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Home Special Coverage Tokyo Olympics

Israeli swimmers Shalabi, Dadaon win gold as streak continues

Shalabi, who last week made history when he became the first Arab Israeli to medal for the Jewish state, snags top spot in the men's 50-meter backstroke event. Dadaon brings gold in freestyle swim. Israel's tally of Paralympic medals rises to nine.

by  ILH Sports Desk
Published on  09-02-2021 13:30
Last modified: 09-02-2021 14:51
Israeli swimmers Shalabi, Dadaon win gold as streak continuesGetty Images/Lintao Zhang

Iyad Shalabi of Team Israle reacts after winning the gold medal in the men's 50m Backstroke, Sept. 2, 2021 | Photo: Getty Images/Lintao Zhang

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Paralympic swimmer Iyad Shalabi took home a second gold medal in the Tokyo Games on Thursday, winning the men's 50-meter backstroke event.

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The 34-year-old swimmer picked up first place with a time of 1:11.79.

Ukraine's Anton Kol won the silver medal and Italy's Francesco Bettella claimed the bronze.


Iyad Shalabi in action, Sept. 2, 2021 (Getty Images/Dean Mouhtaropoulos)

Shalabi, who was born deaf and mute and was left a paraplegic after an accident he suffered when he was 13, made history last week when he won the 100m backstroke final in the S1 category at the Tokyo Paralympics. Not only did he win Israel's first gold medal in the games, he became the first Arab Israeli to medal for Israel.

Shortly after Shalabi won the top prize, Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon got the second gold of the day for the national team after winning the freestyle event for 50m. This is his second gold in the Tokyo games.

Thursday's win brings Israel's tally of Paralympic medals to nine.

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