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Lukas Krpalek won a historic medal for Czech Republic
23 Aug 2016 21:55
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Lukas Krpalek was one of the nicest surprises of the Olympic Games tournament U100kg. We knew he could do it, he was world champion in 2014 and double Junior World Champion like Teddy Riner. Also he was the tallest of the field, but we hadn’t seen him too much and the Europeans weren’t a success, but at 11 August everything found its place.
Krpalek: "Many people told me, 'Lukas, you will be champion, you will be champion'. That was very hard. A lot of people in Czech Republic had huge expectations. I am the No.1 in Czech Republic and I am a legend in judo at home. I was also world champion before."
But that day everything went well, or…
"In the first round and in the second round I did not feel so good. Every match was so hard, but the first and the second match were even harder, because I fought with small guys and I don't like that."
It’s a unique medal for your country Czech Republic
"I am very proud that I could win the first medal for Czech judo, the gold medal. It is amazing."
You dedicated your medal to your friend, fellow judoka Alexandr Jurecka (CZE), who died in a diving accident in September 2015 in Italy
"In the last two matches I thought so strongly about my friend. I can't lose the match. I was thinking about him the whole day and especially in the last two matches. I had his picture with me all the time."
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