Israeli Women Win Judo World Championship Silver and Bronze in Baku
Translated & summarized from Channel 9 by baba
Israeli judokas Primo Carrem and Raz Hershko won silver and bronze medals respectively at the World Championships in Baku. Carrem lost in the under-63 kg final to Japan's Kaya Haruka, while Hershko secured third place in the over-73 kg category after defeating Croatia's Helena Vuković. The competition included 622 athletes from 93 nations, with Israeli male judokas not achieving notable results, except for Yonatan Elbaz who finished fifth.
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- Primo Carrem won a silver medal in the under-63 kg category at the Judo World Championships.
- Raz Hershko earned a bronze medal in the over-73 kg division at the Baku event.
- The Judo World Championships in Baku hosted 622 athletes from 93 countries.
- Kaya Haruka of Japan and Lee Hyeon-ji of South Korea won gold medals in their respective categories.
- Yonatan Elbaz was the highest-ranked Israeli male judoka, finishing fifth.
Israeli female judokas secured silver and bronze medals at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, though no gold was won. Primo Carrem, 20, earned a silver medal in the under-63 kg category. She reached the final by defeating Hungary's Anna Krizsa but lost to Japan's Kaya Haruka, the reigning world champion. In the over-73 kg category, veteran Raz Hershko, 28, took bronze. Hershko defeated Helena Vuković of Croatia but was defeated by South Korea's Lee Hyeon-ji, who won the gold. France's Diko Romane took silver in the super-heavyweight division. Hershko shared the bronze medal with Russia's Maria Ivanova, who achieved the same score. The championship featured 622 athletes from 93 countries. Due to intense competition, Israeli male judokas did not achieve significant results. The best performance among the men was by Yonatan Elbaz, who placed fifth in the under-73 kg category.
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