From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Maya Goshen loses second judo bout to France’s Marie-Ève Gahié
Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
Israeli judoka Maya Goshen loses to France’s Marie-Ève Gahié in the round of 16 in the women’s under-70kg weight class, ending her individual Olympic run. Goshen tells Israel’s Sport 5 channel after the match that she felt “the Olympics is the Olympics and anything is possible, no matter what, no matter who I’m facing.” Ultimately, she says, “unfortunately that wasn’t my direction.”
Separately, Israeli swimmer David Gerchik finishes his heat in the men’s 200m backstroke in third place and 22nd overall with a time of 1:58:79, failing to qualify for the semifinal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Gerchik tells Sport5 after exiting the water that the Olympic experience, “with 5,000 people in the audience” is very different from anything he’s used to, but that “after a difficult year, mentally and physically,” he was happy just to qualify for the Olympics.
Meanwhile, badminton player Misha Zilberman beats his Nepali opponent Prince Dahal 21–12 and 21–10, but it is not enough to advance him to the next round after two earlier losses. Zilberman, at his fourth Olympic games, ends his run in Paris.
Simultaneously, Shachar Sagiv is taking part in the rescheduled men’s triathlon, which is advancing to its third and final section.
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