A young religious Jewish athlete in the world of fencing has won a landmark case in the Supreme Court fighting for his right to observe the Sabbath without discrimination in sports competitions.
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The court ruled Friday in favor of Yuval Freilich, a national champion in fencing in the under-13-yrs.-old category who brought a case against the national Fencing Association for its decision to move a competition from Friday to Saturday, and found that this constituted discrimination against religious Jewish athletes.
Israel National Radio's Yishai Fleisher interviewed Yuval's father, Gavi, who told him how and why this victory was won.