Judoka Peter Paltchik advances to quarterfinal in men’s under-100kg class at Paris Olympics

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

Israel's Peter Paltchik and France's Aurelien Diesse (blue) compete in the judo men's -100kg round of 16 bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
Israel's Peter Paltchik and France's Aurelien Diesse (blue) compete in the judo men's -100kg round of 16 bout of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris on August 1, 2024. (Luis ROBAYO / AFP)

Israeli judoka Peter Paltchik beats France’s Aurélien Diesse in the round of 16 in the men’s under-100kg weight class at the 2024 Paris Olympics, advancing to the quarterfinal.

Paltchik, ranked 10th in the world, will next face Azerbaijan’s Zelym Kotsoiev — who is ranked first in the world.

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