The 32-year-old was eliminated in the round of 32 after being beaten by Hungarian Szofi Ozbas
But Trajdos took to Instagram to defender her coach and insisted he was only doing what she had asked of him.
Alongside a video of the ritual, she wrote: Looks like this was not hard enough! I wish I could have made a different headline today. As I already said that’s the ritual which I chose pre competition ! My coach is just doing what I want him to do to fire me up!
She also posted on her Instagram story: Don t worry guys! That s the ritual which I chose before fights. My coach is just doing what I want him to do to fire me up!
Japan, France grab judo golds at Tokyo Olympics (updated)
Xinhua
28 Jul 2021, 07:18 GMT+10
TOKYO, July 27 (Xinhua) Takanori Nagase of Japan claimed victory in men s -81kg category, winning the host nation s fifth gold in judo at Tokyo Olympics, while French judoka Clarisse Agbegnenou dominated in women s -63kg on Tuesday. In men s -81kg final, Nagase scored a waza-ari over Saeid Mollaei of Mongolia with a golden score, while Shamil Borchashvili of Austria and Matthias Casse of Belgium gained bronze medals in the category. I have experienced many setbacks in the past five years, said Nagase, who settled for a bronze at Rio 2016. Experiencing such setbacks made me improve and grow. That was why I was able to gain the gold medal today.