Israeli rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram won the gold medal in the all-around competition at the European Championships in Kiev, Ukraine.
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Ashram's scored 26.500 on the hoop excercise, topping the charts of all athletes, while Belarusian gymnast Alina HAransko placed first on each of the other three apparatus.
Ashram defeated Harnasko to take home the all-around title, with a total score of 100.9. It was Israel's second gold medal of the Championships, after they won the group title on Friday.
Linoy Ashram does it ... European Champion!!!! pic.twitter.com/LSXAnS8kEj
— European Gymnastics (@UEGymnastics) November 29, 2020
"Linoy has well and truly put Israel on the map in rhythmic gymnastics, starting in the juniors ranks and continuing in the senior competition, where, so far, she has won bronze all-around at both the 2017 and 2019 World Championships, upgrading to silver in 2018," the European Gymnastics award announcement states.
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"At the 2019 European Games she placed second all-around and won 2 apparatus finals. Just minutes ago she became the first Israeli European all-around champion, and the first non-Russian to win since 1997."
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
