Swimmer Marc Maliar won the bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Paris

Third medal for Israel at the Paralympic Games in Paris: the swimmer Marc Maliar Today (Saturday) he won the bronze medal in the 100 meter backstroke, after finishing with the result 1:07.42 minutes. Maliar began his participation in the Paralympic Games today, and advanced to the finals of the 100 meter backstroke, which is not considered his strongest, with a result of 1:07.73.

This is the third medal in the Paralympic Games career of Maliar. In Tokyo 2020 he won two gold medals and a bronze medal. Since then he has undergone a reclassification, following which he moved from competing in class 7 to class 8. The competition became more difficult, against competitors of a higher level.

The two-millimetre medal joins the two gold medals won so far at the Paralympic Games in Paris, when Assaf Yassour won gold in taekwondo on the first day of the competition, and yesterday Ami Dedown won gold in the 100 freestyle.

The goal ball team Lost 5:4 to the Turkish team in its second game in the group stage. Olympic champion Turkey led 4:0 at halftime, but Israel reduced the score until the end. Conquered Israel: Lehiah ben David 2, Or Mizrahi and Elham Mahamid Rozin 1 21.

Tomorrow Israel will meet the Chinese team for the last match in the group stage. Israel opened the tournament with a 4:8 victory over Brazil and will try to maintain positive momentum in the early home ranking games also against Turkey, who will arrive after being disappointed in their first game in the tournament with a 3:3 draw against Brazil.

The Israeli team in goalball at the Paralympic Games in Paris (Photo: Lilac Weiss Rosenberg)

The women’s team in goalball is considered one of the best in the world. During the current campaign, the team won a bronze medal at the World Championships in 2022, a silver medal at the European Championships in 2023 and a bronze medal at the European Championships in 2021.

Israel is coming to the Paralympic Games for the third time, the previous times it was stopped in the quarter finals. This time Israel will try to pass the hurdle and reach the podium. In the group stage, Israel will meet the national teams of Turkey, China and Brazil. The team members are: Roni Ohion, Lihya Ben-David, Elham Mahamid Rozin, Gal Hamrani, Uri Mizrahi and Noa Malka.

the rower Shmulik Daniel Won in 2,000 meter rowing, after a result of 9:27.44 minutes in the semi-finals. Daniel finished in second place in his heat in the qualifiers with the result 9:18.99 min.

bocce player Nadav Levy He lost in the round of 16 to Luis Cristaldo from Argentina in overtime, after a 4:4 draw at the end of the four rounds. Levy finished second in the group stage beating Marco Dakar 2:7, enjoyed a technical victory over Ashraf Taihi and lost 8:0 to the Brazilian Michael Santos. The winner of the playoff game will play in the quarter-finals against the Slovakian Robert Mazik whom Levy defeated in the final of the European Championship in 2023.

Bocce player Nadav Levy at the Paralympic Games in Paris (Photo: Keren Isaacson)

Levy secured his place in Paris when he was ranked seventh in the world rankings. In 2023, Levy won the European Championship for the first time in his career. Levy will compete in the group stage and will try to qualify from it for the second time in his career for the quarter-final stage.

The wheelchair tennis player Guy Sassoon Made it to the quarterfinals after defeating the Chilean Francisco Kiolf in two sets (2:6, 3:6). Sassoon arrived in Paris, ranked third in the world in the quad category (more severe handicap). Sassoon participated in Tokyo 2020 in the category of cycling (lighter disability), but following a worsening of his health, he began competing in the quad. In June, Sassoon won the Roland Garros Grand Slam tournament and reached the final of the Australian Open tournament.

The wheelchair tennis player Guy Sassoon, at the Paralympic Games in Paris (Photo: Keren Isaacson)

A memorial spring She advanced to the second round in wheelchair tennis after defeating her Moroccan rival, Najoua Owen, 3:6, 2:6. During the first set, when Maayan led 2:3, the game was stopped due to rain. The second round will be played on Monday (13:00). Maayan trains in Ilan Ramat Gan under coach Ofri Lankri. Zikri, ranked 27th in the world, is the first athlete after a sixteen-year absence, since Beijing 2008, to represent Israel in the women’s competition.

The badminton player Nina Gorodetsky She also lost her third match in the group stage, ending her journey in Paris with three losses. Gorodetsky was defeated 21:8, 21:5 by the Chinese Lu Yinmeng in 23 minutes.