‘It is an absolute privilege to be here. I done my best and my best wasn’t good enough today’
Ireland's Aidan Walsh was warned for holding during his defeat to Makan Traore of France in Paris at the Olympic Games. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho
Walsh easily won the first round on all the judge’s cards and was afterwards perplexed as to why the second round went 4-1 against him. The points deduction happened in round three with Traore winning the bout 29-27, 29-27, 28-28, 29-27, 29-27. “I was shocked when I heard . I was just happy with the performance. I know I got a warning for holding,” said Walsh “I know it has been a thing over the last few months, but I have been doing that all my career, hitting and holding. It just seems to be over the past few months that they seem to be dampening down on it a wee bit. You usually get away with three or four warnings before you get a proper warning. I don’t know.
“I didn’t really know,” said the 27-year-old. “I felt when you usually win the first round clear you win the second round if you keep doing what you are doing.”
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