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Angry because of being hit, Guram Tushishvili retaliated against home boxer Teddy Riner, leading to losing the chance to compete for a medal.
Georgian boxer committed an act of unfair play and was condemned by viewers in the quarter-final match of the men's 100kg class.
After Riner, the 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion, performed an Ippon to win, Tushishvili reacted angrily. He kicked Riner in the groin, then pushed his opponent to the floor.
Riner then fell to the floor. Tushishvili walked over, stood over his opponent, pointed at Riner, and said something. In the stands, the fans booed the Georgian boxer.
TV channels and commentators said Tushishvili's actions were "scandalous" and predicted he would be banned from competing.
Indeed, the referees showed Tushishvili a red card and disqualified him. Because of this punishment, the Georgian boxer was not allowed to participate in the losers bracket matches for the bronze medal and could not participate in the mixed team event as he had registered on August 3. In other words, the Olympics were over for Tushishvili and he faced an even heavier punishment.
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has condemned Tushishvili's actions. "What the Georgian judoka has done goes against the spirit of judo," the IJF said in a statement. "Tushishvili will be banned from all international judo competitions until the IJF Disciplinary Commission makes a final decision. We will conduct further investigations to determine what happened."
Tushishvili won a silver medal in the 100kg judo category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, losing to Lukas Krpalek (Czech Republic) in the final. The 29-year-old has competed in international youth tournaments since 2011 and has been a professional since 2018. Tushishvili was a world and European champion, but lacked control in this match.
Meanwhile, Riner is considered a living legend of judo. After eliminating Tushishvili, he continued to defeat Temur Rakhimov (Tajikistan) and Kim Min-jong (South Korea) to win his third Olympic gold medal in the 100kg judo category. Riner has won the world championship 11 times and the European championship five times.
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