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Gymnastics Association Raised Toast: "A Source of Pride" Israel today

2021-08-12T11:50:22.605Z


In the presence of Sports Minister Hili Trooper, the gymnastics delegation to the Olympic Games in Tokyo celebrated the impressive achievements • Outgoing Chairman, Kinneret Shell:


The Gymnastics Association held this morning (12.8) at the Wingate Institute, a festive event in honor of the Tokyo 2020 delegation: Linoy Ashram and coach Ayelet Sussman, Artium Dolgofiat and coaches Sergei Weisburg and Andrei Greenbanov, Alex Shtilov, Nicole Zelikman and coach Ella Smoplow, gymnastics Natalie Reitz, Juliana Talgin and Karin Waxman with head coach Ira Vigdorchik and coaches Racheli Feiga Vigdorchik and Noa Kadosh, Lehi Raz with the coach who accompanied her to the Shir Solomon competition and personal trainer Moran Klepner.

And yes, the professional staff that includes doctors, physiotherapists and nutritionists.   

The event was attended by the Minister of Culture and Sports, Hili Trooper;

Wingate Institute Director, Shai Avrahami; Chairman of the Gymnastics Association, Kinneret Zedaf;

Olympic Committee CEO Gili Lustig, and Wingate Corporation Board Chairman Yaki Janoch, members of the Gymnastics Association board and senior executives from the world of sports.  

Minister of Culture and Sports, Hili Trooper

: "The Israeli delegation and of course the gymnasts are a source of great pride and have proven that the sky is not the limit. Linoy, Artium, Alex, Nicole, Lehi, the gymnastics team, the union and the coaching staff are role models Behind them all the way! "

Kinneret Zedaf, chairman of the gymnastics association

: "The gymnastics association in Israel has proven in the last Olympic round that it has everything: professionalism, the best coaches, the most amazing trainees in the world, all the people in the shell - union members and management and of course our partners - the Ministry of Culture and Sports. The Wingate Institute has fulfilled our dream of establishing two national facilities, the Olympic Committee and the Achievement Sports Unit. Thanks to all these, the doors were opened to us both because of the achievements and the vision and because of the message we conveyed that the medal is not the purpose of everything, but it is definitely a goal - and indeed the Berlin Wall has fallen. Last thanks mainly to the family of the gymnastics association - we conquered Everest in a big way, I wish the union that in calculating a new route we will find an attractive destination to occupy in the future and we will continue this crazy route. "

Wingate Institute CEO Shai Avrahami:

"We are proud of the Olympic medalists and all the athletes of the Israeli delegation to Tokyo. We are happy to provide them with the highest quality training facilities, medical envelope, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, gyms, accommodation and nutrition, and to serve them as a green island for training throughout the corona period. Linoy Ashram and Nicole Zelikman trained in an artistic gym built especially for them, Artium Dolgofyat said that the new hall built for him at the Wingate Institute 'saved his life'. This is what we will do in each and every industry. The Wingate Institute will undergo a large-scale upgrade of the facilities in the coming years with an investment of a quarter of a billion NIS, and will continue to serve as the home of Israeli sports for Paris 2024. "

Gili Lustig, CEO of the Olympic Committee

: “This is the largest and highest quality delegation we have ever had. For years I have been saying that in the field of artistic gymnastics we are a world power. These are unprecedented and inconceivable achievements. I thank the entire team, the achievement envelope, the medical envelope, the achievement sports unit, families, associations, coaches, only individuals of virtue stand on the podium, but this is a group task. "

Source: israelhayom

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