Tokyo 2020: the alleged rivals of our judoists
By now, the names of all the judoists who will participate in Tokyo 2020 are already known. In this article, we will tell you about the alleged rivals of our representatives.
According to the rules of this sport, 8 athletes who have taken high positions in contrast to others are selected before the draw and their places in the groups are determined. Group" A "will include judosites 1 and 8, group" B "4 and 5, group" C "2 and 7, group" D " 3 and 6. According to the final rating of the International Judo Federation, 4 of our representatives: Sharofiddin Lutfillaev (-60 kg), Sardor Nurillaev (-66 kg), Sharofiddin Boltaboev (-81 kg) and Davlat Bobonov (-90 kg) entered this eight.
-60 kg:
Group " A "
Robert Mshvidobadze (Russia)
Unknown opponent
Jung Wei Yang (Chinese Taipei)
Unknown opponent
Group " B "
Francisco Garrigos (Spain)
Unknown opponent
Sharofiddin Lutfillaev (Uzbekistan)
Unknown opponent
Group " C”
Naohisa Takato (Japan)
Unknown opponent
Luhumi Chkhvimiani (Georgia)
Unknown opponent
Group " D”
Eldos Smetov (Kazakhstan)
Unknown opponent
Kim Won-jin (Yu.Korea)
Unknown opponent
-66 kg:
Group " A”
Manuel Lombardo (Italy)
Unknown opponent
Sardor Nurillaev (Uzbekistan)
Unknown opponent
Group " B”
Hifumi Abe (Japan)
Unknown opponent
Bashu Endonperenlei (Mongolia)
Unknown opponent
Group " C”
An Baul (Yu.Korea)
Unknown opponent
Alberto Gaitero (Spain)
Unknown opponent
Group " D”
Vazha Margvelashvili (Georgia)
Unknown opponent
Baruch Shmayilov (Israel)
Unknown opponent
-81 kg:
Group " A”
Matthias Casse (Belgium)
Unknown opponent
Alan Khubetsov (Russia)
Unknown opponent
Group " B”
Vedat Albayrak (Turkey)
Unknown opponent
Frank de Wit (Netherlands)
Unknown opponent
Group " C”
Sagi Muki (Israel)
Unknown opponent
Sharofiddin Boltaboev (Uzbekistan)
Unknown opponent
Group " D”
Tato Grigalashvili (Georgia)
Unknown opponent
Said Mullai (Mongolia)
Unknown opponent
-90 kg:
Group " A”
Nikoloz Sherazadishvili (Spain)
Unknown opponent
Mikhail Igolnikov (Russia)
Unknown opponent
Group " B”
Lasha Bekauri (Georgia)
Unknown opponent
Davlat Bobonov (Uzbekistan)
Unknown opponent
Group " C”
Noel Van End (Netherlands)
Unknown opponent
Ivan Morales (Cuba)
Unknown opponent
Group " D”
Christian Totz (Hungary)
Unknown opponent
Nemanja Maidov (Serbia)
Unknown opponent
Thanks to this, it is possible to form a drawing scheme and determine the prospective competitors of judoists before the final. The winners of groups " A " and "B", " C " and " D " will go to the tatami in the semifinals against each other. These judoists will start their participation from the second round and, most likely, will meet their selected opponent in the quarterfinals.
After the draw ceremony ,the "unknown opponents" will become known. However, there is a high probability that the selected judoists from the group can fight against each other in the quarterfinals. Of course, the mentors of our national team prepare their wards according to this scheme. They try to work on their supposed opponents and try tactics against them.
Our representatives, who were not included in the eight, will also fight for the victory. The difference is that the four Uzbek judoists who made it to the top eight will not fight relatively strong opponents in the first stage. They also know which side of the draw they will have to go through to the final, which is an advantage for them.
Of course, we wish only success and new victories to our representatives. In particular, before the start of Tokyo 2020, judoists managed to win a record number of licenses in the history of the country. Now it remains to update the number of medals. Hajime!
