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Israeli judoka Inbar Lanir wins silver medal in Paris for women’s under-78kg weight class
Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
Israel's Inbar Lanir reacts after winning against Portugal's Patricia Sampaio (unseen) during the bronze women -78 kg individual bout of the Judo European Championships Seniors at the Arena Zagreb, in Zagreb, on April 27, 2024. (Damir Sencar/AFP)
Israeli judoka Inbar Lanir wins a silver medal for Israel after losing against Italy’s Alice Bellandi in the final at the women’s under-78kg weight class at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
This is the second-ever silver medal for Israel, the 15th overall Olympic medal for the Jewish state and the second at the Paris Games, after fellow judoka Peter Paltchik won bronze an hour earlier.
Earlier Lanir, 24, beat Mongolia’s Otgonbayaryn Khüslen in the round of 16, then took down the Netherlands’ Guusje Steenhuis in the round of 16 with an ippon in just 23 seconds, before defeating Germany’s Anna-Maria Wagner in the semifinal match.
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