Israeli rhythmic gymnasts Linoy Ashram and Nicol Zelikman both qualified Friday in the Tokyo Olympics qualifying round, earning their spot at Saturday's final round in which they will vie for an Olympic medal.
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The two athletes performed four routines each – hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon.
Ashram's first round had a shaky start. The gymnast dropped her hoop at the end of the routine, and received a lesser score of 23.500 points.
She made a comeback with her ball routine, scoring the highest 29.250 points. She received 27.850 and 23.500 points for her club and ribbon performances respectively, gaining 103.100 in the qualifiers altogether. She ranked third in Friday's qualifiers.
Zelikman started off her hoop routine strong and received 24.350 points. She scored 25.500 point in her ball routine, 24.950 in the clubs and 21.100 in the ribbon routine. Altogether, she scored 95.900 and ranked seventh in the qualifiers.
Both athletes made it into the finals and will compete for an Olympic medal on Saturday.
So far, Israel's Olympic team has won three medals: Gymnast Artem Dolgopyat won Israel's second-ever Olympic gold medal, the judo team won bronze on Saturday, and taekwodnoin Avishag Semberg won bronze.
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