Israel has won its second-ever gold medal after gymnast Artem Dolgopyat beat tough Spanish and Chinese rivals in the artistic floor exercise today.
No Israeli gymnast had won an Olympic medal of any colour - and only one other Israeli has won an Olympic gold: sailor Gal Fridman, who took top spot on the podium in 2004.
Dolgopyat, 24, is a two-time world championship silver medallist and was seen as Israel’s best hope for a gold.
His final round routine on Sunday scored him 14.933, putting him just ahead of Spain’s Rayderley Miguel Zapata, who took silver, and China’s Xiao Ruoteng, who won the bronze.
