Israel judoka Inbar Lanir on Friday won a gold medal at the World Judo Championship in Doha, in the 172 lb category.
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She is the first Israeli female athlete since Yarden Gerbi in 2014 to stand on the top step of the podium of the competition after beating the French Audrey Tcheuméo, ranked 4th in the world.
Tcheuméo, 33, lost in the final to Israel's Inbar Lanir, ranked 7th in the world.
Lanir dedicated her win to Israelis who have dealt with the conflict with Gaza this week.
"I'm happy to dedicate my medal to the residents of the south who are going through a difficult period, to IDF soldiers and to all the State of Israel," she said. "It was so important for me to do something good during such complex and difficult days, and I'm happy and satisfied that I succeeded."
For his part, Israeli Peter Paltchik lost this Friday in the quarterfinals but won the bronze medal after the withdrawal of his Canadian opponent Shady Elnahas due to a rib injury.
Paltchik, who competes in the weight category up to 220 lb, has made a series of impressive performances in recent years, including winning the European Championship three years ago.
Arman Adamian of Russia, competing under a neutral banner, was crowned World Judo Champion on Friday after his victory in the final against Lukas Krpalek of the Czech Republic in the under 220 lb category.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
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