Boxing: Ammar Riad Abduljabbar missed semi-finals and Olympic medal

Heavyweight Ammar Riad Abduljabbar has entered the semi-final at the Olympic Boxing Tournament in Tokyo and thus a medal. The 25-year-old (up to 91 kg / Hamburg) lost on Friday in the round of the last eight against the top-set World Champion Muslim Gadschimagomedov (ROC) with 0: 5 after points.

"It was a tough fight, he was a bit better," said Abduljabbar. DBV sports director Michael Müller also attested the native Iraqer a "excellent performance", but actually the late starter against the Russian favorite had no chance.

Thus, the German Box Association (DBV) is empty at the games in Japan. Nadine Apetz had missed the quarter-finals in the world weight (up to 69 kg) and had failed as well as Hamsat Shadalov in the featherweight (up to 57 kg) in the first fight.

Olympia: "World tip almost reached"

Nevertheless, Müller spoke of a "very pleasing balance" as it has given "very scarce" and from his point of view so many questionable judgment. "We almost reached the world tip," said the sports director: "Until Paris, we will make this step."

By canceling the Olympic qualification in June in Paris by the Boxing Task Force of the International Olympic Committee, you also have "very excellent athletes" in the hindquarters that were not allowed to start in Tokyo, supplemented Müller.

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