Following the revelation by the International Judo Federation of an arbitration error committed during the final of the last Worlds and having benefited Teddy Riner, David Douillet gave a rant.
« After the competition, taking into account the current arbitration rules and the opinion of judo experts, we find that a value for Tasoev’s counterattack could be assigned. The IJF Refereeing Commission deeply apologizes for their decision and indicates that this type of action will be rewarded in the future, in accordance with the current rules of judo. » Cit is in these terms that the International Judo Federation apologized after the referee’s blunder in the +100kg final at the 2023 Worlds, which saw Teddy Riner win against Inal Tasoev. A statement that made David Douillet react.
Saturday on the air RMC, the former glory of tricolor judo gave his frank opinion on the accumulation of rules of all kinds which, according to him, have a very bad impact on his favorite sport. ” We have been witnessing for more than a decade a sanitization of the discipline. […] The number of golden scores that we see today proves it. We are faced with athletes who no longer really know how they are going to attack, they are on the back foot. For David Douillet, it is therefore time to return to something more raw, more in line with the very essence of judo.
“It’s absolute horror”
« Let’s stop sanitizing, let’s stop putting rules to please and let’s keep the very essence of discipline. Today, if I stood on a tatami, I wouldn’t put one foot in front of the other. I wouldn’t know what to do, what not to do. It’s absolute horror, we have to stop this bleeding. It remains to be seen whether the decision-makers of the Federation will hear his appeal.
2023-05-20 14:17:55
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