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Isle of Man TT
Isle of Man TT (Tourist Trophy), annual motorcycle road race first run 28 May 1907 over the 37.73-mile Snaefell Mountain Course; time-trial format, ~265 competitor deaths since 1907, Senior TT blue riband, major Isle of Man economic event.
Isle of Man TT Mountain Course
Isle of Man TT Mountain Course, or Snaefell Mountain Course: 37.73-mile (60.7 km) closed public-road circuit used for the TT since 1911, with about 219 corners, a 136.358 mph lap record, and 265 recorded competitor deaths.
Ismaël Bennacer
Ismaël Bennacer, Algerian midfielder born 1997 in Arles, France; ex-Arsenal, Empoli, AC Milan (Serie A 2022), 2019 AFCON winner and Player of the Tournament; later Marseille, Dinamo Zagreb, and Al Gharafa loans.
Ismael Borrero
Ismael Borrero Molina, Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler born 1992 in Santiago de Cuba; Olympic gold 2016 Rio at 59 kg, World champion 2015 and 2019; defected in Mexico in 2022 and now coaches USA Wrestling's Greco-Roman team.
Ismaëlo Ganiou
Ismaëlo Ganiou (Pierre-Ismaëlo Ganiou), French centre-back born 2005 in Lille, plays for RC Lens (number 25) and France U21; Lens academy product, Annecy loan, Coupe de France and Trophée des Champions winner 2026.
Ismail Abilov
Ismail Abilov (Исмаил Абилов), Bulgarian freestyle wrestler, "The Pin Man"; Olympic 82 kg champion at Moscow 1980 with five pins in six wins, world silver 1974 and 1975, three-time European champion.
Ismail Elfath
Moroccan-born American football referee; on the FIFA list since 2016; MLS Referee of the Year 2020 and 2022; refereed three matches at the 2022 World Cup and was fourth official in its final; appointed to the 2026 World Cup semifinal England vs Argentina.
Ismail Ogan
Ismail Ogan was a Turkish freestyle wrestler who secured silver at the 1960 Rome Olympics and gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, in addition to three World Championship medals.
Ismaïla Sarr
Ismaïla Sarr, Senegalese winger born 1998 in Saint-Louis; played for Metz, Rennes, Watford, Marseille, and Crystal Palace. AFCON winner 2021 and 2025; 2025/26 Conference League top scorer and Player of the Season with Palace.
Ismeal Kabia
Ismeal Kabia (born 2005, Hengelo, Netherlands) is a Dutch winger and right wing-back for St. Mirren, on loan from Arsenal; eligible for Netherlands and Sierra Leone, uncapped, formerly on loan at Shrewsbury Town.
İsmet Atlı
İsmet Atlı (1931–2014), Turkish freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestler from Kozan, Adana. Won light-heavyweight gold at the 1960 Rome Olympics by beating Gholam Reza Takhti; 1954 world silver, 1951 Mediterranean Games gold.
Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships
Isner–Mahut, Wimbledon 2010 first round: John Isner beat Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 70-68 on Court 18 over three days, 22-24 June 2010, in 11 hours 5 minutes, the longest tennis match ever, 183 games with a 138-game fifth set.
Isobel Borlase
Isobel Borlase (Izzy), Australian guard born 2004 in Adelaide; Atlanta Dream 2024 draft pick (20th overall), 2025-26 WNBL MVP and scoring champion, Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medalist with the Opals.
Isolation
Isolation is a two-player abstract strategy board game, first published as Isola in 1972, in which players move pawns and remove tiles to trap the opponent.
Isolde Frolian
Isolde Frölian (Frolian), German artistic gymnast (1908–1957) from Dresden; won women's team all-around gold for Germany at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, placed eighth individually.
Isolo
Isolo (also Isumbi) is a mancala board game of the Sukuma of northern Tanzania, known in three forms including a women's variant, played on a 4x8 board with multiple-lap sowing; distinct from the Bemba game of the same name.
Isotopes Park
Isotopes Park (Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park, "The Lab") is a 13,500-capacity Triple-A ballpark in Albuquerque, New Mexico, opened 2003, home of the Colorado Rockies-affiliated Albuquerque Isotopes, named for The Simpsons and nuclear science.
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya, "The Last Stylebender", Nigerian-born New Zealand UFC middleweight champion and former GLORY kickboxer; unified the UFC title by KO of Whittaker at UFC 243, lost and regained it against Alex Pereira, later lost to Strickland and Du Plessis.
Israel Boatwright
Israel Ramón Boatwright de la Cruz (born 2005, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a Dominican-American right-back for Inter Miami CF, the club's ninth homegrown signing, and a Dominican Republic youth and senior international.
Israel Folau
Israel Folau (Isileli Folau), Australian rugby player from Minto, NSW; first Australian to play three professional football codes: NRL (91 games, 73 tries), AFL's GWS Giants (13 games), and Wallabies union (73 Tests, 37 tries); sacked by Rugby Australia in 2019.
Israel Jimenez
Israel Jimenez, full name Israel Sabdi Jiménez Náñez, is a retired Mexican footballer who played right-back for Tigres UANL and won gold at the 2012 Olympics.
Israel Militosyan
Israel Militosyan (Իսրայէլ Միլիտոսյան, also Israil Militosyan), Armenian weightlifter born 1968 in Gyumri; 1992 Olympic lightweight gold for the Unified Team, 1988 silver for the USSR, 1989 world champion, three snatch world records.
Israel national baseball team (נבחרת ישראל בבייסבול)
Israel national baseball team (נבחרת ישראל בבייסבול), Israel's WBC team of mostly American Jewish players; 6th at the 2017 World Baseball Classic, Tokyo 2020 Olympian, 2026 WBC qualifier.
Israel national football team (נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל)
Israel national football team (נבחרת ישראל בכדורגל), men's team of the Israel Football Association; 1964 Asian Cup winner, 1970 World Cup participant, UEFA member since 1994, never at a Euro or later World Cup finals.
Israeli Premier League (ליגת העל)
Israeli Premier League (Ligat Ha'Al, ליגת העל): Israel's top professional football division, run by the Israel Football Association, with 14 teams, 36 rounds, and UEFA competition participation.
Israil Arsamakov
Israil Arsamakov (Исраил Арсамаков), born 1962 in Grozny, is a former Soviet Ingush weightlifter who won the 1988 Seoul Olympic light-heavyweight (≤82.5 kg) gold with a 377.5 kg total.
Issa Diop (footballer)
Issa Diop (Issa Laye Lucas Jean Diop), born 1997 in Toulouse, is a Moroccan centre-back at Ipswich Town, formerly Toulouse, West Ham, and Fulham; 2016 U19 Euro winner with France, 2026 World Cup scorer for Morocco.
Issa Doumbia (footballer)
Issa Doumbia, born 2003 in Treviglio, Italy, is an Italian midfielder for Sporting CP (from 2026) and Italy. Formerly AlbinoLeffe and Venezia FC, he won the 2025/26 Serie B title; distinct from Idrissa Doumbia and Issa Diop.
Issa Hayatou
Issa Hayatou (1946-2024), Cameroonian administrator, president of CAF 1988-2017 (29 years), FIFA vice-president and acting FIFA president 2015-16, IOC member 2001-16; expanded African World Cup places and created the CAF Champions League.
ISSF 10 meter air pistol
ISSF 10 meter air pistol: Olympic one-handed air pistol event at 10 m, 4.5 mm pellets, 11.5 mm ten ring, 60-shot qualification, 24-shot knockout final with decimal scoring.