{"id":241898,"date":"2021-07-28T12:38:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=241898"},"modified":"2021-07-28T12:38:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:38:45","slug":"aiming-for-tokyo-first-olympic-medal-for-cuba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/sports\/aiming-for-tokyo-first-olympic-medal-for-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Aiming for Tokyo: First Olympic medal for Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"

Combat sports, without repechage, would have much easier, but less exciting, outcomes. Without them, the definition of the bronze medals would be a tedious procedure and limited to two competitors; with repechage, on the other hand, up to six athletes defeated by the finalists keep their dream alive of getting to the podium.<\/span><\/p>\n

To make it clearer, repechages are nothing more than consolation rounds, which are part of the show at a minimal cost, because in combat modes rarely does a fight go beyond eight or ten minutes. More of the circus!<\/span><\/p>\n

Contrary to what we might think, repechages are nothing new in sport, in fact, this formula began to be used in the Olympics more than 60 years ago. Nor is the methodology to assemble the keys complex, made up of the three athletes who succumbed to the two contenders for the title from round 16 onwards.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those defeated in round 16 and 8 meet in a life-and-death duel, and the winners go on to discuss bronze with the semi-final losers. As we already said, it is a simple procedure but, during the process, those who wait experience high doses of tension and suffering to see if their executioners manage to drag them into a victorious tide.<\/span><\/p>\n