By Simon Griver, March 21, 2008
With less than five months until the Beijing Games, the Israeli squad taking shape will struggle to equal the haul of two medals — one gold and one bronze — won in Athens in 2004.
Some 25 competitors have met the criteria set by the Israel Olympic Committee, with the squad for China expected to reach 40.
Windsurfer Gal Friedman, who became Israel’s first gold medalist in 2004 — adding to the bronze he won in Atlanta in 1996 — will not be in the travelling squad.
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