Israelis Nitai Hasson and Noa Lasry qualify for dinghy medal race at Olympics

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

Israel's duo Nitai Hasson and Noa Lasry and Angola's duo Matias Montinho and Manuela Paulo compete in race 8 of the mixed 470 dinghy event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the Roucas-Blanc Marina in Marseille on August 6, 2024. (NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)
Israel's duo Nitai Hasson and Noa Lasry and Angola's duo Matias Montinho and Manuela Paulo compete in race 8 of the mixed 470 dinghy event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the Roucas-Blanc Marina in Marseille on August 6, 2024. (NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)

Israeli sailors Nitai Hasson and Noa Lasry qualify for tomorrow’s medal race in the mixed dinghy event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

At the end of their eight preliminary races, the duo are ranked in 8th place overall, securing a spot in the top 10 who advance to the medal race.

The medal race counts for double points, and is tallied up along with the rest of the races to determine the winners, making Hasson and Lasry longshots to land on the podium.

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