Israel's Yarden Gerbi reacts after winning the bronze medal of the women's 63-kg judo competition at at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) Israel's Yarden Gerbi reacts after winning the bronze medal of the women's 63-kg judo competition at at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Israel is proud of its Olympic Judo fighter Yarden Gerbi for bringing home a bronze medal.

In a much hoped-for victory, Israeli Olympic Judo fighter, Yarden Gerbi, fought hard and won a bronze medal.

She is the seventh athlete in Israel’s history to achieve such high national honor, and the second Israeli woman to do so.

Watch this celebratory video of this momentous occasion.


Here you can watch the highlights from her Olympic matches.