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Action in the Men's 55 kg and 66 kg weight category in judo took place at the Youth Olympics 2018, which saw the favourites biting the dust in both divisions.
55Kg Men
Gold Medal Contest
Temuujin Ganburged of Mongolia lost to World number two Artsiom Kolasau who won by Ippon, controlling his upper body for more than twenty seconds.
Artsiom Kolasau (2) (BLR) defeated Temuujin Ganburged (6) (MGL) 10s1:0s1
Kolosau speaking to the media said that one of the toughest aspects of the Games so far has been trying to follow his coach’s advice to stay cheerful and relaxed during the competition.
Bronze Medal Contest
Daniel Leutgeb (7) (AUT) defeats Ariel Shulman (11) (ISR) 10:0s1
Oleh Veredyba (10) (UKR) defeats Romain Valadier Picard (FRA) 10:0s3
Important Contests
Earlier in the quarter-finals, the World number one Bryan Garboa suffered a defeat at the hands of Ukranian Veredyba and was later overthrown in 52 seconds by Ariel Shulman of Israel in the repechages to be knocked out from the medal positions.
Quarter-Final: Oleh Veredyba (10) (UKR) defeats Bryan Garboa (1) (ECU) 10:0s1
Quarter-Final: Daniel Leutgeb (7) (AUT) defeats Aleddine Ben Chalbi (3) (TUN) 10:0s1
World number three Ben Chalbi of Tunisia lost to the eventual Bronze medalist Daniel of Australia in the quarters and was ousted by the unseeded French Judoka Romain Valadier Picard after he claimed a Waza-ari.
Repechage: Romain Valadier Picard (FRA) defeats Aleddine Ben Chalbi (3) (TUN) 1s2:0s2
Repechage: Ariel Shulman (11) (ISR) defeats Bryan Garboa (1) (ECU) 10:0
Gold – Artsiom Kolasau (BLR)
Silver – Temuujin Ganburged (MGL)
Bronze - Daniel Leutgeb (AUT) and Oleh Veredyba (UKR)
66kg Men
Vugar Talibov counterattacked Abrek Naguchev to win the Gold under a minute, after being down against the Russian for most periods of the match.
Gold Medal Contest
Vugar Talibov (6) (AZE) defeats Abrek Naguchev (2) (RUS) 10:0
Bronze Medal Contest
In a thrilling Bronze medal encounter, Javier of Spain won against Blanco of Cuba with an Ippon after both gained a Waza-ari in a contest which lasted 150 seconds.
Javier Pena Insausti (7) (ESP) defeats Kimy Bravo Blanco (9) (CUB) 11:1
Antonio Tornal (1) (DOM) defeats Jaykhunbek Nazarov (3) (UZB) 10s1:0s3
Important Contests
World number four Hamza of Macedonia suffered an upset over eventual Bronze medalist Javier of Spain in the quarters and later lost his repechage bout to the unseeded Turpal Djoukaev of Finland to end his campaign without a medal.
Round of 16: Javier Pena Insausti (7) (ESP) defeats Hamza Jashari (4) (MKD) 11:1
World number three Nazarov of Uzbekistan also lost his quarterfinal encounter to Javier of Spain.
Quarter-Final: Javier Pena Insausti (7) (ESP) defeats Jaykhunbek Nazarov (3) (UZB) 10:0s2
World number six Talibov of Azerbaijan upset the World number one Antonio Tornal of Dominica in the semi-finals.
Semi-Final: Vugar Talibov (6) (AZE) defeats Antonio Tornal (1) (DOM) 1s2:0s1
Repechage: Repe Turpal Djoukaev (FIN) defeats Hamza Jashari (4) (MKD) 1:0s1
Gold – Vugar Talibov (AZE)
Silver – Abrek Naguchev (RUS)
Bronze - Javier Pena Insausti (ESP) and Antonio Tornal (DOM)
