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Israeli surfer Lelior wins heat to keep Olympic hopes afloat
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAmy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
Israel's Anat Lelior competes in the 8th heat of the women's surfing round 2, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti, July 28, 2024. (Jerome BROUILLET / AFP)
Israeli surfer Anat Lelior has advanced to the round of 16 at the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning her Round 2 heat against Spain’s Janire Gonzalez-Etxabarri with 11 points.
Lelior will next compete tomorrow in a heat against Australian Tyler Wright for a chance to advance to the surfing quarterfinal.
The competition is taking place in Tahiti, French Polynesia — thousands of miles from Paris but home to waves sought by surfers the world over.
Lelior competed for Israel at the Tokyo Games, where surfing had its Olympic debut, but failed to advance to the third round after she was knocked out of contention following her first two heats.
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