Walsall judo star Emma Reid suffers early Paris 2024 exit
Walsall judo star Emma Reid's Olympic debut came to a swift conclusion with a first round defeat at Paris 2024.
The 29-year-old, gold medallist at Birmingham 2022, was beaten by South Korea’s Yoon Hyunji in the opening round of the under-78kg tournament.
Reid was under pressure after receiving two penalties inside the opening two minutes of the contest, the first for non-combativity and the second for a false attack.
And her Olympics were over when she then received a third penalty during the golden score period.
"It's a frustrating way to lose, especially when I know I could give much more," Reid told BBC Sport.
"I had a good game plan, I just didn't execute as well as I could have done. I was ready and up for it today so disappointed it didn't go my way."
