After Blessing Afripa made history in the 200 meter run, when he became Israel's first ever sprinter to win the title of world champion under the age of 20, tonight (between Friday and Saturday), the exciting medal distribution ceremony took place.
Afrifa looked very emotional on the podium at the stadium in Cali when he received the medal, kissed it, and raised his hands to the sky, when he sang the national anthem and at the end.
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As mentioned, this is the first time that an Israeli sprinter steps on the podium in the prestigious competition, when to date Israel has obtained two additional medals: high jumper Yonatan Kapitolnik won gold in the competition in Nairobi last year, and in 2006, in the competition held in Beijing, another high jumper, Nicky Fali, won , in the silver medal.
In ten days, in the historic stadium in Munich, Afrifa, who holds the result of the year in Europe, will try to bring gold in the European Championships for adults as well.
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