Israel's Yonatan Kapitolnik, 18, on Saturday won the gold medal in the high-jump event at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships.
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This year's competition is being held in Nairobi, Kenya.
Kapitolnik jumped to a height of 2.19 meters (7.185 feet) in his first attempt, an impressive result that remained unequaled.
This is the second-ever time that an Israeli has won a medal at the World Championships in the Under-20 category. In 2006, high jumper Nicki Palli took home silver from Bejing.
This achievement for Israeli athletics comes on the heels of a strong performance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo that included two gold medals.
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