Karem Primu Earns Over 54,000 Shekels for World Championship Silver Medal
Translated & summarized from Sport5 by baba
Israeli judoka Karem Primu won a silver medal at the World Championships in Baku, losing to world number one Haruka Kage. Primu received $1,400 from the International Judo Federation and 50,000 shekels from the Israeli Ministry of Sport, totaling 54,300 shekels. A gold medal win would have earned her over 80,000 shekels.
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- Karem Primu won a silver medal at the World Championships in Baku.
- Primu lost the final to Japan's world number one, Haruka Kage.
- She earned $1,400 from the International Judo Federation.
- Primu also received 50,000 shekels from the Israeli Ministry of Sport.
- Her total earnings for the silver medal were 54,300 shekels.
Israeli judoka Karem Primu secured a silver medal at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Wednesday. She lost in the final to Japan's Haruka Kage, the world's top-ranked judoka who has never lost a senior bout. Primu's performance brought significant honor to Israel on the anniversary of the October 7th attacks.
For her impressive run at the World Championships, Primu received a substantial sum comprising prize money from the International Judo Federation and an incentive grant from the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport. She was awarded $1,400 from the IJF and an additional 50,000 shekels from the Ministry of Sport's incentive program.
In total, Primu earned 54,300 shekels for her achievements at the tournament. Had she defeated Kage in the final, Primu would have received a larger prize: $2,000 from the IJF and 75,000 shekels from the Ministry of Sport, totaling over 80,000 shekels.
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