Israeli judo team picks up bronze at world championships

Illustrative: Members of Israel's team pose with their bronze medals after the medal ceremony in team judo competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Israel’s national judo team picks up a bronze medal at the world championships in Uzbekistan, beating the Netherlands to finish third in the group stage.
The feat comes after no Israeli judokas won medals in the individual categories during the competition, in a disappointing result for the national squad.