Rivka Bayech

Rivka Bayech was born in 1999 in Ethiopia

Rivka Bayech was born on June 25, 1999, in Chwahit, Ethiopia. Her family first lived in a reception center in Be'er Sheva. In 2012 she moved to Rishon Lezion with her mother and her 3 sisters.

At 13 she began training in taekwondo through a school project for girls of Ethiopian origin. In 2016 she won silver in the up to 42 kg class at the European Youth Championships in Latvia. In 2020 she took gold in the up to 46 kg class at a G1 World Cup event in Helsingborg, Sweden.

In 2021 she won bronze at the European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. In October 2021 she was injured at a competition in Montenegro and was out for 7 months. She returned to win bronze at the 2022 European Championships in Manchester and silver at a World Cup event in Sofia.

In January 2023 she won the Israeli championship in the up to 46 kg class. In August 2023 she won bronze in the up to 49 kg class at the European Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. In April 2024 she won bronze at a World Tour event.