The Israeli delegation to the Rio Olympics, and Israelis everywhere, can breathe a sigh of relief. Israel will not go home empty handed. Yarden Gerbi became the first Israeli athlete to win an Olympic ...

The Israeli judo fighter Yarden Gerbi made worldwide headlines after she won bronze in the under-63 kilogram weight category in Rio on Tuesday and secured the country’s first Olympic medal since 2008.

Yarden Gerbi became the first Israeli to medal at the Rio Olympics, bringing home a bronze in the women’s 63-kg judo competition. Gerbi defeated Japan’s Miku Tashiro on Tuesday for Israel’s first ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli judoka Yarden Gerbi, who won a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics, said she would retire from competitive judo. In her announcement on Tuesday morning Gerbi said: “I felt ...

“I felt that the fire in me had gone out," the 2016 Rio bronze medalist said in her announcement. JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli judoka Yarden Gerbi, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics, said ...

Yarden Gerbi made history on Thursday night when the 24-year-old became the first Israeli to win a gold medal at the Judo World Championships. The world number one defeated France’s European champion ...

Gerbi has offered the name patch for sale on eBay with the proceeds to be donated to the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center to be used to purchase medical equipment. JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israeli judoka ...

Israeli judoka Yarden Gerbi, a bronze medalist at the Rio Olympics, brought in $52,100 for charity in an auction for her Olympic name patch. Twenty-two individuals placed 87 bids for the signed and ...

Israeli judoka Yarden Gerbi beat Japan's Miku Tashiro Tuesday to take home the bronze medal in the women's under-63 kg competition, Israel's first medal at the Rio Olympics. Earlier Tuesday, Gerbi ...

Israel has picked up its first medal in the Olympic Games in Rio: judoka Yarden Gerbi won a bronze medal after defeating Japanese Miku Tashiro. This is Israel’s eighth Olympic medal to date (6 of ...