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Kerem Primo Wins Silver at World Judo Championships
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Israeli judoka Kerem Primo won a silver medal at the World Judo Championships in Baku on Wednesday, her career-best achievement and Israel's first medal of the tournament. The 21-year-old lost to Japan's Haruka Kaju in the final of the women's under-63 kg category. Primo had a strong run to the final, defeating several top competitors. Other Israeli athletes, including Yonatan Elbaz who finished fifth, have competed, with more medal opportunities expected later in the week.
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- Kerem Primo won a silver medal at the World Judo Championships in Baku.
- The silver medal is Israel's first of the tournament and a career-best for Primo.
- Primo, 21, competed in the women's under-63 kg category and lost to Japan's Haruka Kaju in the final.
- She defeated several top judokas, including the world No. 2, on her way to the final.
- Yonatan Elbaz finished fifth in the men's under-73 kg category.
- Raz Hershko is expected to compete for a medal later in the week.
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