Japan judoka Nagayama vexed as referees in Paris admit wrong call but decision stands July 29, 2024 (Mainichi Japan) Japanese version Japan's Ryuju Nagayama lies on his back in a bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos, who won by ippon, at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27 コピーブランド財布  2024. (Mainichi/Yoshiyuki Hirakawa) PARIS (Mainichi) -- Japanese judoka Ryuju Nagayama ブランド激安市場  who claimed a bronze medal in the men's 60-kg event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has been left frustrated over a "wrong" decision in his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos. Nagayama went up against Garrigos on July 27. In a ground technique in the latter half of the bout, Garrigos caught Nagayama in a one-hand chokehold, while Nagayama struggled to hold out. Then, with a minute remaining on the clock ブランドコピー激安  the referee called "mate" (wait) to temporarily stop the contest. But Garrigos appeared to continue his chokehold. Several seconds later, Garrigos was declared the winner by ippon. All Japan Judo Federation's Jun Konno, in charge of athlete development, and Keiji Suzuki, the head coach of the men's judo team, protested to the referees after the bout, but Nagayama was judged to have "fainted" and the decision was not changed. According to the federation, Garrigos continued the chokehold for six seconds after "mate" was called. Reflecting on the moment he "passed out ブランドコピーN級品 " Nagayama said, "I had my fingers in where I was being choked, but then I stopped resisting (upon hearing 'mate') and I was fully taken into the hold." He said that when he heard the ippon call, "Honestly, I didn't realize what had happened." According to Suzuki, the group of referees admitted that it was wrong to have called "mate," indicating that the bout should have gone on, but Nagayama's loss itself was not overturned, and there was reportedly no clear explanation from Garrigos over why he continued the hold after the "mate" call. Suzuki stated, "Is it in accordance with the spirit of judo to continue a chokehold even after 'mate' has been called?" He suggested the call could have significant implications for judoka in their bouts, saying, "The word 'mate' can be either divine or devilish. It seems out of place to say that this (loss for Nagayama) is in accordance with the rules because he was choked and passed out." After the bout, Suzuki encouraged Nagayama スーパーコピー激安  saying, "I'm sorry, this is on us. Prove your strength by winning (in the repechage)." Nagayama then went on to capture the bronze medal. Nevertheless, with a complex expression on his face and his voice halting at times, he said, "I was really aiming for the gold, so it's frustrating." (Japanese original by Shun Iwakabe, Tokyo Sports News Department) Font Size SML Print Go to The Mainichi Home Page Related Articles Latest news on the Olympics & Paralympics How to study advanced English or Japanese with Mainichi articles