Israel's Hanna Knyazyeva competes in the Women's Triple Jump Qualifying Round during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / Antonin THUILLIER)
Israeli track and field champion Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko snagged a place in the women’s triple jump finals at the Rio Games on Saturday, ranking 8th in the qualifying round.
Knyazyeva-Minenko earned her spot with a final jump result of 14.20 meters.
The women’s triple-jump finals will take place on Monday, August 15.
Knyazyeva-Minenko, who placed fourth at the 2012 Olympics and won a silver medal at the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam last month, holds Israel’s national triple jump record.
Meanwhile, windsurfer Mayan Davidovich will compete in the medal race of the RS:X Women’s competition on Sunday after taking second place in two of the final races of Friday’s opening series.
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Maayan Davidovich in action in Rio on August 12, 2016 (Courtesy)
On Tuesday, Israeli judoka Yarden Gerbi won the country’s first medal at the 2016 Olympics, taking the bronze in the women’s under-63 kg competition.
Gerbi’s medal made her the first Israeli Olympic medalist since windsurfer Shahar Tzuberi took home the bronze in the 2008 games in Beijing.
Israel’s Yarden Gerbi points to the Israeli flag after defeating Japan’s Miku Tashiro to win the bronze medal in the women’s -63kg judo contest at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on August 9, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/Jack GUEZ)
On Friday, fellow judoka Or Sasson won the country’s second medal of the Games, also taking home the bronze in the men’s over-100 kg competition.
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Sasson brushed off an unpleasant encounter with his defeated Egyptian opponent, Islam El-Shahaby, in the first round, going on to win two more fights and claim his place in the semifinals against France’s legendary Teddy Riner. He lost narrowly to Riner, but then beat Cuba’s Alex Mendoza to claim bronze.
Israel’s Or Sasson celebrates after defeating Cuba’s Alex Garcia Mendoza to win the men’s +100kg judo bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 12, 2016 (AFP PHOTO / Toshifumi KITAMURA)
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