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Updated: Jul. 27, 2021 5:11 AM
Israeli swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko made history when she became the first Israeli swimmer to swim in an Olympic final for women, finishing in 8th place during the women s 100m backstroke final on Monday at the Tokyo Olympics.
Gurbanko also competed in the semifinals in the 200m individual freestyle, finishing in fifth place with 2:10:70 minutes in her heat and tenth overall in the category, thus failing to qualify for the finals. She won the European Championship in the category earlier this year.
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Israel s Shmailov set for judo bronze medal bout on Tokyo Olympics day 2
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Israël manque le bronze en judo ; résultats mitigés au deuxième jour des JO
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Team Israel is in Tokyo, ready for Olympics opening
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11 things to know as Israel gears up for Tokyo Olympics
11 things to know as Israel gears up for Tokyo Olympics
Delayed a year by Covid, the Summer Games will see Israel’s largest-ever Olympic squad – 89 athletes competing in 18 sport categories.
July 11, 2021, 10:59 am
Israel’s national baseball team after qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games. Photo courtesy of Israel Association of Baseball
Will more Israeli athletes ascend the winners’ podium this summer in Tokyo?
That’s the big question as Israel prepares to send its largest-ever Olympic delegation of 89 athletes to the 2020 Summer Olympics set for July 23 to August 8, 2021– a year late, due to the pandemic.