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On the first day of the Paralympic Games: Gold medal for swimmer Iyad Shelby

A great achievement for the Israeli delegation to Tokyo: The 34-year-old Shelby touched the wall after 2: 28.04 minutes in the 100-meter backstroke final and arranged a perfect opening with the first Israeli Paralympic gold since Noam Gershuni in 2012

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Yaniv Tuchman

Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 11:30 p.m.

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Fantastic opening for the Israeli delegation to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo: Swimmer Iyad Shelby today (Wednesday) picked up a gold medal in the men's 100m backstroke final, and climbed to the top of the podium.

Shelby, who competes in the disability category S1 (the most difficult), was only 25 hundredths ahead of the Ukrainian Anton Cole, with whom he ran a close competition until he touched the wall.

Shalabi, a Muslim resident of Shefar'am and deaf and dumb by birth, was left paralyzed following an accident when he was 13. Today he will close an exciting circle as he stands on the podium while "Hatikva" is played in Tokyo for the third time in recent weeks.

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A wonderful achievement.

Iyad Shelby (Photo: Isaacson Foundation)

In his fourth appearance at the Paralympic Games, Shelby picked up the first Israeli Paralympic gold in the swimming industry since Athens in 2004. Israel's last gold medal at the Paralympic Games in other disciplines was Noam Gershuni's in 2012.

Sports Minister Hili Trooper congratulated Shelby: "A tremendous achievement! Congratulations to our Israeli swimmer Iyad Shelby who wins Israel's first gold medal at the Paralympic Games. Iyad is an inspiring man, whose life is full of victories. And today another brilliant victory. Iyad will not be alarmed by the high expectations "And filled us all with great pride. Iyad Shelby is proud of you!"

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