Biography
Yael Arad, who is Jewish, was born in Tel Aviv. She started taking judo classes at the age of eight and within half a year, ranked second in Israel in her weight class. Later, lacking judo partners, she trained with the coach of the men's team. In 1995, Arad married Lior Kahane.
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