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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Israeli judokas Baruch Shmailov, Gefen Primo win initial matches at Paris Olympics
Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
Israeli judokas Baruch Shmailov and Gefen Primo both win their initial matches at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Shmailov wins against Morocco’s Abderrahmane Boushita in his first match in the men’s under-66kg weight class at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He will next face Tajikistan’s Nurali Emomali in the round of 16.
Boushita walks off the mat without shaking Shmailov’s hand following their match.
Primo beats South Korea’s Jung Ye-rin in the women’s under-52kg weight class and advances to the round of 16.
Shmailov and the rest of the men’s judo team are coached by Oren Smadga, an Olympic medalist who chose to attend this year’s Games just a few weeks after his IDF soldier son was killed while fighting Hamas in Gaza last month.
