A great morning for the Israeli team at the Grand Slam in Mongolia:
After Gili Sharir won the silver medal, Tohar Botbul also managed to get another medal for the team, after defeating a Mongolian opponent in the bronze medal, which he achieved in the Wazari with a gold score, after a zero draw at the end of official time.
Later in the day, Maya Goshen will compete for another bronze medal for Israel.
The 2021 European runner-up opened the competition with a victory in Vasari over a local opponent.
In the quarter-finals, he met the Frenchman Benjamin Geva, from whom he issued penalty after penalty, with the third coming 2:18 minutes inside the gold score, which lifted him to the semi-finals.
In the last four, he met Mamadkov from the world-ranked Russian Amadbuk, who defeated him in a fast latch and Botbol went on to compete for the bronze medal.
Earlier, Guy Muki was eliminated in the first round.
The former world champion met 22-year-old Kazakh Mabilayahan Juvanzar, and had already led him in Vasari, but his opponent managed to equalize.
Two minutes from the start, Muki went into a hug exercise, but a counter-attack, caused him to be dismissed already at this point.
In the last four, he met Mamadkov from the world-ranked Russian Amadbuk, who defeated him in a fast latch and Botbol went on to compete for the bronze medal.
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