Olympic Taekwondo Medalist Avishag Semberg Retires from Sport
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
Israeli Olympic taekwondo medalist Avishag Semberg, 25, has announced her retirement from professional sports. She stated in an interview that she is leaving completely and has no intention of returning. Semberg won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first Israeli to do so in taekwondo. She was eliminated in the first round of the Paris 2024 Olympics and has not competed since.
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- Avishag Semberg, an Olympic bronze medalist in taekwondo, has retired from professional sports at age 25.
- Semberg stated she is leaving sports completely and has no intention of returning in any capacity.
- Her bronze medal from the Tokyo Olympics made her the first Israeli taekwondo athlete to win an Olympic award.
- Semberg was eliminated in the first round of the Paris 2024 Olympics and has not competed since.
- She announced her retirement in an interview with LaIsha magazine.
Israeli taekwondo athlete Avishag Semberg, a bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, has announced her retirement from professional sports. The 25-year-old stated in an interview with LaIsha magazine that she is stepping away completely, not intending to continue in any capacity. "I am a person who chooses all or nothing. There are athletes who leave big sports but continue to do it for pleasure. I am not like that. I am completely leaving sports," Semberg said. She feels her athletic journey is complete and she has no intention of returning to competition. Semberg's last Olympic appearance was at the Paris 2024 Games, where she was eliminated in her first match. She has not competed in international tournaments since then. Her bronze medal in Tokyo made her the first Israeli athlete to win an Olympic taekwondo medal.
