Israel Wins First Olympic Medal Since 2008 Games | Algemeiner.com
JNS.org – Judoka Yarden Gerbi has become the first Israeli to win a medal at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gerbi, 27, who was also the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal since 2008, defeated Japan’s Miku Tashiru to earn the bronze medal in the under-73kg judo competition. Israeli leaders were quick to congratulate Gerbi, with President Reuven Rivlin phoning her to say that “today, you are our hero.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also tweeted: […]
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