Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel
Israeli taekwondo athlete Adnan Milad (red) competes in the men's under63-kg tournament at the Paris Paralympics on August 30, 3034. (Keren Isaacson)
Israeli taekwondo fighter Adnan Milad wins his first match against South Korea’s Lee Dongho in the men’s under-63kg tournament at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, advancing to the quarterfinal.
Later today he will face Turkey’s Mahmut Bozteke in the semifinal. Milad, 23, lost his arm in an electrocution accident when he was 17, and was convinced to take up para-taekwondo by the father of Asaf Yasur, who won gold yesterday for Israel.
Also in Paris, Israeli swimmer Ami Dadaon finishes first in his heat and first overall in the men’s 100m freestyle qualifier in the S4 disability category, advancing to tonight’s final and setting a new Paralympic record with 1:19.33.
Israeli Paralympian Ami Dadaon swims in the men’s 50m breaststroke at the Paris Games on August 29, 2024. (Keren Isaacson)
Dadaon, 23, won three gold medals at the Tokyo Games. Fellow Israeli Ariel Malyar — whose brother Mark is also competing in Paris in a different disability category — finishes 12th overall and doesn’t advance to the final.
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