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Afripa on the podium (Athletics Association)
A particularly exciting moment for Israeli athletics in particular and for blue-and-white sports: after winning the gold medal in the 200 meters at the World Under-20 Athletics Championships, Blessing Afripa received the great honor tonight (between Friday and Saturday) when he stood on the podium in Colombia and put the shiny gold medal around his neck, that Of course to the sounds of the anthem “Hope” in the background.
The 18-year-old Israeli sprinter was at his peak in the competition held in Colombia and the big pick was of course in the final of the 200 meters with a simply phenomenal result of 19.96, one that set a competition record, an Israeli record and of course brought a lot of respect and hope to Israeli athletics as well, which is on an impressive growth trend in recent years .
As I recall, the battle on the track between Afrifa and Letsil Tabogo, the under-20 world champion in the 100 meters, was simply out of the ordinary. The Israeli sprinter managed to catch up with his opponent from Botswana after a movie finish in the last 50 meters, when he was just a little ahead of him and only after many minutes of testing it became clear that the Israeli finished ahead of Tabogo by six thousandths of a second.
