Lanir, 20, had just won the bronze medal in the U21 Euros last week.
By URIEL STURMInbar Lanir. (photo credit: ISRAEL JUDO ASSOCIATION/COURTESY)
Israeli judoka Inbar Lanir captured the gold medal in <78kg category of the under-23 European Championships on Tuesday night in Croatia while fellow countrywoman Maya Goshen took silver in the <70kg competition.Lanir, 20, had just won the bronze medal in the U21 Euros last week.Women’s national team coach Shany Hershko commented on the achievement: “A gold and silver medal in the same championship… it’s awesome. Reaching two finals at the European Championships and winning gold is an amazing, historic achievement for the women’s team and the Israel Judo Association.IJA Chairman Moshe Ponte added: “This was an amazing week for the future generation of our judo; Inbar and Maya were wonderful, and Inbar joined a lauded list of Israeli European champions of Israeli judo.”
