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Olympic Taekwondo Suzuki Ricardo defeated No Japanese medal

7/25/2021, 11:16:00 AM

[NHK] Ricardo Suzuki, who participated in the Taekwondo Men's 68kg class for the first time at the Tokyo Olympics, was eliminated in the first round.


Ricardo Suzuki, who made his first appearance in the Taekwondo Men's 68kg class at the Tokyo Olympics, was eliminated in the first round.

In the Taekwondo Men's 68kg class held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba City, Ricardo Suzuki, who participated for the first time, played against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the first round.



Suzuki will be led by the opponents one after another from the first round.



In the second round as well, he couldn't make a strong kick to bring it into close quarters, and at the end of this round he was defeated by a difference of 2 to 22 and 20 points.



This Bosnia and Herzegovina player lost in the semi-finals and could not make it to the repechage, and Suzuki was decided to lose the first round.



With this, the results of all four Japanese athletes who participated in Taekwondo were decided, and it was not the first time in five tournaments to win a medal since the 2000 Sydney Games.

Ricardo Suzuki "I'm sorry I couldn't produce results"

Ricardo Suzuki, who lost in the first round of the Taekwondo men's 68 kg class, said, "The tournament has been postponed for one year and I have been working hard during that period. rice field.



On the 24th, his brother Sergio was eliminated in the first round in the men's 58 kg class.



Ricardo said, "My brother supported me without showing any regrets. I want to make use of this loss and do my best to participate in the next Olympics."