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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Israeli judo federation says Gerbi match was skewed toward Brazil
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael’s judo federation is formally complaining about the referees’ calls in the matchup between Israel’s Yarden Gerbi and Brazil’s Mariana Silva earlier today.
The match went into golden time, and, according to Israeli officials, the referee of the contest ignored Silva’s passivity and an almost certain yuko, a move that grants a point — and would have won Gerbi the match — during the over-time.
The head of the Israeli judo federation, Moshe Ponti, called the head of the International Judo Federation, Marius Vizer.
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