Judoka Garima Choudhary bows out of Asian Games

Indian judoka Garima Choudhary bowed out of the Asian Games after losing in the women's 70kg pre-quarterfinal

Hangzhou: Indian judoka Garima Choudhary bowed out of the Asian Games after losing in the women’s 70kg pre-quarterfinal by Ippon to Ryoko Salinas of Phillipines at the Asian Games here on Monday.

The 23-year-old Salinas knocked down Garima 10-0s1 in just two minutes and two seconds in elimination round.

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This was Garima’s third appearance in the event. She had lost in the repechage round in 2010 while in 2018 (Jakarta) she went down in in the pre-quarter finals.

Ippon is a move in which a judoka throws their opponent to the mat with considerable force and speed so that the opponent lands on their back.

An ippon is also awarded when a contestant immobilizes his opponent with a grappling hold-down for 20 seconds, or when an opponent gives up.