There is heartbreak for Ghana in Judo as Kwadwo Anani crashed out after losing to South Korea's Gwak Don-Han in the men's 90kg division.
The 21-year-old African championship silver medalist lost by an Ippon to the Korean on 1:50 seconds of the 5 minutes fight after succumbing to two Waza-aris in less than two minutes.Â
The experienced Korean currently holds the 2020 IJF Gold.
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The Ghana Olympic Committee posted after the fight, "Unfortunately Judoka Kwadwo Anani lost to a more experienced opponent from South Korea. He is young and will learn from this experience to bounce."
Unfortunately Judoka Kwadwo Anani lost to a more experienced opponent from South Korea. He is young and will learn from this experience to bounce back.#Tokyo2020#TeamGhana #AwakeningOfTheDream pic.twitter.com/lxv3zuQnZm
— GHANA OLYMPIC COMMITTEE🇬🇭 (@GhanaOlympic) July 28, 2021
Kwadwo Anani is the first out of Ghanaian's 14 athletes to be kicked out of the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Over in boxing, Samuel Takyi became the latest Ghanaian boxer to win his fight at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after Sulemanu Tetteh.
Samuel Takyi on Wednesday advanced to the quarterfinals of the men's featherweight event with a unanimous decision over Caicedo Carlos from Ecuador.
His victory adds to Sulemanu Tetteh triumph over Dominican Republic’s Rodrigo Marte on Monday.