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37 Israeli Olympians Set for London Games
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by JNS.org
Israeli windsurfer Shahar Zubari. Photo: Agnieszka Walulik.
A group of 37 Olympians is ready to represent Israel in the 2012 London Games, which kick off with Friday’s Opening Ceremony.
Israel is competing in badminton, artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, athletics, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming, synchronized swimming, and tennis.
The only medalist from Israel at the last summer Olympics (2008 in Beijing) was Shahar Zubari, who won bronze in sailing. Each country is permitted to send just one windsurfer to the Olympics, and Zubari edged out local rival Nimrod Mashiah for Israel’s spot.
“For me, reaching the Olympics is only the beginning,” Zubari told the Jerusalem Post.
Other prominent Israeli Olympians include Ariel Ze’evi, who won a bronze medal in judo at the 2004 Athens Games; Alice Schlesinger, a former bronze medalist at the Judo World Championships; and Vered Buskila, a silver medalist in sailing at the 2005 European Championships.
