Akaki Japaridze has a ban for life. He fights no more in the dex="0" data-tooltip-term="Judo" data-tooltip-explanation="Judo is a sport from Japan. People fight without weapons. You throw your rival to the ground.">judo league. The German judo group decides this. The athlete from Georgia attacks his rival Timo Cavelius. This happens after a match in September.
Japaridze hits 3 times with his fist. He breaks the jaw of Timo Cavelius. Cavelius goes to the hospital. He has a bad injury and misses the world championship. Japaridze says later: My rival uses bad words. Cavelius says no to this.
There are more legal steps now. The police in Germany look at the case too. The judo group says: Such force fits not our rules. Japaridze loses his win point now.
