She lost for the first time in 5 years: the 2020 Olympic champion threw a tantrum after being eliminated from the 2024 Olympics. Photos and videos

Japanese judoka Uta Abe couldn't contain her emotions after her sensational elimination from the 2024 Olympics, which are currently taking place in Paris. The 24-year-old athlete, who defended the title of Tokyo 2020 champion in the weight category of up to 52 kilograms, unexpectedly lost in the 1/8 finals.

Abe made it through the first round of the competition but then failed to cope with Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova, to whom she lost with a score of 1:10. After the Japanese woman realized the defeat and the crash of her Olympic hopes, she had a real hysteria.

The athlete burst into tears on her coach's shoulders and did not want to leave the platform for a long time. The audience tried to support Abe and gave her a standing ovation. This defeat was the first for the Japanese judoka since November 2019, when she lost to her French opponent at the home Grand Slam in Osaka.

Keldiyorova unexpectedly became an Olympic champion, bringing Uzbekistan its first medal of Paris 2024. In the final of the tournament, she defeated Distrija Krasniqi from Kosovo.

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