PARIS (France) – “More than a competition, this Judo Olympics has become a lottery where the winner is not the best but rather the smartest and luckiest”. This is what we read in a press release that appeared on the official website of Fijlkam (the Italian Federation of Judo, Wrestling, Karate and Martial Arts), commenting on the elimination of the Italian judoka Manuel Lombardo in the quarterfinals of the 73kg category at the Paris Olympics. Elimination born from a questionable penalty, as happened yesterday to Odette Giuffrida. “Penalties continue to flow in rivers on the tatami in the Champ-de-Mars Arena – continues the note, in which it is specified that “there is no conspiracy against Italy” -, so much so that there is no match in which they are not assigned and the matches that end with the damned and painful shido 3 to shido 2 are no longer counted. And down with boos, regardless of the legitimacy of the assignment, because the very numerous, passionate and competent public can’t take it anymore”, Lombardoafter being eliminated in the quarter-finals, he had won the play-off, but had to surrender in the bronze medal final to Osmanov.
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2024-07-29 22:39:39
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