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Olympic Dreams

In this story, Liron, a young Israeli judoka, trains for years toward Olympic qualification, suffers a serious injury, and has to rebuild not just her body but her understanding of why she competes.

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Olympic Dreams

In this story, Liron, a young Israeli judoka, trains for years toward Olympic qualification, suffers a serious injury, and has to rebuild not just her body but her understanding of why she competes.

Liron לירון hit'chila התחילה judo ג'ודו be'gil בגיל shmone שמונה mi'siba מסיבה she'lo שלא hayta הייתה sportivit ספורטיבית bikhlal בכלל ‎, horeha הוריה ratsu רצו she'tilmad שתלמד le'hagen להגן al על atzmah עצמה

Liron started judo at the age of eight for a reason that wasn't sporty at all; her parents wanted her to learn to defend herself.

ad עד gil גיל sheva שבע esre עשרה hi היא hayta הייתה bein בין ha'tovot הטובות be'gilah בגילה ‎, ve'ad ועד gil גיל esrim עשרים hi היא yada ידעה she'hi שהיא rotza רוצה le'hagia להגיע le'olimpiyada לאולימפיאדה ‎, lo לא ke'chalom כחלום mi'merchak ממרחק ela אלא ke'matara כמטרה ba'alat בעלת mo'ed מועד u'maslul ומסלול

By the age of seventeen she was among the best in her age group, and by twenty she knew she wanted to reach the Olympics, not as a distant dream but as a goal with a date and a path.

הַמְּדִינָה נִמְצֵאת בְּמֶרְכַּז הָאָרֶץ וְיֵשׁ בָּהּ הַרְבֵּה מְקוֹמוֹת יָפִים ‎. .

The country is located in the center of the land and has many beautiful places.

בַּבֹּקֶר הָלַכְנוּ לַשּׁוּק הַגָּדוֹל וְקָנִינוּ פֵּרוֹת טְרִיִּים ‎. .

In the morning we went to the big market and bought fresh fruit.

אַחֲרֵי הַצָּהֳרַיִם יָשַׁבְנוּ בַּגִּנָּה וְדִבַּרְנוּ עַל הַחַיִּים ‎. .

In the afternoon we sat in the garden and talked about life.

הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ שָׁקְעָה לְאַט וְהָרוּחַ נָשְׁבָה בְּעַדְנוּת ‎. .

The sun set slowly and the wind blew gently.

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