russian judoka Mahmadbek Mahmadbekov told that in the very first attack in the Grand Slam tournament final, his shoulder was cramped.
In the fight for gold in the weight category up to 73 kg, Makhmadbekov was stronger than the Mongolian bronze medalist of the 2020 Olympics Tsogtbaatar Tsend-Ochir.
— You know, we have no principle in judo to do something wrong. This Mongol and I stood before the fight and talked calmly. They looked at us like that. Behind the mat, everyone should be friends. Yes, on the mat – we are rivals, there we have to run and behind the mat we can treat each other normally. I connected like I would any other opponent, there was no difference,” Makhmadbekov said.
– It seemed that it was difficult for you to stand up during the fight.
– Yes, during the first attack, when I threw him, and he wanted to sit on my arm in the stalls. I started to stand against the joint, my shoulder cramped. But the judge doesn’t understand, he says, “Get up, get up,” so I had to sit down for a while. But everything is fine. You know, it’s such a common problem that it wasn’t really a distraction,” he added.
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