@mcSHTT I believe from watching the video the Korean Judoka was using the outside boundary to impede Saito's progresss and hinder the whole competition. In the end the Korean for some reason was un-happy so the ref, with Saito's complaints gave him the match.
Cho got called for a false attack which he disagreed with and then refused to fight in the last few seconds and took another penalty walking out of bounds giving Saito the match.
No, he got a shido for a fake attack, it was his 3rd fake attack on the match, it was well deserved... In the heat of the moment we sometimes don't realize the things we do.. He certainly thought better after watching the video tape of this fight. It was a great show of lack of sportsmanship!
That was the first time I saw Saito San fighting timid! It could be because no gold medals for the Japanese that year (beside Saito's) or it could be because Cho broke Saito's arm in the 1985 worlds. That was a shame how Saito won but only Saito back then could pull off something like that. You never see a Japanese gesturing to the ref like he did now it's a common thing with the Japanese team especially after Saito became the head coach.
今思えばこの試合は斎藤さんからしたら自らの柔道人生を懸けたものだった気がする。
このあとすぐ引退をされるワケだけど古傷である右膝靭帯のケガはもうパンク寸前だったはずだし、１４０キロ以上の身体を支えるのは右膝靭帯には相当な負担だったはずだからね。
それだけでも相当な負担なのにあのソウルでの反日感情渦巻く異様な雰囲気に相手は因縁のチョウ。
更には日本柔道は斎藤さん以外は総崩れで金メダル無しの危機まで迫る厳しい中での金メダルは柔道の日本の金メダルの中で最も美しいものでした。
@mcSHTT I believe from watching the video the Korean Judoka was using the outside boundary to impede Saito's progresss and hinder the whole competition. In the end the Korean for some reason was un-happy so the ref, with Saito's complaints gave him the match.
Cho got called for a false attack which he disagreed with and then refused to fight in the last few seconds and took another penalty walking out of bounds giving Saito the match.
Damn ... Saito San is faaaat! 150kgs at his heaviest! THATS INCREDIBLE for such a small man (in height).
No, he got a shido for a fake attack, it was his 3rd fake attack on the match, it was well deserved... In the heat of the moment we sometimes don't realize the things we do.. He certainly thought better after watching the video tape of this fight. It was a great show of lack of sportsmanship!
I think they had a couple of draws...
That was the first time I saw Saito San fighting timid! It could be because no gold medals for the Japanese that year (beside Saito's) or it could be because Cho broke Saito's arm in the 1985 worlds. That was a shame how Saito won but only Saito back then could pull off something like that. You never see a Japanese gesturing to the ref like he did now it's a common thing with the Japanese team especially after Saito became the head coach.
lol that happened to me before, so i got pissed and ipponed him
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what a ugly fight