Ka kammala wannan magana: Yayin da yake Beijing, kwana daya kafin bikin budewa, an sanar da Mandel mutuwar mahaifinsa, wanda aka kashe a hatsarin da ya faru a gidansa. Bayan ya shawarci danginsa, Mandel ya yanke shawarar zama a China kuma ya shiga gasar. A tseren mita 200 na malam buɗe ido, wanda aka gudanar bayan kwana huɗu kawai, Mandel ya karya rikodin Isra'ila, ya inganta shi zuwa minti 1:59:27, ya gama na 28. Kwana uku bayan haka, Mandel ya kafa wani tarihin Isra'ila a cikin
Butterfly mita 100 da dakika 52.99 ya zama Ba'isra'ila ɗaya tilo da ta yi iyo a cikin ƙasa da dakika 53. Mandel ya gama a matsayi na 36, kasa da rabin na biyu a hankali fiye da lokacin da ake buƙata don ci gaba zuwa wasan kusa da na karshe.