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Israel’s Sagi Muki defeated in Olympic judo semi-final

8 August 2016, 10:47 pm Edit

Israeli judoka Sagi Muki is defeated by Azerbaijani Rustam Orujov in the semi-final of of the Olympic men’s lightweight judo competition.

Despite the loss, Muki is still in for a chance to win Israel’s eighth Olympic medal in the games’ history. He will fight Georgia’s Lasha Shavdatuashvili for the bronze medal later tonight.

Israel's Sagi Muki (in blue) competes against Rustam Orujov of Azerbaijan in the semifinals of the men's under 73kg judo competition at the Olympic Games in Rio on August 8, 2016 (screen shot: Channel 56)
Israel’s Sagi Muki (in blue) competes against Rustam Orujov of Azerbaijan in the semifinals of the men’s under 73kg judo competition at the Olympic Games in Rio on August 8, 2016 (screen shot: Channel 56)

Muki advanced to the semi-final earlier this evening by defeating American opponent Nick Delpopolo by an ippon — the highest score in judo, which ends the match.

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