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Apr. 19, 2021
Before heading to the mat at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya competition earlier this month, Raz Hershko promised herself that if she won the gold – she would jump into the pool there. “I told myself that I’m going to do it, there’s no chance that I won’t go in. I told myself that I would succeed,” she says in an interview with Haaretz. “On the morning of the competition I had a different kind of feeling, I felt good.”
By the end of the day she found herself in the water. “It was cold, wow, it was really cold,” the 22-year-old Israeli judoka adds.
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Apr. 19, 2021 3:57 PM
Before heading to the mat at the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya competition earlier this month, Raz Hershko promised herself that if she won the gold – she would jump into the pool there. “I told myself that I’m going to do it, there’s no chance that I won’t go in. I told myself that I would succeed,” she says in an interview with Haaretz. “On the morning of the competition I had a different kind of feeling, I felt good.”
By the end of the day she found herself in the water. “It was cold, wow, it was really cold,” the 22-year-old Israeli judoka adds.
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Mar 4, 2021
The Iranian athlete who escaped his country’s tyranny to compete against his Israeli opponent is a “story of bravery, friendship against all odds, and the true spirit of sport.”
By Yakir Benzion, United With Israel
Hollywood’s MGM Television announced this week that it is partnering with Israel’s Tadmor Entertainment company to develop a television series about Iranian judo star Saeid Mollaei, who defected from the tyrannical Islamic country after he was ordered to lose a bout at the world championships in order not to compete against Israeli champion Sagi Muki.
The two companies have acquired the life rights to the duo and are working with the International Judo Federation to develop the series, which will feature exclusive footage of the athletes. A documentary about the pair is also in production.
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