Israeli Paralympians won two silver medals in Tokyo over the weekend, bringing the country's medal tally so far to four.
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Rower Moran Samuel won the silver medal in the women's 2,000-meter single sculls on Sunday. She took home the Paralympic bronze in the 2016 Rio Games and another bronze at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Austria.
Samuel, 39, is a former member of Israel's national basketball team. In 2006, she suffered a spinal stroke which left her paralyzed in her lower body.
Samuel completed Sunday's sail in 11:18.39, behind Norway's Birgit Skarstein who won the gold, and besting France's Nathalie Benoit, who took the bronze.
President Isaac Herzog congratulated Samuel, calling her "superwoman" and adding that she "copes so impressively with all the challenges of life. We are proud of you, Moran!" he tweeted.
On Saturday, paralympic swimmer Ami Omer Dadaon, who has cerebral palsy, won a silver medal in the men's 150-meter individual medley.
Russian Paralympian Roman Zhdanov won the gold and Japan's Takayuki Suzuki took home the bronze in the event.
In 2018, Dadaon, 20, took the gold at the European Championships in Ireland in the 100-meter freestyle and 150-meter medley and also won the silver medal in the 50M breaststroke and 200M freestyle.
Lauding the achievement on Twitter, Herzog wrote, "Ami Dadon was born with cerebral palsy. When asked what word defines him he said - faith. Today he won a silver medal in the 150-meter individual medley at the Paralympic Games.
"Dear Ami, there is no doubt your faith won. Keep breaking records - we all believe in you!"
Friday saw Israeli paralympic swimmer Mark Malyar win a gold medal and break a world record. Malyar smashed another world record on Sunday in the men's 400-meter freestyle round and advanced to the finals.
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