Israeli Gold Medalist Not Allowed to get Married; Here's Why

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Artem Dolgopyat, an Israeli gymnast who won a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the second ever for his country, is not allowed to get married. The issue is based on Israeli law that requires the Chief Rabbinate to faciliate the ritual, who does not acknowledge the athlete as religiously Jewish because of his mother.

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