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Almost a sensational medal: Matan Roditi finished fourth in open water swimming

The first Israeli ever to compete in the industry on the biggest stage of all, was ranked fourth in the 10 km ointment with the best achievement in the history of Israeli swimming: "It is a crazy achievement, hard to digest.

Glad I came in Money Time "

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Thursday, 05 August 2021, 02:20

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The big moment in Matan Roditi's sports career almost became tonight (Wednesday to Thursday) the most sensational medal in the history of Israeli sports.

The amazing 22-year-old swimmer in the 10 km open water ointment, the marathon of the swimming industry, when in Israel's debut in this profession on the biggest stage of all, was a touch away from a medal and finished in fourth place. This is of course the best achievement of any Israeli swimmer The Olympics.

"A crazy achievement, very hard to digest," Roditi said after the amazing ointment. "Happiness is crazy, I'm insanely happy.

My plan was to start in the top ten, get to the feet of one of the first and improve positions.

This is a crazy achievement for swimming in general, for swimming in open water in particular.

I'm glad I came in Money Time, that's the most important thing.

If you swim well in the competition, then in the Olympics. "

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26 contestants took part in the ointment, with Roditi, who finished fifth at the 2019 European Championships and 20th at the previous World Championships hoping to make it to the top - among the top 13.

He did not improve on his personal best of 1: 48: 59.6 hours in the grueling ointment, but after being in the chase group he managed to join the leading stick and towards the end tailed in the first three, until he stopped the fourth clock in a time of 1: 49: 24.9 hours.

Roditi was preceded by the German who won the gold, Florian Valerbock and Rabuk, the Hungarian Krzysztof Rasovski who won the silver medal and the Italian Gregorio Platrinieri who took the bronze with an advantage of only 23 seconds over the Israeli.

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