that this is the largest number of participants, and registration is not yet over.
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