Michel Augusto twisks his foot, loses his bronze at the judo World Cup and is charged by an opponent

He made very close to climbing the podium on the first day of the World Judo Championship, played in Budapest, at. However, the 20 -year -old Paulista, from the 60kg category, suffered a sprain on his right foot in the bronze medal dispute and was eventually surpassed by Mongolia’s Yolk Kazirbyek at the punishments.

Both were looking for an unprecedented medal in worlds and Fair Play ended up marking the decision. The Mongol judoka exchanged the celebration of the unprecedented achievement for praise attitude. As soon as the referee gave the third and decisive Shido, the Brazilian went to the ground, unable to stand because of the foot pain. Kazirbyek put Michel Augusto on his back, carrying him on his way to medical attention.

Playing a World Cup for the second time in his career, stopping in the round of 16, the Sesi athlete began the fight seeking more combat and quickly the Mongol suffered a shid for lack of combativity. With less than two minutes came equality in punishments. Kazirbyek forced the turn and left Michel Augusto under pressure.

The Golden Score began with the most vibrant Brazilian, but in an attempt to fit a blow, ended up hurting his foot. He was sitting for a while, accusing the pain. Unable to step on the floor, he ended up losing through the punishments.

Michel Augusto began his trajectory at the World Cup with three consecutive wins. Third place in the world ranking, the Brazilian debuted straight in the second round. And defeated Armenian Ashik Andreyan by IPPon. In the round of 16, he surpassed Mongolia’s Ariunbord Enkhtaivan, also by Ippon, this time at the Golden Score. The rival was runner-up in 2022.

Following, in the quarterfinals, Augusto defeated Marton Andrasi by Yuko, ensuring a place in the semifinal. But despite the package, it was beaten by Japanese Nakayama Ryuju, number two of the ranking, by Yuko. With the defeat, he entered the dispute for the bronze medal.