Linoy Ashram wins another gold for Israel
19 August, 2018 |
6 years ago
Jerusalem, 19 August, 2018 (TPS) -- Israeli Gymnast Linoy Ashram has clinched her second gold medal at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup in Minsk.
This comes after the 19-year-old won a gold medal and broke the world record in the clubs-handling round during the competition on Saturday, finishing first with a score of 20.65. The record set prior to her win was set by Russian gymnast Dina Averina at the 2018 European Championships, who scored 20.05 at the time.
On Sunday, she took another gold medal, also in the clubs exercise category, finishing first with 20.25 points.
In second place was Russian Aleksandra Soldatova finished with 19.6 points, Belarusian Anastasia Slos was third with 19.35.
Ashram also won a bronze medal in the ball exercise with a score of 19.65 points.
On Saturday, the Israeli Olympic Committee noted that Ashram is the first person in the history of the Challenge Cup to win two gold medals in one season, after she won a gold in the competition in Spain in May.
