Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's +75 kg
Men's kumite +75 kg at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Nippon Budokan | ||||||||||||||||
Date | 7 August 2021 | ||||||||||||||||
Competitors | 10 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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List of karateka Qualification | ||
Men | Women | |
kata | kata | |
67 kg | 55 kg | |
75 kg | 61 kg | |
+75 kg | +61 kg | |
The Men's kumite +75 kg competition in Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 7 August 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.[1]
Competition format
The competition began with a two-pool round-robin stage followed by a single elimination stage. Each pool consisted of five athletes, with those positioned 1st and 4th seeded to Pool A, and those positioned 2nd and 3rd to Pool B. The athlete that finished first in Pool A faced the athlete that finished second in Pool B in the semifinals, and vice versa. There were no bronze medal matches in the kumite events. Losers of the semifinals each received a bronze medal.[2]
Schedule
All times are in local time (UTC+9).
Date | Time | Round |
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Saturday, 7 August 2021 | 16:50 19:37 20:05 20:15 |
Pool stage Semifinals Gold medal match Victory ceremony |
Results
Pool stage
- Pool A[3]
Athlete | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Qualification | ||
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Semifinals | ||
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Pool B
Athlete | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Qualification | ||
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Semifinals | ||
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Finals
Semifinals | Gold medal | |||||
A1 ![]() ![]() | 0 | |||||
B2 ![]() | 2 | |||||
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![]() ![]() | 4 | |||||
B1 ![]() | 2 | |||||
A2 ![]() ![]() | 2 | |||||
Reaction
The final bout of the men’s over-75 kilogram kumite was interrupted after the Iranian athlete Sajjad Ganjzadeh was knocked out by his opponent from Saudi Arabia Tareg Hamedi.[6] The judges decision to disqualify Hamedi and crown Ganjzadeh as champion sparked strong reactions around the karate world, such as Karate Combat chief Adam Kovacs calling the bout "robbed",[7] while others pointed out a deeper division and one-sided attacks from other karate organizations.[8]
Notes
References
- ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Karate - Olympic Schedule & Results". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "FAQs" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Standings–Male +75 kg". World Karate Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Ganjzadeh wins karate Olympic gold as opponent disqualified". AlJazeera. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "2020 Summer Olympics — Karate - Olympic Schedule & Results". 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Ganjzadeh wins karate Olympic gold as opponent disqualified". NBC Olympics. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Karate Combat chief says Tareg Hamedi 'robbed of a gold medal' at Olympics, offers rematch". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "What Is Really Wrong With Olympic-Style Karate". Shunryu Martial Arts. Retrieved 25 August 2021.