Israeli rhythmic gymnast Daria Atamanov advances to Olympic final

Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel

Israel's Daria Atamanov performs with the ribbon at the rhythmic gymnastics' individual all-around qualification during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, August 8, 2024. (Loic Venance/AFP)
Israel's Daria Atamanov performs with the ribbon at the rhythmic gymnastics' individual all-around qualification during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, August 8, 2024. (Loic Venance/AFP)

Israeli rhythmic gymnast Daria Atamanov advances to tomorrow’s final in the women’s individual all-around competition at the 2024 Paris Gymnastics.

Atamanov, 18, finishes today’s qualifier in 7th place with an overall combined score of 130.450 points following her four routines in ball, hoop, ribbon and clubs. The gymnast performed her ribbon routine to Gad Elbaz’s “Shir Lemaalot.”

At tomorrow’s finals, the qualifying scores are wiped clean and each gymnast starts fresh in the four events.

“I’m really moved, all day my emotions have been all over the place,” Atamanov tells Israel’s Sports5 broadcaster just after her qualification. “I tried to give my maximum in every routine.” Now, she says, “I’m focused on tomorrow and I hope to do much better than today.”

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