fbpx

Israeli Rhythmic Gymnast Linoy Ashram Wins 6 Medals at Worlds and Qualifies for 2020 Olympics

[additional-authors]
September 22, 2019
PESARO, MARCHE, ITALY – 2017/08/30: Linoy Ashram from Israel performs the ribbon exercise during the F.I.G. 35th Rhytmic Gymnastic World Championship. (Photo by Dario Ventre/KONTROLAB /LightRocket via Getty Images/JTA)

(JTA) — Israeli rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram won a bronze medal in the all-around world championships and qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The bronze medal awarded on Friday in Baku, Azerbaijan was her sixth medal of the competition.

Ashram, 20 and a resident of Tel Aviv, also earned three silver medals in competition with hoop, clubs and ribbon and a bronze medal with a ball. She was part of the team competition in which team Israel won a silver medal behind Russia.

She tied Russia’s Dina Averina for six medals, though most of Averina’s were gold.

Nicol Zelikman, 18 and of Kfar Saba, also qualified for Tokyo after finishing in 11th place in the all-around competition. The top 16 in the all-around move on to the Olympics. She is coached by her mother, Elena Zelikman, who was also a gymnast.

Did you enjoy this article?
You'll love our roundtable.

Editor's Picks

Latest Articles

‘Playmakers’: A Jewish Toyland

The entire toy industry in America was largely Jewish, from the company founders and executives to the designers and factory workers, from the wholesale distributors and the army of salesmen, to the retail outlets and the large department stores that sold them.

Batya’s Moment

NewsNation host Batya Ungar-Sargon talks about her new book, “The Jews and The Left,” her rift with Megyn Kelly and why antisemitism has spread like wildfire in America.

Jewish Power and Other Myths

Historically, Jews have been accused of controlling politics, the banks and the media. I haven’t read yet that they control the weather, but that wouldn’t be any more bizarre than the other charges.

To Love Israel Is to Demand More of It

When we fall short — as individuals, as a people, whether everyday Jews or the Prime Minister himself — we must have the courage to face it honestly, call it what it is, and do better.

Prayer in Times of Illness

How should we approach prayer for an end-stage dying patient, for whom medical professionals predict no chance of recovery?

More news and opinions than at a Shabbat dinner, right in your inbox.