'4 Consecutive Overtime Matches' An Changrim, Defeated at the Final Stage Due to Physical Limits

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[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyun-joo] Judo national representative An Chang-rim failed to advance to the finals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. On the 26th, in the men's 73kg quarterfinals held at the Tokyo Budokan, he lost by penalty after a golden score (overtime) against Shavdatuashvili (Georgia).

Both athletes received one shido each early on in a passive match flow. The match was not decided within the regular 4 minutes and went into overtime. An Chang-rim aggressively attacked his opponent but unfortunately received consecutive shidos and was defeated. In judo, a player who receives three shidos loses the match.

An Chang-rim was physically burdened due to continuous overtime matches. His previous matches against Fabio Basile (Italy) in the round of 32, Hikmatillo Turaev (Uzbekistan) in the round of 16, and Tohar Butbul (Israel) in the quarterfinals all extended into overtime.

At 6:33 PM that day, An Chang-rim will face Rustam Orudzhev (Azerbaijan) to compete for the bronze medal.