Olympian Dolgopyat arrives home to hero's welcome in Israel

Artem Dolgopyat of Israel, poses after winning the gold medal after the floor exercise during the artistic gymnastics men's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

CORRECTS NAME TO ARTEM DOLGOPYAT - Artem Dolgopyat, Israeli artistic gymnastics men's gold medalist of Tokyo 2020, stands with his partner Maria Masha Sakovichas, while holding his medal on his arrival to Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday Aug. 3, 2021. The Ukrainian-born Israeli gymnast was hailed as a national hero for winning Israel's second-ever gold medal — and its first in artistic gymnastics. But the celebrations were tempered after his mother lamented that the country's authorities will not allow him to wed because he is not considered Jewish according to Orthodox law. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Artem Dolgopyat of Israel, poses after winning the gold medal after the floor exercise artistic gymnastics men's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Artem Dolgopyat, de Israel, posa tras ganar la medalla de oro en gimnasia artística en los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio, el domingo 1 de agosto de 2021. (AP Foto/Gregory Bull)

Artem Dolgopyat of Israel, left, celebrates after winning the gold medal on the floor exercise during the artistic gymnastics men's apparatus final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Artem Dolgopyat, Israeli artistic gymnastics men's gold medalist of Tokyo 2020, stands with his partner Maria Masha Sakovichas, while holding his medal on his arrival to Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday Aug. 3, 2021. The Ukrainian-born Israeli gymnast was hailed as a national hero for winning Israel's second-ever gold medal — and its first in artistic gymnastics. But the celebrations were tempered after his mother lamented that the country's authorities will not allow him to wed because he is not considered Jewish according to Orthodox law. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

CORRECTS NAME TO ARTEM DOLGOPYAT - Artem Dolgopyat, Israel's artistic gymnastics men's gold medalist of Tokyo 2020, holds his medal on his arrival to Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday Aug. 3, 2021. The Ukrainian-born Israeli gymnast was hailed as a national hero for winning Israel's second-ever gold medal — and its first in artistic gymnastics. But the celebrations were tempered after his mother lamented that the country's authorities will not allow him to wed because he is not considered Jewish according to Orthodox law. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)