A ‘devastated’ Eumir Marcial suffers a unanimous decision loss to a younger and taller foe from Uzbekistan in the Paris Olympics, ending hopes of improving on his bronze finish in the Tokyo Games
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That was how much it pained Marcial as he bid his medal hopes goodbye after losing his opening bout in the men’s 80kg class to Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullaev.in the Tokyo Games three years ago, Marcial instead got dealt a unanimous decision defeat by the younger and taller Khabibullaev in their round of 16 bout.
“Not many people know but behind the scenes, I sustained an injury two weeks leading up to this match that prevented me to move and do my usual training, which also affected my mental strength and overall performance,” he said.
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