For the first time in Israel: female athletes of the year were chosen in a special ceremony

This year’s team ceremony in Israeli sports was held tonight (Thursday) for the first time ever. the swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko, the runner-up of the world champion, won the title of athlete of the year. Sharon Kantor won the Olympic athlete of the year award, Shir Tirosh won the basketball player of the year award, Yulia Chernoy won the Paralympic athlete of the year award and Rachel Steinschneider won the soccer player of the year award.

The ceremony, the first of its kind, was organized by the initiative of ‘WSP – the voice of female athletes in Israel’, in collaboration with ‘Davar Sport’ and took place at the offices of the ‘WSC Sports’ company in Ramat Gan. During the ceremony, ten awards were given to outstanding female athletes of the year in Israeli sports, in the presence of MK Simone Davidson (Yesh Atid), chairman of the subcommittee for sports in the Knesset.

World champion in windsurfing Sharon Kantor Chosen as the Olympic athlete of the year, following her win Cantor will represent Israel at the Olympic Games in Paris and is considered one of Israel’s candidates for an Olympic medal. Hadar Ofir ForerIsrael’s champion in the 10,000 meter race, was chosen as the breakthrough of the year in the Olympic sport.

At the end of an impressive debut season in the Premier League during which Hapoel Lev Jerusalem won the State Cup and reached the final series, the Hapoel Lev Jerusalem player was selected Tirosh song To the basketball player of the year and the team coach Limor Peleg Chosen as the coach of the season.

MK Simon Davidson gives the coach of the year award to Limor Pereg, coach of Hapoel Lev Jerusalem in basketball, at the ceremony of the teams of the year of the project ‘WSP’ and ‘Davar Sport’ (Photo: Sonia Gersheft)

the squint Julia Chernoy She was chosen as the Paralympic athlete of the year, after winning the gold medal in the 10-meter air rifle mixed event and a bronze medal in the 50-meter freestyle prone event. Rachel Steinschneider was chosen as the outstanding soccer player, after leading Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem for a season during which they fought for the championship.

Shooter Yulia Chernoy wins the title of Paralympic athlete of the year, at the ceremony of the selections of the year of the project ‘WSP’ and ‘Davar Sport’ (Photo: Sonia Gersheft)

The outstanding athlete of the non-Olympic disciplines (Eilat association), the kickboxing and Thai boxing fighter was chosen Neely Blackwhich won the ISKA kickboxing world championship this year.

Neely Black, the world champion in kickboxing and Thai boxing, wins the title of the non-Olympic athlete of the year, at the ceremony of the year’s national teams of the ‘WSP’ and ‘Davar Sport’ project (Photo: Sonia Gershoft)

The female athlete of the year in volleyball was selected Mai Shir-on From Maccabi Haifa, who won the state cup with the team and reached the playoff final series of the Premier League. The sportswoman of the year in handball was selected Liron Zagori from the club M.K. “Yuval” Holon, who qualified for the cup final.

the basketball player Noa Zlibanskifounder of the project ‘WSP – the voice of female athletes in Israel’: “I have often thought how important the voice of female athletes in Israel, of my teammates, to the environment, how important and powerful it is – and I never understood the gap that exists between it and its perception and status in society. All this He led me three years ago to go on a journey, a journey inside my world – because I know how magical women’s sports are, how important they are for the next generation, for society as a whole.”

Basketball player Noa Zlibanski, founder of the project ‘WSP – the voice of female athletes in Israel’ at the ceremony of this year’s sports teams (photo: Sonia Gersheft)

“I set out to explore the world of women’s sports, I decided to do it myself, for the next generation, for society as a whole – three years later, we are on this exciting evening. In my journey I discovered powerful, fascinating, talented, winning women – with a strong statement, with desire Great to have an impact, I discovered the strongest women – I discovered the voice of female athletes in Israel.”