Israel’s Maya Goshen beats Turkey’s Fidan Ögel in women’s under-70kg Olympic judo

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

Israel's Maya Goshen and Turkey's Fidan Ogel (blue) compete in the judo women's -70kg round of 32 bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris on July 31, 2024. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
Israel's Maya Goshen and Turkey's Fidan Ogel (blue) compete in the judo women's -70kg round of 32 bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris on July 31, 2024. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Israeli judoka Maya Goshen beats Turkey’s Fidan Ögel in her first match in the women’s under-70kg weight class at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Ögel seems to first walk off the mat without shaking hands with Goshen, but the Israeli approaches her and the pair shake hands following their match.

Goshen, making her Olympic debut in Paris, will next face France’s Marie-Ève Gahié in the round of 16.

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