Israel wins first two medals at Paris Olympics
Judoka Peter Paltchik won Israel's first medal of the Paris Olympics on Thursday, and the Israeli team is guaranteed a second medal through Inbar Lanir in the women's competition.
Paltchik, 24, beat Daniel Eich in the repechages of the under-100kg class to win a bronze medal to follow the medal of the same colour he won at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago.
Lanir, 24, will face Italian Alice Bellandi in the under-78kg final later in the day with a chance of winning gold.
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