Israeli rhythmic gymnast qualifies for 2020 Olympics
Linoy Ashram won 6 medals at worlds
By MARCY OSTER/JTAISRAELI RHYTMIC GYMNAST Linoy Ashram has been piling up medals in 2018(photo credit: AMIT SHIESEL / COURTESY OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF ISRAEL)
Rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram has won a bronze medal in the all-around World Championships and has qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.The bronze medal awarded on Friday in Baku, Azerbaijan, was her sixth medal of the competition.The 20-year-old Ashram, a resident of Tel Aviv, also earned three silver medals with hoop, clubs and ribbon, and a bronze medal with a ball. She was part of the team competition in which Israel won a silver medal behind Russia.She tied Russia’s Dina Averina for six medals, though most of Averina’s were gold.18-year-old Nicol Zelikman, a Kfar Saba native, also qualified for Tokyo after finishing in 11th place in the all-around competition. The top 16 in the all-around move on to the Olympics. She is coached by her mother, Elena Zelikman, who was also a gymnast.
