Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris

Paris –
Ryuju Nagayama’s run on the Paris Olympics resulted in controversial vogue on Saturday.

Nagayama misplaced to Spain’s Francisco Garrigos within the quarterfinal spherical of the boys’s under-60 kg competitors, and he expressed his frustration and disbelief on the outcome by refusing to depart the mat at Champ de Mars Arena.

Garrigos defeated the 28-year-old Nagayama through ippon after a chokehold.

The ruling got here regardless of it showing that Garrigos maintained the choke after the referee referred to as matte (wait), a degree when a judoka is meant to launch a maintain.

Nagayama didn’t agree with the decision to award Garrigos the ippon and refused to shake fingers with the Spaniard or go away the mat. He remained even after the gang started to boo. He appeared to make the hand gestures used to name for a replay overview at one level.

Nagayama ultimately bowed to the mat and stepped down. He remained within the area for an additional minute earlier than lastly leaving.

The loss knocked the two-time world championship bronze medalist out of rivalry for gold in Paris. He will compete within the repechage bout in opposition to Yung-wei Yang of Taiwan later Saturday afternoon.

Garrigos superior to the semifinals.