I liked to pick up boys and throw them on their back Israel’s first Olympic medalist, judoka Yael Arad, was born one month before the Six-Day War and started learning judo at age 8. Yael Arad. Still from film March 30, 2018, Updated August 2, 2020 Print Facebook More WhatsApp Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit Telegram Email Send Link Print YOU CAN GET ISRAEL21c NEWS DELIVERED STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX. Subscribe today WhatsApp Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Reddit Telegram Email Send Link Print