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Israel’s Raz Hershko wins gold at the European Judo Championships
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Israeli judoka Raz Hershko wins a gold medal in the women’s over-78kg category on the last day of the European Judo Championships in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Hershko beats France’s Lea Fontaine to clinch the gold, after earlier overcoming Croatia’s Helena Vukovic in the semifinal.
At the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, Hershko won silver in her weight category after losing the final match to her Brazilian competitor.
Earlier in the European Judo Championships, Israeli Timna Nelson-Levy won a silver medal in the women’s under-57kg category, losing the final match to Georgia’s Eteri Liparteliani.
And Israel’s Izhak Ashpiz won bronze against Ukraine’s Dilshot Khalmatov in the men’s under-60kg category.
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