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Maccabi Habik'a, formerly Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel, are a basketball team that played in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball, until relegation in 2007. They reached the State Cup final in 2003, but lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Commencing April 30, 2010 a local running race has been inaugurated which is intended to take place annually. During the first race, 350 runners from all over the country participated in a 10 km heat and over 750 youngsters in a 2 km non-competitive heat. The 10 km competitive heat was led by the country's top long distance runners.
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