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Raz Hershko Wins Bronze, Dedicates Medal to Yonatan Gutin

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC · How we work

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Raz Hershko won bronze at the World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
She dedicated the medal to IDF soldier Yonatan Gutin, killed on October 7, 2023.
Hershko missed the 2025 Budapest event because the Israel-Iran war closed Israeli airspace.
She withdrew from the Tashkent Grand Slam after Shin Bet ordered the Israeli team to leave Uzbekistan.
Hershko said she felt disappointed with bronze, planning two days rest before training for next competition.

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Raz Hershko won bronze at the World Judo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
She dedicated the medal to IDF soldier Yonatan Gutin, killed on October 7, 2023.
Hershko missed the 2025 Budapest event because the Israel-Iran war closed Israeli airspace.
She withdrew from the Tashkent Grand Slam after Shin Bet ordered the Israeli team to leave Uzbekistan.
Hershko said she felt disappointed with bronze, planning two days rest before training for next competition.