Aussie judoka Haecker beaten in tense bout

By Rob Forsaith
Updated July 27 2021 - 4:20pm, first published 4:18pm
Australia's Katharina Haecker (left) has bowed out of judo competition after a round-of-16 defeat.
Australia's Katharina Haecker (left) has bowed out of judo competition after a round-of-16 defeat.

Australian judoka Katharina Haecker has fallen short of the Tokyo Olympics quarter-finals, losing a tense bout in which her opponent was twice penalised for non-combativity.

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