Despite looming threats from the Iranian regime to hit Israeli civilian areas with missiles, Israeli spirits are lifted by their Olympic athletes’ success in Paris.
Israel has won six Olympic medals so far: one gold, four silver, and one bronze.
Hatikva, Israel’s national anthem, played in Marseille as Tom Reuveny won the gold in men’s windsurfing on Saturday. Moments later, team member Sharon Kantor won silver in the women’s windsurfing competition.
תום ראובני אלוף אולימפי!
רגע הזכיה של מדליסט הזהב בשיט pic.twitter.com/yMNG9oJDEq
— Shem Tov Heavy (@ShemTovHeavy) August 3, 2024
Reuveny told the Jerusalem Post, “So many soldiers have sacrificed their lives for the country, I knew that the only thing I could do, that I could give back to the country was to hear the anthem being played. There are still hostages in Gaza and it was difficult training when the whole country is burning, “
Israel received two more medals in the judo competition. Raz Hershko won a silver medal in the women’s competition. She told the Times of Israel, “So many people who have been a part of this that the medal isn’t really just mine — it’s really all of ours, of yours, of our country’s, our people,
