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Sunday, August 14, 2016
Minister pushes for more money for medalists
Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev is putting forward legislation to help Israeli Olympic athletes by making their prize money tax free and allocating more state funds to winning athletes, Channel 2 reports.
Two Israelis — Yarden Gerbi and Ori Sasson — have won bronzes at the Rio Olympics thus far during the Games.
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