{
  "id": 11125574,
  "title": "Ippon agony: Judoka Amir lets Japan star escape at Asian Games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/ippon-agony-judoka-amir-lets-japan-star-escape-at-asian-games",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T06:33:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2026/10/1545375/ippon-agony-judoka-amir-lets-japan-star-escape-asian-games"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Malaysian judoka Amir Daniel Abdul Majeed narrowly missed a historic upset against reigning world runner-up Sotaro Fujiwara in the men's under-81kg category at the Asian Games in Aichi, Japan. Amir came within one second of securing an ippon, the highest scoring move in judo, by holding Fujiwara for 19 seconds, but the Japanese judoka broke free just short of the required 20 seconds. Fujiwara then executed an ippon throw, ending Amir's challenge and denying him a spot in the quarter-finals. Despite the close call, Amir admitted that a last-second tactical shift was the reason for his defeat, emphasizing the importance of learning from the experience for his Olympic dreams.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}