European Judo Championships live: Willems wins first round, Duyck and Corrao eliminated in second round

Immediately after his camp we meet a disappointed Jarne Duyck in front of our camera:

“I knew my opponent from a training camp, knew that the match would be tough and that his left sleeve was extremely important. In the beginning I could grab him well, but attacking was difficult,” Duyck himself analyzes.

“I am quite big, which means that the opposition usually has more strength than I do. Conditionally I am strong, so I wanted to make the match as long as possible. Then I make a stupid mistake in the Golden Score and it is of course the end.” story.”

“I wanted to attack so as not to get a second punishment, but my effort wasn’t good enough. I also thought that the ground fight had already started (when the ground fight starts, you can no longer score with a throw), but that wasn’t it case. My opponent follows smartly and still throws me.”

“Of course I dreamed of a podium, but above all I wanted to show that I am worthy of being here. I came here to fight a good battle against the top 8, but it ends in the second round. This result is So it’s a disappointment.”