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Saturday, August 3, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 3, 2024
Israel’s Olympic judo team reaches round of 16 after tie-breaker against Mongolia
Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing and What Matters Now podcasts and heads up The Times of Israel's Jewish World and Archaeology coverage.
Mongolia's Erdenebayar Batzaya and Israel's Sagi Muki (Blue) compete in the judo mixed team round of 32 bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris on August 3, 2024. (Jack Guez/AFP)
Team Israel in judo rises to the round of 16 after a tie-breaker match against Team Mongolia in the round of 32.
Silver medalist Raz Hershko lost her match, the sixth and final weight category, leading to a nail-biting Wheel of Fortune style choice of Sagi Muki (90+) and his Mongolian counterpart to break the tie.
In the ‘Golden Score’ format of the final, Muki won on a one-point waza-ari.
Team Israel will face Team France in the round of 16.
