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No, no!
But why ?
There is no reason.
But no, but no, but no, we can't do that.
“With his usual phrasing and his way of igniting comments, Brahim Asloum remained true to his habits during the night from Friday to Saturday for the round of 16 of Frenchman Sofiane Oumiha.
Present in Tokyo as a consultant on France Televisions, the Olympic champion in Sydney in 2000 did not understand the decision of the referee who ended the fight for the silver medalist in Rio in 2016. And did not not failed to say it on the air, for a tasty sequence.
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He can see that he is lucid, the referee asked him if he could react and he reacted.
I do not understand (the end of the fight) sincerely.
We can't do that, what is this arbitration?
Ok he hits the French, it happens to be counted, we have already seen boxers hit and leave.
The referee counts you, you can go up to 8, he asks you if you are conscious and you go back to the fight, that's what Sofiane did.
It is illogical!
And not fair.
What is this decision?
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Sofiane Oumiha UESLEI MARCELINO / AFP
Sofiane Oumiha was eliminated in the round of 16 of the -63 kg boxing tournament, on the referee's stop, a great disappointment for the Frenchman who was aiming for gold before turning professional after the Tokyo Olympics. Oumiha was hit by the American Keyshawn in the second round and counted by the referee, who finally decided that the French was no longer fit to continue, a surprise decision for the French clan.
After the silver medal won in Brazil, the Toulouse lightweight (26) had long wondered about the follow-up to his career. Should he continue his journey in the anonymity of amateur boxing or immediately engage in the glitter of the professional world? The reflection will have lasted a year before a decision which, in the end, was obvious to him. "
I was still young and I said to myself that it was worth continuing the Olympic adventure to go for gold," explained the French (-63 kg) before Tokyo.
This would be the culmination and the reward of all my work for so many years. I know I'm going to have the pressure but I like it, I'm prepared for it and I accept it. It is a sport of challenge and competition and I am a competitor, "he said. His defeat at the start of the Olympic tournament is therefore a huge disappointment for him.