Israeli taekwondo athlete advances to Paralympic semifinal; boccia player also scores win

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29 August 2024, 2:13 pm

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

Israeli taekwondo athlete Asaf Yasur competes at the 2024 Paris Paralympics on August 29, 2024. (Lilach Weiss-Rosenberg)

Israeli taekwondo athlete Asaf Yasur beats Thailand’s Thanwa Kaenkham 23-6 in the quarterfinals of the under-58kg men’s class at the Paris Paralympics, advancing to the semifinal.

Yasur, 22, was seeded directly in the quarterfinal, since he is ranked first in the world in his weight class. In the semifinal this evening he will face a competitor from either Taiwan or France.

Yasur lost both of his arms in an electrocution accident a few days before his 13th birthday.

Earlier today, boccia player Nadav Levi won his first match against the Netherlands’ Marco Dekker and will tomorrow face Tunisia’s Achraf Tayahi.