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558:. In the first round (which was non-elimination), she came in second of three surfers in her heat. In Round 2, which was direct elimination, she defeated Spainโs Janire Gonzalez-Etxabarri by a total heat score of 11.00 to 2.80. In Round 3 she was defeated by Australia's
1154:"Tel Aviv to Tahiti: Surfer Anat Lelior aims to ride Olympic waves to new heights; Unlike the rest of Israelโs delegation to the 2024 Games in Paris, the two-time Olympian will be heading to French Polynesia, hoping to improve on her performance in Tokyo,"
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Automotive Pro International Trials in
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1026:"Anat Lelior and Andy Criere Claim 2019 Deeply Pro Anglet Titles"
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Caparica Surf Fest in Spain. She said: "Iโm meeting people like
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boundaries... I have friends from Fiji, Costa Rica, and Iran."
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