Canadian judoka Antoine Valois-Fortier out of Olympic medal hunt
Bronze medallist from 2012 loses to world champion Takanori Nagase in repechage
By Doug Harrison and Jonathan Rumley, CBC Sports
Antoine Valois-Fortier, who won a bronze medal for Canada at the 2012 London Olympics, won't get a chance to repeat that feat, losing to world champion Takanori Nagase of Japan in the repechage.
Earlier on Tuesday, the 26-year-old Valois-Fortier lost in the quarter-finals of the men's under-81 kilogram division.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAN?src=hash">#CAN</a> Antoine Valois-Fortier fails to advance in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Judo?src=hash">#Judo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/JAoL0ve2RK">https://t.co/JAoL0ve2RK</a> <a href="https://t.co/5ar2Ad0t1s">https://t.co/5ar2Ad0t1s</a>
—@CBCOlympicsAlthough that eliminated Valois-Fortier from contention for either a gold or silver medal, he could have advanced to a bronze medal showdown against Italian Matteo Marconcini with a victory over Nagase.
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAN?src=hash">#CAN</a> Antoine Valois-Fortier falls in the quarter-finals to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RUS?src=hash">#RUS</a> in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Judo?src=hash">#Judo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/JAoL0ve2RK">https://t.co/JAoL0ve2RK</a> <a href="https://t.co/8hcfIchc9w">https://t.co/8hcfIchc9w</a>
—@CBCOlympics<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAN?src=hash">#CAN</a> Antoine Valois-Fortier wins by penalty in the Round of 16 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Judo?src=hash">#Judo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/Y69B743SBc">https://t.co/Y69B743SBc</a> <a href="https://t.co/CU2o9mW1KL">https://t.co/CU2o9mW1KL</a>
—@CBCOlympics<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CAN?src=hash">#CAN</a> Antoine Valois-Fortier picks up the victory over <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FRA?src=hash">#FRA</a> in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Judo?src=hash">#Judo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rio2016?src=hash">#Rio2016</a> <a href="https://t.co/JAoL0ve2RK">https://t.co/JAoL0ve2RK</a> <a href="https://t.co/gthEJ36Hh8">https://t.co/gthEJ36Hh8</a>
—@CBCOlympicsValois-Fortier entered the Summer Games as one of Canada's best shots at a medal after winning bronze four years ago in London.
Valois-Fortier is No. 3 in the world in his weight class, according to the Canadian Olympic Team.