Israel Olympics icon Yael Arad awarded Chaim Herzog prize

08/06/2026 newslab

YAEL ARAD (center) poses with the Chaim Herzog Presidential Award at a ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem. (photo credit: David Salem, Maayan Toaf)

Israel’s first Olympic medalist, Yael Arad, made history in 1992 when she became the first Israeli to win an Olympic medal, claiming silver in judo at the Barcelona Olympics.

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