The world champion lost already in the second round of the Tel Aviv Grand Slam and will not meet the Iranian Said Moulay, who made history and won his first battle on Israeli soil
Shoshi knocks down Muki.
big disappointment
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Courtesy of the Judo Association
The second day of the Tel Aviv Grand Slam in judo opened this morning (Friday) with great disappointment after
Sagi Muki
was eliminated in his first fight against the Belgian Sami Shoshi.
"It's not easy to be knocked out, but losses are part of the way," Muki said after the second-round fight, to which he automatically qualified.
"My most important goal is the Olympics. It sucks that it happened in the country, because I wanted to succeed. Sami and I are good friends, he visited me, ate a Friday meal with us. On the mat everyone wants to win and it's a war. There are lots of background noises from all directions, part of the job "It's an athlete to know how to neutralize the noise and be focused. I really wanted to meet Moulay in battle but that's fate. Maybe one day it will happen."
The Iranian who represents Mongolia,
Said Moulay
, made history when he went up to the battle on Israeli soil against Takaev from Azerbaijan in the second round up to 81 kg, and won the iPhone on the way to the third round.
Men
Up to 81 kg.
Dylan Rachister
opened the day with a loss in the first round to Brazilian Joao Macedo. 19-year-old Segev Ben Harush could have made history if he had beaten Zalim Takaev from Azerbaijan and advanced to the second round against Said Moulay, However, he received an iPhone and was eliminated. The
final
went up to the second round after a victory over Terence Kwamba Magbon.
Sagi Muki
was eliminated in the first battle.
Up to 73 kg. Purity BUTBUL
climbed to the third round with victory Boozari Eric is British, and he will meet with Alonso Wong Peruvian.
Oron Giner
beat the rival Polish and rose to the second round.
Ido Levin
, aged 21, was eliminated in the first, as well as
Jonathan Elbaz
.
women
Up to 70 kg. Shaked Amichai was
eliminated in the iPhone by the Brazilian portal already around the first.
Up to 63 kg.
Inbal Shemesh, Gili Sharir, Paz Leibel will compete.
