Israeli swimmers qualify for finals in Paris

Israeli swimmers Ami Dadaon and Mark Malyar both qualify for finals in their respective swims at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, keeping alive additional medal hopes for the Israeli delegation.

Dadaon, 23, qualifies for the final this evening in the men’s 150m individual medley in the SM4 disability category, finishing first in his heat and second overall while Malyar, 24, advances to tonight’s final in the men’s 200m individual medley in SM8 after finishing third in his heat and fifth overall in the qualifier.

Both swimmers — who each won three medals in Tokyo three years ago — have also already won medals in Paris: gold for Dadaon in the men’s 100m freestyle on Friday and bronze for Malyar in the men’s 100m backstroke yesterday. Since Tokyo, Malyar was told that he must move from the S7 disability category to S8, competing against those with lighter impairments. Dadaon and Malyar were both born with cerebral palsy and started swimming as young children as part of physiotherapy.

Separately, shooter Yulia Chernoy finishes 16th out of 35 competitors in the mixed 10m air rifle prone, failing to advance to the final. Chernoy will compete in the mixed 50m rifle prone later this week.