Israel's Olympic hopes

Israel's Olympic hopes

  • 8/5/2012
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    Israel's best hopes for Olympic glory lie in the diversity and versatility of its athletes competing in London 2012, as presented to you in series of clips.​​

    Follow Israel's athletes at the London Olympics 2012

    Israeli successes so far: 

    • Amit Ivry became the first Israeli female swimmer to take part in an Olympic semi-final, finishing 13th in the 200m individual medley semi-final, with a new Israeli national record time of 2:13.29 minutes.
    • Yakov Toumarkin recorded the best ever result for an Israeli swimmer at the Olympics by ending the 200-meter backstroke final in seventh place in a time of 1:57.62 minutes.
    • Swimmer Gal Nevo finished 10th overall in the both the 400 and 200-meter individual medleys.
    • Israeli gymnast Alexander Shatilov completed the individual all-around final in 12th place and 6th in the floor exercise final.
    • Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich reached the quarterfinals of the Olympic tennis doubles tournament, defeating Beijing 2008 gold medalists Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka 1-6, 7-6, 6-3, where they lost in two tie-breaker sets to the top-ranked American Bryan brothers.
    • Windsurfer Lee Korsiz remains in 2nd place after ten races.


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    Flag bearer Shahar Tzuberi leads the Israeli delegation at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games Flag bearer Shahar Tzuberi leads the Israeli delegation at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games Copyright: Reuters
    Flag bearer Shahar Tzuberi leads the Israeli delegation at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games (Photo: Reuters)
     
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    Shahar Tzuberi - Windsailing


    In this profile, Israeli Olympian Shahar Tzuberi not only demonstrates his windsurfing skills but also talks about his hometown Eilat and the most important influences on his approach to the sport.​
     
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    Shahar Pe'er - Tennis


    In this profile, tennis player Shahar Pe'er demonstrates her intensive training program. She also reveals her "lucky charm" and talks about the Israeli people, who she loves representing abroad.​



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    Vered Buskila - Sailing


    Vered Buskila is competing as a sailor in her third Olympics and dreams of winning a medal this time. Buskila talks of her love for the sport, her desire to compete at the highest level and the balance she must find between sailing and her other career as a lawyer.

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    Arik Ze'evi - Judo

    Arik Ze'evi, a Judoka and a writer, is a 4-time European champion, including the 2012 European Championship. Ze'evi is also the Winner of last year's (2011) Grand Slam in Moscow, and has won a bunch of titles and medals throughout his career, but in London 2012, Ze'evi aimes to go for the Olympic medal, again!

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    Neta Rivkin - Rhythmic Gymnastics

    Neta Rivkin, a returning Olympian in rhythmic gymnastics, sees participating in London 2012 and winning a medal as the fulfillment of a long-term dream. Her beautiful yet difficult training sessions show how she is preparing to make her dream come true.

     
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    Amit Ivry, Imri Ganiel and Jonatan Kopelev - Swimming


    Three leading Israeli swimmers - Amit Ivry, Imri Ganiel and Jonatan Kopelev - express their long-term love of being in the water. They also speak of their feelings representing the small country of Israel.

     
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    Sergey Rikhter - Sport Shooting


    Sergey Rikhter, the 2009 ISSF World cup Gold medalist, tells us how he got involved with this sport to begin with. Rikhter also talks about his youth, and about his hopeful future.

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