March 28, 2018, Updated April 18, 2018

21see continues its 70th Israel anniversary video series with Yael Arad — Israel’s first Olympic medalist — born in Tel Aviv in 1967. Arad says she was both a tomboy and a bookworm as a child, and embraced martial arts as a “smart” sport. Click on the video to watch her describe the big moment at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

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Editing – Shahar Beeri
Color Grading – Ari Amit
Sound – Oren Sharon

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