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Fencers Nicole Feigin, Adele Bogdanov, Sohpia Vainberg, and Eva Galper had been ranked 11th when they entered the epee fencing competition. Poland takes silver and US takes bronze at event.

Eitan Lemberger automatically advanced to the next round and finished the competition in 18th place in the Junior World Fencing Championships.

In Paris, meanwhile, the national synchronized swimming team finishes the FINA Artistic Swimming World Series 2022 with two bronze medals.

At only 20 years old, Liel Abada is the next big thing in Israeli soccer. The kid who grew up with Maccabi Petah Tikva is leading the Israeli youth team on its march to the Euros and doing brilliantly at Celtic, who are fighting for the championship with their city rivals Glasgow Rangers. Along the way he has gotten used to life overseas and has even learned to speak English with a Scottish accent. “I hope to play as much as possible in Europe,” he says, “and the main thing is to remain modest.”

Tal Engler and Sergey Richter of Israel defeat Serbs Andrea Arsovic and Lazar Kovacevic 17 to 11 in the 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team event to take home the gold.

The Israeli squad lost 5-1 to Bosnia after quickly falling behind 3-0 in the first period. Israel's historic first goal was scored by defender Chen Kotler at the 25-minute mark of the second period.

Lia Pukilla, an 18-year-old with an Israeli mother and Finnish father, is the great hope of Israeli women’s boxing. With a bronze medal at the European Youth Championship, she is set to compete at the European Under 22s and dreams of making it to the Paris Olympic Games in 2024.

Acting because of a breach of the so-called Olympic Truce and not the war itself, the IOC recommended sports federations and event organizers "not invite or allow" Russian or Belarusian athletes to participate.