Peter Paltchik defeated Mikita Sviryd of Belarus on Sunday to give Israel a gold medal in the 100-kilogram weight class at the Hague Grand Prix Judo championships.
Earlier in the competition, Baruch Shmailov took silver medal in the 66-kilogram division when he lost to Vazha Margvelashvili of Georgia. With a fifth place and two seventh-place finishes, Israel ranked sixth in the team competition.