2004 Olympic Judo - Part 2. The Heavyweights
The first Olympic Games on DVD, Athens 2004 contains numerous new features, including flashback stories and profiles of the great fighters, archive footage from previous Olympics and World Championships, separate opening and closing sequences, direct access to every category and final, and every story told in a unique style.
Price : £15.45
Region : PAL DVD only
Running Time : 115 minutes
Language : English
Order Code : A04OLD2
Undefeated on the world and Olympic stage, Kosei Inoue (JPN) – at just 26, is already considered one of judo’s most exciting fighters ever.
In part two of Fighting Films’ 2004 Olympic Games coverage from Athens, Greece, see if Inoue is able to defend his 2000 Olympic crown and add to his three world championship gold medals.
But lying in wait in the second round is the one man who can beat him – his bogeyman Antal Kovacs (HUN). Surely nothing will stop Inoue if he can overcome Kovacs?
Will the –81kgs see a re-match of the worlds final between Florian Wanner (GER) and Sergei Aschwanden (SUI), or could there be an upset?
Who could predict the –90kgs category, with double world finalist Zurab Zviadauri (GEO), 2001 World Champion Frederic Demontfaucon (FRA), 2003 World Champion Hee Tae Hwang (KOR) and defending Olympic Champion Mark Huizinga (NED) all taking to the mat?
The +100kgs promises to be a fascinating category with the Japanese entering the stylish "100kgs fighter, Keiji Suzuki - the defending Open Weight World Champion.
In the women’s categories the four times World Champion Noriko Anno (JPN) is bidding for the only title that eludes her in the "78kgs, while the favourite in the "70kgs has to be Japan’s defending World Champion Masae Ueno.
And can anyone stop China’s dominance of the heavyweight women’s category?
All these talking points and many more are answered in this action packed DVD.
With hundreds of slow motion replays from multiple camera angles, and direct access to categories and finals, this is a must for players and coaches alike.
Commentary by Neil Adams MBE
DVD: PAL/NTSC
Screen Format - Ratio 4:3