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Yael Arad
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Yael Arad was born on May 1, 1967. She was the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal. She won the women's silver medal in Judo under 61 kilo gram in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Her career highlights includes, 1991 World Championships bronze medalist, 1991 Paris Tournament gold medalist, 1992 Olympic silver medalist, 1993 European champion, 1993 World Championships silver medalist.
Yael Arad with all her dedication and devotion in her play achieved many goals in her overall athletic career. She had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. She never lost hope in herself and always fought hard to achieve her goal. She is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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