Career
She claimed two medals (a silver and a bronze) in the 51-kg division at the Trelleborg Open, and became the first Israeli athlete in history to compete in taekwondo at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Arusi also trained throughout her sporting career for Amos Lod Taekwondo Club, under head coach and master Alexei Orehov. Arusi qualified as a lone taekwondo fighter for the Israeli squad in the women"s flyweight class (49 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing second behind Spain"s Brigitte Yagüe and granting a berth from the European Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Arusi suffered an immediate 1–5 defeat to Venezuela"s Dalia Contreras in her opening match.