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Yarden Gerbi winning bronze at the 2016 Rio Games as announced her retirement
October 2, 2017, 11:25 am
Israeli Olympic medalist announces shock retirement
Judo star Yarden Gerbi, who won a bronze medal at last's year Rio's Olympics, said she "no longer had the energy" to compete
By Andrew Sherwood
Yarden Gerbi winning bronze at the 2016 Rio Games as announced her retirement
August 6, 2017, 11:16 am
Olympic stars set to miss World Judo Championships over Yom Kippur clash
Rio bronze medal winner Yarden Gerbi among those set to miss tournament in September 2018
By Andrew Sherwood
Scott Kashket has been named the Jewish News' Jewish sports star of 2016
December 29, 2016, 10:52 am
Kashket named Jewish sports star of 2016
Jewish News readers have voted in their thousands - and crowned the Wycombe Wanderers star their top sport star of 2016
By Andrew Sherwood
Ori Sasson and Yarden Gerbi are among two of our nominees who have made our shortlist for sportsperson of the year
December 21, 2016, 5:23 pm
Vote for Jewish sports star of 2016!
Your chance to help crown the top athlete of the year.
By Andrew Sherwood
Yarden Gerbi
September 7, 2016, 10:36 am
Philanthropist buys Israeli Judoka’s name patch for £37,000
American philanthropist Shlomo Rechnitz paid $52,100 for bronze medalist Yarden Gerbi's autographed name patch
By JTA
Yarden Gerbi winning bronze at the 2016 Rio Games as announced her retirement
August 23, 2016, 1:28 pm
Israeli medalist auctioning Olympic name patch for charity
Bronze medalist Yarden Gerbi puts Rio name patch on eBay to raise money for children's cancer ward.
By Andrew Sherwood
Or Sasson celebrates his bronze medal win
August 17, 2016, 10:16 am
Israel’s medal-winning judokas return home
Yarden Gerbi and Or Sasson were showered with flowers, as supporters waved flags to welcome back the medalists
By JTA
Yarden Gerbi
August 8, 2016, 9:15 pm
Yarden Gerbi wins Olympic bronze for Israel
Judo star secures Israel's first medal of Games - and eighth in country's history.
By Andrew Sherwood
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