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Karem Primo Overcomes Injury to Win Silver at World Judo Championships
Israeli judoka Karem Primo won silver at the World Championships in Baku on Wednesday, after reaching the final and losing to Japan’s world number one. She said the medal carried special meaning for her on October 7.
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What happened
- 01Karem Primo won silver at the World Championships in Baku on Wednesday after reaching the final in the under-63 kg category.
- 02She lost the gold medal match to Japan’s world number one, named Haruka Kage, Haruka Kaju or Kayo Harada in different reports.
- 03Other reports said Primo beat opponents from Italy, Poland, Australia and Mongolia on her way to the final.
- 04One report said Primo defeated the world number two from Mongolia in the semifinals before advancing to the title match.
- 05Sport5 and Mako said Primo received $1,400 from the International Judo Federation and NIS 50,000 from the Israeli Ministry of Sport.
- 06Those payments brought Primo’s total earnings for the silver medal to NIS 54,300, according to Sport5 and Mako.
- 07Primo said the medal had special meaning for her on October 7 and that she would keep working toward gold.
Primo competed in the under-63 kg category, while Hamal described her as competing in the women’s 78kg division. Other reports said she beat opponents from Italy, Poland, Australia and Mongolia on the way to the final, including the world number two from Mongolia in the semifinals.
In the final, Primo lost to Japan’s Haruka Kage, whom some reports spelled Haruka Kaju and one report named Kayo Harada. After the result, she said she was proud to stand on the podium with the Israeli flag and would keep working toward gold.
Sport5 and Mako said Primo received $1,400 from the International Judo Federation and NIS 50,000 from the Israeli Ministry of Sport, bringing her total prize money to NIS 54,300. Both reports said a gold medal would have brought her more than NIS 80,000.
Summarized by baba from the reports of 7 newsrooms. Updated
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