Gabriella Wood loses to ex-Euro champ in Olympic judo
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Gabriella Wood of Trinidad and Tobago, left, and Maryna Slutskaya of Belarus compete during their women s +78kg elimination round judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo) -
Judoka Gabriella Wood was eliminated from her opening women’s heavyweight (+78kg) bout at the Nippon Budokan indoor arena in Tokyo on Thursday night.
Up against the more experienced and accomplished Belarusian Maryna Slutskaya, 30, in the round of 32, Wood was pinned just 53 seconds into the first round.
Slutskaya was crowned winner by ippon waza-ari. In judo, a waza-ari is awarded after an action in which the opponent is thrown with control and accuracy or immobilised on the mat for ten seconds.
Репортаж из Nippon Budokan, где на Олимпиаде проходят соревнования по дзюдо
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