The South African delegation carried with them a large banner reading: "Celebrating our legacy – Mandela Day".

[15] The opening ceremonies were celebrated with performances by a number of popular musicians, including Rami Kleinstein and Harel Skaat.

[16] Additionally, Grammy-winning Israeli violinist Miri Ben-Ari and The X Factor finalist Carly Rose Sonenclar also performed at the ceremony.

[22][23] Canadian National Hockey League player Zach Hyman had three goals and three assists in two games, and won a gold medal, and was joined on the team by Adam Henrich, Andrew Calof, and Olivier Dame-Malka.

[32][33][34] Israeli Olympic swimmer Amit Ivry won a bronze medal in the Women's 100m freestyle, with a time of 57.19.

[38] Canada won the bronze medal, with Alon Badat, Kilian Elkinson, and Gil Vainshtein playing for it.

[43] Canadian Sasha Gollish, who years later set an age-group world record in the mile, won the half-marathon.

[54] Israeli Olympic racing cyclist Shani Bloch won a silver medal in the women's triathlon.

[56][57] In fencing, future cadet world champion Samuel Moelis won the gold medal in junior men's foil in both the individual event and as part of Team USA.

Participating teams[58] Debuting countries[66][67] Albania Armenia Aruba Bahamas Bosnia-Herzegovina Cuba Curaçao Ecuador El Salvador Guinea-Bissau Honduras Mauritius Mongolia Nicaragua Suriname Calendar of tournaments.