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Two New Israeli U23 Athletics Records Set at National Championship in Jerusalem
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First reported by Mako · Jul 22, 2026
What happened
At the 90th Israeli Athletics Championship in Jerusalem, Noam Mamo and Jordan Mental set new U23 national records in the 400 meters and pole vault, respectively, while several athletes secured titles and prepared for upcoming international competitions.
- 01Noam Mamo set a new Israeli U23 record in the 400m with 46.58 seconds.
- 02Jordan Mental broke U23 and U20 Israeli pole vault records with 4.16 meters.
- 03Karwan Halabi Kabbalan won both 1,500m and 800m races and was named MVP.
- 04Hila Versano set a new Israeli U18 record in the 400m hurdles, breaking one minute.
- 05Blessing Afrifah missed the championship due to injury and will skip European Championships.
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