The men's 81 kg judo competition at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held on 28 August 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.[1][2]
Japan's Aramitsu Kitazono was scheduled to compete in the round of 16 event of the men's 81 kg category. However, he was forced to withdraw at the last minute two days before his scheduled event after sustaining injuries to his head and legs during an accident which happened on 26 August 2021 at the Paralympics athletes village.[3] It was revealed that Aramitsu was hit by an e-Pallette driverless vehicle when he was walking on the Pedestrian crossing and the vehicle was blamed for its technical fault.[4] His opponent Dmytro Solovey of Ukraine automatically qualified to the quarterfinals as a result of Aramitsu's late withdrawal.
Results
Bracket
Repechage
References
- ^ "Judo – Competition Schedule" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Judo – Men -81 kg – Entry List by Event" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 25 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Athlete hit by self-driving car is out of Games | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". NHK WORLD. Archived from the original on 2021-08-29. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "Japanese judoka hit by self-driving vehicle inside Paralympic Village". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ "Judo – Men -81 kg – Official Communication – Judo weigh-in Men -81kg" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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