Israeli gymnast Linoy Ashram , 22, came away from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with a gold medal (All-Around Champion) in individual rhythmic gymnastics. She is the 2018 World All-Around silver medalist; two-time World All-Around bronze medalist; the 2020 European All-Around Champion; and the 2019 European Games All-Around silver medalist. Ashram is the first Israeli woman to win an Olympic gold medal in any sport, and the first Israeli rhythmic gymnast to win an Olympic medal.
Quote: “The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) dismissed a complaint by the Russian Olympic Committee against Israeli Linoy Ashram’s gold medal victory at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Rhythmic Gymnastics competition. ‘We can confirm that no bias or irregularities were identified in the judging panels,’ Fig said in a statement.”
Sources: Wikipedia (introduction), Israel National News (quotation)
Learn more about Linoy Ashram from Wikipedia. ►
Watch ” Linoy Ashram (ISR) — 2020 European Champion, all-around” [8:00] ►
Watch ” i24NEWS Speaks to Olympic Gold Medalist Linoy Ashram” [3:27]. ►
Photo: Facebook
We welcome your comments. Click here..
Amazing Jews
In Celebration of the Jewish People
