For unsportsmanlike conduct
Georgian judoka disqualified from the Olympics
Georgian judoka Guram Tushishvili has been disqualified from the Olympic Games after a heated quarter-final duel with France's gold medal hopeful Teddy Riner.
Riner had thrown the 29-year-old on his back and defeated him by ippon. Tushishvili had then brought the Frenchman down with his legs and bent over him. When Riner tried to get up, the Georgian knocked him over again with his hips.
Whistling in the stands
The Olympic organizers announced that Tushishvili had been disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct and would therefore not be able to continue fighting for bronze in the hope round. The audience in the Champ de Mars arena had previously whistled for the Tokyo 2021 Olympic silver medallist.
Riner is one of the biggest stars in the French Olympic team. He won gold in the singles at the 2012 Games in London and 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, and three years ago in Tokyo with the team. He has also been world champion eleven times. At the opening ceremony of his home games, the 35-year-old lit the Olympic flame together with former athlete Marie-José Pérec
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