Artem Dolgopyat fulfilled a lifelong dream when he won a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But back home in Israel, his hopes of trading gold wedding bands with his longtime girlfriend seem to be an impossible dream.
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Israel s Olympic gold victory raises Jewish identity debate
ILAN BEN ZION, Associated Press
Aug. 2, 2021
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1of8Artem Dolgopyat of Israel, poses after winning the gold medal after the floor exercise artistic gymnastics men s apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Natacha Pisarenko/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8Artem Dolgopyat of Israel, left, celebrates after winning the gold medal on the floor exercise during the artistic gymnastics men s apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo.Natacha Pisarenko/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of8Artem Dolgopyat of Israel, poses after winning the gold medal on the floor exercise during the artistic gymnastics men s apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.Gregory Bull/APShow MoreShow Less
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