Well, I promised, I have to say I finally swallowed the opening day, and not I regret it, beautiful, the lighting of the cauldron in Barcelona is still far superior, but let it as a ceremony, as I have heard of the best if not the best.
The morning started well for the English, a well deserved gold for Samuel Ebullient Sanchez, who won the sprint. Then we had the first victory in the history of our country at Badminton in the Olympics, in this case was the hand of our Yoana Martinez, later, Paul Abián, fell defeated in his debut, the truth is that the guy deserved more, but pájaras paid had two faces. Moreover girls basketball lost to the hosts in a match that was always in tow, and our fencer Araceli Navarro, had to lay off the injured Olympic dream. I must say that I also saw men's gymnastics, the English team was eliminated and therefore not go to the end.
Well, now I'll give you the coverage you deserve to Japanese football, judo, lightweights fought today, both in girls as in boys, the first in -48 kg and the latter -60 kg
started with the girls, the first battle fought all the great Japanese champion (twice Olympic champion two second places and 7 world championships), favorítisima gold in Beijing , Ryoko Tani against the U.S. Sayaka Matsumoto, of course, as its name indicates Japan's descent. 32 years on the first, 25 the second. Start the battle, the Japanese took the initiative although both are competing with extreme caution, the minute and soon the Japanese get through the first Yuko osototosi the match, then enter a stage of passivity of the two fighters, though, and for me unfairly penalized the American is the first Sido. Continue the fight, the American Japanese trailer continues, you start to get nervous, the clock forward and see it with few options, the second was for Matsumoto, this time properly applied, blatant lack of fighting, as if a plug of adrenaline had, Matsumoto tries to no avail a good Uchimata released, but it gets to blur. Ends combat, favorite goes smoothly.
I must say that I could only see the picture of Tani and finals in girls, it is clear that the conduct was clear who would win. But as almost always making predictions is bad for the sport, and the Judo more, Tani failed not even get into the fight for medals, signing a 4 th place, breaking the possibility of becoming the first judoka to get 3 golds Olympic. Romanian Dumitru paused before the semi-final and the consolation final to Argentina's Pareto.
is time to discuss the anticipated final, which pitted the Romanian Alina Dumitru (25 years penta champion of Europe and bronze in the World Cup) against the Cuban Yanet Bermoy (20 years, a judoka who surprised the world in 2005 by proclaiming himself the world champion with only 18 years). Stadium authentically decorated in blue and white Romanian Cuban, in the first few seconds we see Bermoy bares his teeth, and is about to go rewarded. Dumitru is placed on the counter, very spirited Cuban starts an attack in which the Romanian responds with obtaining a wazari Tsurikomigoshi. Cuban-load again, but again returned empty handed from an attack with more enthusiasm than tact, the Romanian-goshi haraye makes a spectacular, ending with an ippon and of course the Olympic gold to her. For me it was a fight in which he has earned the brain, not judo, has been a battle in which the Cuban taught Romanian quality and effectiveness set, ten for both competitors no doubt who provided
wonderful spectacle, a penalty has failed have seen in previous rounds.
Well, now we're with kids under 60 kg in this category, the organization is much better behaved and have a stack of fighting, should be borne in mind that girls fell from 16 th-finals and the boys from 32 º, of talking, but it's not too plan to burn the first day of competition. Although the first round were 32 ° end, only two competitors, the Brazilian who won and Ukrainian fought, the challenge came clean to the second round.
The first fight we will talk about is the 16 th of final he faced, the Korean Min-Ho Choi (27 years, world champion and bronze medalist in Athens) against Argentina's Miguel Albarracin (also 2 7 years, American champion), because there really is little to talk about, Korean, very start of the match looked a hole and stuck a seoi-Nague past the Argentine, who failed to see either the "play" and ended on the floor, with an ippon as a house. I was very surprised, it was kind of technique between seoi-guruma Nague and kata.
Now let's talk about one of the great disappointments, at least for me, the battle between Japanese Hiroaki Hiroaka (Asian champion) and American Taraje Williams-Murray (unknown to me only 23 years old) in 16 º-finals. In the early stages the thing was close, several attempts both seoi-Nague highlighting a very good Japanese, which came to nothing. He seemed more active U.S. always looked good grip and began to work from him, but Japan was more effective, Williams noticed and unsuccessfully tried to take the fight to the ground. It succeeded the attacks, but attacks were tested, both had their guard up high. Japanese was admonished for lack of militancy, which responded quickly with a seoi-Nague, which entered the American contreó strong but perfectly, but got no result Aho, or the next entry that made the English-speaking. Fighting broke, the Japanese almost manages to construct a successful Juji-gatame, but stayed in the almost. Finally, the battle resulted in the unjust defeat was a big favorite as Hiroaka, unfair because it was lost by a too rigorous.
In 8 º end we could see the battle between the aforementioned Choi Min-Ho and unpronounceable name Iranian Masoud Haji Zade Akhound (29 years, 3 Asian titles.) It was again seen and unseen, stood Korean, Iranian misled the false-Nague seoi this threw her back and was dragged by a beautiful grove-makikomi, which earned him the ippon in the second minute of combat.
And we go to the semifinals without any major surprises, we will discuss is the one where he fought "our" favorite Korean Min-Ho Choi against Ruben Dutch Houk (29 years and world champion). On paper a semi-final was very difficult for them, nobody would dare to make a pool, but at the very beginning without consequences Choi told snapshots, rose the two, the Korean fixed grip and gave us all a you-guruma than good won an ippon. Magnificent.
Finally the final of the men's -60 kg, faced Korean Min-Ho Choi against Austrian Ludwig Paischer (26 years, European champion and runner-up). The stadium dressed in gala ceremony before the more solemn entry if possible, anticipating a great fight, first contact, this time the Korean acting more cautiously than in previous matches, played the glory, the Austrian touches and play but is unable to master the grip, Choi tries Kouchi-gari but one sees and contrea Paischer without consequences, they neglect both the soil, living a new phase of groping and grabbing that do not set, but then the Korean morote pulled out a large-gari which earned him Olympic gold.
Well, this was the first day for me, no doubt, the big disappointment with Tani, confirmation of the Cuban Bermoy as a great champion in the future and the sensational Choi, who will no doubt be among the top three judokas of these Olympics, if not better.
Many thanks and see if between now and tomorrow I write about the English of -52 and -66.
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