Continuing a proud tradition of success, Israeli athletes won three gold medals and broke two world records in the World Championship Swimming Competition for the Handicapped this week. Yitzchak Mamistalov broke the world record for 50-meter freestyle, while superstar Keren Leibovitch broke the world record for 100-meter women’s freestyle and also took the gold medal for her performance in the 100-meter backstroke swim. A total of five Israelis made it into the finals in the competition, which is taking place in Argentina.
In other sporting news, Israeli athlete Gal Friedman is in 1st place in the week-long world championship windsurfing competition, currently taking place in Thailand. In four meets involving a total of 110 surfers from around the world, Friedman twice finished first, and in second place once. The competition now moves into the finals, and is expected to conclude on Sunday.