Video of German coach slapping judo Olympian before match draws mixed reactions
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Martyna Trajdos, the German Olympian in the viral video, is quick to defend her coach. See what she has to say about the incident HERE:
Sport fans are either amused or shocked over the viral video featuring German judoka Martyna Trajdos in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Her coach was caught on camera slapping and shaking her before her match against Hungary's Szofi Ozbas in the Round of 32 match in the women's 63kg category.
The International Judo Federation (IJF) denounced what the German coach did to his athlete.
In a Tweet the organization said, “The IJF addressed a serious official warning towards the German coach, concerning the bad behaviour he showed during the competition. Judo is an educational sport and as such cannot tolerate such behaviour, which goes against the judo moral code. #respect”
The IJF addressed a serious official warning towards the German coach, concerning the bad behaviour he showed during the competition. Judo is an educational sport and as such cannot tolerate such behaviour, which goes against the judo moral code. #respect
-- Judo (@Judo) July 28, 2021
Meanwhile, the pre-fight ritual of Martyna Trajdos and her coach drew mixed reactions from netizens.
Source: martyna_trajdos (IG)
Please ban coaching from judo, it's getting pathetic, behaviours of coaches are againt judo's spirit, now occurs with young competitors and parents everybody shouts on the tatami's side, it's a real shame, time to prove there's still and ethic in that martial art.
-- Alex Ambert (@AmbertAlex) July 28, 2021
"bad behaviour" it's a ritual nothing else.
-- Drrrago (@DerEchteDrrrago) July 28, 2021
what a joke
For her part, Maryna issued a statement via her Instagram account and defended her coach.
She explained, “Look's like this was not hard enough ☺️🙊🙈!
“I wish I could have made a different headline today 😢.
“As I already said that's the ritual which I chose pre competition !
“My coach is just doing what I want him to do to fire me up!”
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