1315 GMT: The JUDO looks to have briefly descended into farce over at the ExCel arena -- a qaurter-final between world champion Masashi Ebinuma and Cho Jun-Ho of South Korea resulted in Cho being awarded victory, only for his rival to be declared the winner moments later.
The fight was level after a five-minute contest plus an extra three minutes of golden score, meaning it went to a judges' decision. All three judges awarded the bout to Cho, but the International Judo Federation's Refeering Commission then intervened.
Following frantic discussions on the sidelines, referees director Juan Carlos Barcos called the judges over and told them to change their minds which they duly did -- lifting white instead of blue flags to denote an Ebunima win.
Ebinuma will fight Georgia's Lasha Shavdatuashvili in the under-66kg semi-final.
The crowd were upset over the original decision and jeered loudly -- then became even more vocal after the overturn. Cho was afforded a standing ovation as he left the mat.
The fight was level after a five-minute contest plus an extra three minutes of golden score, meaning it went to a judges' decision. All three judges awarded the bout to Cho, but the International Judo Federation's Refeering Commission then intervened.
Following frantic discussions on the sidelines, referees director Juan Carlos Barcos called the judges over and told them to change their minds which they duly did -- lifting white instead of blue flags to denote an Ebunima win.
Ebinuma will fight Georgia's Lasha Shavdatuashvili in the under-66kg semi-final.
The crowd were upset over the original decision and jeered loudly -- then became even more vocal after the overturn. Cho was afforded a standing ovation as he left the mat.