Israeli judoka Ori Sasson won the silver medal in the European Judo Championships on Saturday, losing in the final to Frenchman Teddy Riner, an eight-time Olympic champion.
In the semifinals, Sasson defeated his Romanian rival within 15 seconds, Channel 10 reported.
Sasson won the silver medal in the same tournament last year.
The tournament was held in Kazan, Russia this year.
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איפון מדהים של אורי ששון אחרי 16 שניות.חצי גמר אליפות אירופה בג׳ודו 2016Ori Sasson אלוף!!
Posted by מכבי רפאל תל אביב on Saturday, April 23, 2016
In August last year, Israeli judoka fighter Golan Pollack won the bronze medal in the under 66-kilogram weight class at the World Judo Championship in Kazakhstan, beating Tomorkholg Debadig from Mongolia with just five seconds on the clock.
In late June 2015, Israeli Sagi Muki took home gold in the under 73-kilogram weight class at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, becoming the country’s first gold medalist at the inaugural games.
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