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Success pays off: Sagi Muki jumped in the world and Olympic rankings Israel today

2023-02-20T17:37:43.306Z


The former world champion in the weight category up to 81 kg, who won gold in the Tel Aviv Grand Slam, jumped straight to 16th place • Raz Hershko remained in second place, Tamar Malka who won silver, jumped 14 places in the women's ranking


The World Judo Federation (IHF) published today (Monday) the new world ranking from which it appears that after the gold medal in the Tel Aviv Grand Slam, Sagi Muki jumped 9 places and is 16th in the world.

No less importantly, the former world champion in the weight category up to 81 kg and two-time European champion, is ranked 15th in the Olympic ranking and is almost within the criterion, from which the athletes will qualify for the Olympic Games in Paris 2024.

Also among the men: Baruch Shamailov (66 kg) dropped 2 places and is ranked 5, Peter Palchik (100 kg), dropped 1 place to 7, Tohar Botbol (73 kg) ranked 10, Tal Flicker ( 66 kg) rose 5 places to 13th place, Lee Kuchman (90 kg) ranked 21st.

Raz Hershko after the victory in the quarterfinals, photo: Oren Aharoni

Raz Hershko (over 78 kg), who also won the gold medal in Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, remains in second place in the world rankings. In the Olympic rankings, she overtook Romana Diko in the French, and she occupies first place, with this battle for the top, expected to continue until the Olympics .

Gili Sharr (63 kg), remained in third place, Gefen Primo (52 kg), moved up one place to sixth place, Timna Nelson Levy (57 kg), ranked 6, Inbar Lanir (up to 78 kg ) 6, Inbar Shemesh (63 kg) 12, Shira Rini (48 kg) ranked 12, Maya Goshen (up to 70 kg) is in 21st place and Tamar Malka who won silver in Tel Aviv, jumped 14 places in weight 48 kg, to 31 in the world.

As of today, an impressive number of 17 Israeli men and women are within the Olympic criteria.

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Source: israelhayom

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