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Ashram ends two decades of Russian dominance of the sport and caps off a strong Olympic Games for Israel
Israel won its first medal in Olympic rhythmic gymnastics and continued a strong Tokyo Games overall as Linoy Ashram took gold in the individual all-around on Saturday.
Russian Dina Averina, three-times world champion, took the silver, while Belarus’s Alina Harnasko bagged bronze.
Ashram edged out Averina to end two decades of Russian Olympic dominance and claim her country’s third-ever Olympic gold medal.
The 22-year-old follows in the footsteps of sailor Gal Fridman and Artem Dolgopyat, who won men’s floor gold in the artistic gymnastics in Tokyo.