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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, July 28, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, July 28, 2024
Israeli judoka Gefen Primo loses in repechage, ending her individual Olympic run
Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
Hungary's Rekka Pupp celebrates after defeating Israel's Gefen Primo during their women -52 kg repechage round match in team judo competition at Champ-de-Mars Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP/Eugene Hoshiko)
Israeli judoka Gefen Primo loses to Hungary’s Réka Pupp in the repechage round at the 2024 Paris Olympics, ending her individual Olympic run.
A tearful Primo tells Israel’s Sport5 channel a few minutes after losing her final match that “it’s not easy” to accept the loss.
“I wanted things to end differently,” she adds. “I’m sorry that it ended this way,” she says, sending thanks to her family and supporters.
Earlier, Primo beat South Korea’s Jung Ye-rin in her initial match, then won against Switzerland’s Binta Ndiaye in the round of 16 before losing to reigning Olympic champion Kosovo’s Distria Krasniqi, sending her to the repechage match.
