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By: Amy Spiro - September 1, 2021
When Timna Nelson-Levy stepped on to the mat to face fellow judoka Daria Mezhetskaia in the bronze medal match of the mixed team event at the Tokyo Olympics, she could feel the pressure on her shoulders.
Israel’s judo delegation to the Games, considered to be among its strongest medal contenders, saw its members knocked out one by one in the individual matches all week long. But the mixed team event, making its Olympic debut in Tokyo, brought a shot at redemption.
Nelson-Levy, 27, competed fifth in the lineup against the Russian Olympic Committee, with three Israeli wins already in the books out of six rounds, giving her a shot at clinching the medal for the entire team.
Read More: Times of Israel