The Supreme Court on Friday handed down a ruling in favor of Yuval Freilich, a Shomer Shabbos athlete who is seeking to have a championship event postponed to permit him to take part without chas v�sholom transgressing the Shabbos.

The petition was filed by Yuval and his father against the Israel Fencing Association, telling the court the decision to schedule a match on Shabbos is tantamount to religious discrimination.

Justice Chanan Meltzer ruled that Freilich�s rights to keep Shabbos superseded the fencing association�s schedule and therefore, if a match is held on Shabbos, Freilich must be awarded a technical victory, permitting him to move on to the championship level.

Freilich is the national champion in fencing in the under bar mitzvah age class.

(Yechiel Spira � YWN Israel)