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1/21/2021 10:18:00 AM | Wrestling
This excerpt was taken from an article written by Benjamin Weinthal of The Jerusalem Post on January 17, 2021.
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An Israeli wrestling star was born in Nice, France, on Saturday: Mitch Finesilver won the bronze medal in the freestyle 74-kg. weight class, defeating an Azerbaijani opponent at the elite wrestling competition.
"I have a lot of pride being able to represent Israel on the world's stage," he said. "It's amazing to be able to represent my culture and heritage.
"I feel as though I competed decently," Finesilver told The Jerusalem Post. "I felt better as the day went on, though. Lots of work to still be done. I would love to represent Israel at the Olympics, but I still need to qualify [in] the weight first. Those tournaments will be held in March and April."
He is the first Israeli to win a medal at the competition in nearly a decade.The US-born Finesilver prevailed over Azerbaijan's Joshgun Azimov 2-1 for the bronze medal. His 5-2 win over Poland's Kamil Rybicki to enter the bronze medal round was a thriller that prompted FloWrestling journalist
This is excerpted from The Jerusalem Post and to read the full article click HERE.
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An Israeli wrestling star was born in Nice, France, on Saturday: Mitch Finesilver won the bronze medal in the freestyle 74-kg. weight class, defeating an Azerbaijani opponent at the elite wrestling competition.
"I have a lot of pride being able to represent Israel on the world's stage," he said. "It's amazing to be able to represent my culture and heritage.
"I feel as though I competed decently," Finesilver told The Jerusalem Post. "I felt better as the day went on, though. Lots of work to still be done. I would love to represent Israel at the Olympics, but I still need to qualify [in] the weight first. Those tournaments will be held in March and April."
He is the first Israeli to win a medal at the competition in nearly a decade.The US-born Finesilver prevailed over Azerbaijan's Joshgun Azimov 2-1 for the bronze medal. His 5-2 win over Poland's Kamil Rybicki to enter the bronze medal round was a thriller that prompted FloWrestling journalist
This is excerpted from The Jerusalem Post and to read the full article click HERE.
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