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Israeli windsurfers win gold, silver at Euro championships

Tamar Steinberg and Shahar Tibi in a dual podium finish at the event in Portugal.

May 25, 2026
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Kitesurfers compete in the "Prince of Speed" World Championship windsurfing competition in La Palme, southwestern France, on April 27, 2025. Photo by Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP via Getty Images.
Kitesurfers compete in the “Prince of Speed” World Championship windsurfing competition in La Palme, southwestern France, on April 27, 2025. Photo by Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP via Getty Images.
( May 25, 2026 / JNS )

Israel’s Tamar Steinberg won gold and Shahar Tibi took silver at the European Windsurfing Championships in Portimão, Portugal, on Saturday.

“Two Israeli athletes on the podium once again proving Israel’s strength on the world stage,” the Foreign Ministry, which runs the country’s X account, wrote.

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