2024-07-27 23:34:37
Los Paris Olympics 2024 They added a new controversy this past Saturday. This time, because The Spanish judoka Fran Garrigós made a lock that was taken by his Japanese rival Ryuju Nagayama to lose consciousness in the middle of the fight for the bronze.
The most sensitive question was that in the middle of the confrontation The judge gave the signal to Garrigós to release the JapaneseHowever, he continued his maneuver which left the Asian unconscious.
The latter fired to the fury of the Japanese. First, because Garrigós was announced as the winner and Nagayama left the Hispanic man with his hand outstretched, showing unease at the Europeans’ point of view.
Secondly, because Garrigós’ own coach, Quino Ruiz, revealed that his student had received threats from Japanese soil because of the result of the fight. “They sent him unpleasant messages from Japan and I don’t understand why Fran has done his job. I don’t know what they are protesting. They said ‘Don’t go back to Japan, you won’t be welcome.’ It’s a shame’… They’re not right,” he said.
“I didn’t notice because of the noise.”
The situation created more controversy on the way to the locker room. According to Diario Marca, the Japanese delegation complains about “”despite the fact that the judge had already completed the technique and stopped the fight (so called as mate in judo).
In this regard, Garrigós himself, who won the bronze, explained that “the referee had given a mate and I continued not to understand him because of the noise, until he came nearer and I let him out.”
“But when he falls asleep on the tatami, victory goes to the rival. It has always been like this and the rules are the same for everyone,” he said.
Regarding the threats received, the Hispanic man said “I think there are always four crazy people, because he has also received many messages of support from there.”
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