Asi Maman
Ruby Rivlin with the judo team (Amos Ben Gershom, GPO)
In about four and a half months, the Tokyo Olympics will take place and the preparations of the delegation’s athletes are in full swing. President Reuven Rivlin visited the Wingate Institute today (Tuesday), met with the athletes and watched closely the training and preparations of the delegation members.
During his visit, the president met with judokas Sagi Muki, Peter Plachik, Tal Flicker, Baruch Shmailov and Tohar Botbol, watched swimmer Yaakov Tomarkin and also the artistic swimming team. As usual, before the Olympic Games, the athletes are expected to arrive at the President’s House in Jerusalem and receive his blessing in preparation for the approaching departure to Japan.
The President Reuven Rivlin Congratulated the athletes and said: “I wish great success to our excellent athletes who are expected to represent us at the Tokyo Olympics. I know that the training ahead of these games has been particularly challenging and that it requires extraordinary determination, concentration, and self-discipline. We trust you and are proud of you. “
Earlier, the visit began with an open discussion on values in sports, with the participation of President Reuven Rivlin, Minister of Culture and Sports Hili Troper, Director General of the Ministry of Culture and Sports Raz Froelich, Director of Sports at the Ministry of Sports Ofer Bustan, Director General of the Olympic Committee Gili Lustig and Chairman Wingate Institute Yaki Enoch.
The president noted at the hearing that “although there are rivals in sports, there are no enemies. In sports we meet the other on the grass, on the parquet or on the mattress, and look at him at eye level – equal. Sports and sports education, transcend the pitches and training halls, and have the power to shape powerful social processes. This is the understanding that you at Wingate, our National Institute for Sport Excellence, share. The understanding that values education in sports not only shapes better athletes but also better people. This place is a national beacon not only of achievements in sports but also of values in sports. “
