Olympic Weekend Round-Up
Israel's hopes for a sailing medal slipped up on Saturday when their women's team surrendered third place in the double-handed dinghy - 470 race.
Nina Kornitzky and Vered Buskila, had kept their bronze position despite a rocky beginning during the first event. However, in the second event they finished in 15th place, meaning they dropped to fourth spot, with just one race left.
Israeli windsurfer Shahar Tzueri finds himself in third spot after he came in sixth place in the sixth sail, and in 19th place in the sail. He has four more sails left.In the women's, Maayan Davidovitz lies in 13th place after she came in 14th spot in the sixth sail of the competition.
Elsewhere, gymnast Alexander Shatilov, who was making history by becoming the first Israeli to reach an Olympic final in the sport, finished in last place in the men's all-round final.
In the shooting, two of the Israeli participants ended their competition in disappointing style. In the 50m rifle 3 positions, Doron Egozi finished in 36th place with 1,155 points, while Gil Simkovich, finished two places and two points further behind.
Rower Josh West, Great Britain's only Jewish representative by virtue of his Jewish father, won a silver medal in the men's eight competition on Sunday morning. West, who was part of the men's eight who finished in ninth place in Athens said: "We were out there racing for the gold, but silver is still amazing. It's a very different experience being out there at the top rather than at the bottom."
American swimmer Jason Lezak, who was the first Jewish athlete to win gold last week for the US team in the 400 metre relay, picked up a bonze medal in the 100-metre en's freestyle.
When asked how it feels to win his first individual medal, the 32-year-old, who is the oldest male swimmer to ever qualify for an Olympic team said: "That's what's been driving me for the past four years since Athens. It definitely feels good."
