By AFP:

Furious Lebanese judoka Nacif Elias accused Argentine opponent Emmanuel Lucenti of gamesmanship after he was disqualified for an illegal armlock (Waki Gatame) at the Olympics on Tuesday.

Elias, a Brazilian fighting for Lebanon, was forced into a humble apology following a stunning tantrum when he was knocked out of the under-81kg category for a move on Lucenti that judges deemed illegal.

The move Elias did and the banned Waki Gatame at the bottom (which is different):

Elias is both a Judo and BJJ black belt under Gracie Barra.

“In my opinion it was Argentine gamesmanship,” said Elias in reference to an accusation Brazilians often throw at their bitter neighbours on the football field.

The Argentine judoka before and after:

The furious fighter protested the decision and refused to shake hands with his opponent or leave the fighting area for some time after his opening under-81kg bout.

When he did eventually quit the mat, he screamed into a television camera, “I was robbed, this is not judo”.

But he later returned to the mat alone and looking suitably repentant to bow to the dojo, the judges and the crowd, which gave him a standing ovation.

“I accept the International Judo Federation’s decision,” added Elias.

“But I apologise to the Brazilian fans, worldwide judo fans.

“We must have the philosophy of sport in our hearts, and the Olympic spirit, but I hope they understand me.”

He added: “I ask for forgiveness, it wasn’t behaviour fitting of an athlete.”

“I apologise to the public and to the audience and all the community because of my reaction. This reaction was a tempered reaction, because I have trained very hard for the last four years,” said Elias.

“I even trained three times a day, four times a day. I left every training session crying, because I was very compelled to win the gold medal.

“I don’t understand why I was disqualified, but I accept what the judge has said.

“I am very concerned about this example that I have given for the children. I apologise to them and I’m very concerned to give a good example to the children, which are the future of judo.”

He added: “I was very confident of the gold medal because I had beaten the Argentinian [Lucenti] twice, the Canadian [potential next opponent Antoine Valois Fortier] twice in the world championship, so I was very confident to win the gold medal.”