“It’s difficult to fight against your own people.” Russian Chopanov talks about his victory over his compatriot in the fight for bronze in Tashkent

Russian judoka Murad Chopanov On , he spoke about the emotions linked to the conquest of his compatriot Iago Abouladze in the fight for the bronze medal at the Grand Slam tournament in Tashkent.

On Friday, in the category of less than 66 kg, Chopanov defeated Abuladze, his opponent received “hansoku-make” – disqualification for performing a prohibited and dangerous technique consisting of plunging his head into the ground.

— We train 300 days a year, we know every step by heart. It’s always difficult to fight against yourself. Let’s say it’s unpleasant, but it’s sport. Today it’s me and tomorrow it’s him.

To be honest, I didn’t even understand what the judges were looking at during the fight. I thought the handle was not good. “In the dynamics, I didn’t feel that my opponent’s head touched the ground,” Chopanov said on .

The Russian also spoke about gold in the under 48 kg category Sabina Giliazova . In the decisive battle, she turned out to be stronger than Abiba Abuzhakynova from Kazakhstan.

“Of course, I could have won a Grand Slam gold medal before, but apparently this is my day.” That’s the day I was supposed to receive it. I’m working on the aerial throw, it’s not an accident, but a precise tactic. In the semi-final, I was determined to fight, no matter what, until the end. I managed. As I understand it, we fought for about 30 seconds in Golden Score and I left her.

Somewhere I made tactical errors; I couldn’t stick to tactics everywhere, especially at first. I am satisfied with the final fight. Before the final, I realized that I didn’t feel my nose well, but everything was fine,” Gilyazova said on .

Russian athletes participate in the tournament in neutral status.

Watch the live broadcast of the competition on the “Match!” channel right now. “. Fighter”, the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.