The men's kumite +75 kg competition in Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held on 7 August 2021 at the Nippon Budokan.
Competition format The competition began with a two-pool round-robin stage followed by a single elimination stage. Each pool consisted of five athletes, with those positioned 1st and 4th seeded to Pool A, and those positioned 2nd and 3rd to Pool B. The athlete that finished first in Pool A faced the athlete that finished second in Pool B in the semifinals, and vice versa. There were no bronze medal matches in the kumite events. Losers of the semifinals each received a bronze medal.
Schedule All times are in local time (UTC+9). Date Time RoundSaturday, 7 August 2021 16:5019:3720:0520:15 Pool stageSemifinalsGold medal matchVictory ceremony
Results Pool stage Pool A
AthleteQualification33006Semifinals32014 3102230030Jonathan Horne withdrew due to injury.00000
Pool B AthleteQualification43107Semifinals4211542024 4112340131
Finals
Reaction The final bout of the men's over-75 kilogram kumite ended after Iranian Sajjad Ganjzadeh was knocked out by his opponent, Saudi Tareg Hamedi.
The judges' decision to disqualify Hamedi and crown Iranian Sajjad Ganjzadeh as champion as he was being removed from the arena on a stretcher sparked strong reactions around the karate world.
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References
External links Seeding and competition format Complete Results book of Karate Event in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games