Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev (Likud) congratulated Israeli triple jumper Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko on Monday for winning a silver medal at the 2015 World Athletics Championships.
"Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko gave a huge leap to women's sports in Israel. I just spoke with her coach, Alex, and we were both excited by this tremendous achievement," Regev wrote, adding "applause."