Israeli Olympic windsurfer Tom Reuveny says that the gold medal around his neck is thanks to the brave soldiers fighting to protect the State of Israel.
Speaking at a press conference after arriving at Ben Gurion Airport, Reuveny, 24, says that the ongoing war in his home country was on his mind at that critical moment in Paris a little more than a week ago.
“I really remember myself, just before the deciding final race, I thought about the whole State of Israel, I knew that the gold would not just be for me,” he says. “There are so many soldiers who have been called together to protect us, and thanks to them I am here right now.”
“I want to give a warm embrace to the families of the fallen [soldiers], that also thanks to them I’m even standing here, and thanks to them we were even able to go to this Olympics,” Reuveny adds.
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