They are there ! The 3 best fighters on the planet meet in the ½ final of the Olympic Games. The only one missing is Nishimura, beaten at the last second by a Mawashi from Hungarian Harspataki, Olympic No.10, the surprise of these ½ finals.
The Samurai Aghayev is in good shape. Dodging like in the good old days, he is in place ! He will fight the Hungarian in the ½ final, after dominating his 16-year-old younger brother, Azhikanov, and losing against Busa (1-3), hence his 2nd place in the pool.
For his part, Ukrainian Stanislav Horuna did the job, no more, no less, but calm and in control, dominating Scott and Nishimura 2-1. He will face Busa, who scared himself by losing to Azhikanov, in the ½ final. Hot !
By Ludovic Mauchien / Photo : Kphotos
Pool A
Ken Nishimura (Jpn), Thomas Scott (USA), Abdalla Abdelaziz (Egy), Gabor Harspataki (Hon), Stanislav Horuna (Ukr)
Ranking
1. Horuna, 5 pts
2. Nishimura, 4 pts
3. Scott, 4 pts
4. Harspataki, 5 pts
5. Abdelaziz, 0 pts
The fights
Nishimura b. Scott, 2-0
Harspataki b. Abdelaziz, 2-2 (Senshu)
Horuna b. Nishimura, 2-1
Scott b. Harspataki, 8-3
Nishimura b. Abdelaziz, 8-7
Horuna b. Scott, 2-1
Horuna vs Harspataki, 0-0
Scott b. Abdelaziz, 7-6
Harspataki b. Nishimura, 3-1
Abdelaziz b. Horuna, 4-1
Pool B
Luigi Busa (Ita), Rafael Aghayev (Aze), Tsuneari Yahiro (Aus), Nurkanat Azhikanov (Kaz), Noah Bitsch (Ger)
Ranking
1. Aghayev, 6 pts
2. Busa, 4 pts
3. Azhikanov, 4 pts
4. Bitsch, 2 pts
5. Yahiro, pts
The fights
Azhikanov b. Yahiro, 6-3
Aghayev b. Bitsch, 2-1
Busa b. Yahiro, 5-0
Bitsch b. Azhikanov, 3-3 (Senshu)
Aghayev b. Yahiro, 5-0
Azhikanov b. Busa, 2-0
Busa b. Bitsch, 2-2 (Senshu)
Aghayev b. Azhikanov, 3-1
Bitsch b. Yahiro, 8-3
Aghayev Busa
