フェンシング インターハイ予選よせんでわざと負まける不正ふせい 岐阜ぎふ

In the Gifu prefectural qualifying round for fencing, which determined participation in the All Japan High School Championships Inter-High, it was discovered that in a match between athletes from the same high school, one athlete intentionally lost at the request of someone involved.

It is believed that the reason was to allow both players who competed to qualify, so the Gifu Prefecture High School Athletic Federation declared the match invalid due to fraud, and a rematch will be held soon.

According to the Gifu Prefectural High School Athletic Federation, on the 10th of this month, in the final match of the womens individual épée at the Gifu Prefecture qualifying tournament for the Inter-High School Championships, two athletes from Hashima Kita High School faced each other, and the athlete who had previously won four matches was defeated by the athlete who had two wins and two losses.

As a result, the losing player ended up with 4 wins and 1 loss, securing sole first place, while the winning player had 3 wins and 2 losses. This allowed them to surpass the provisional second-place player from another school in points, so both players from the same high school who competed against each other finished in the top two and qualified for the Inter-High School Championships.

However, when coaches from other schools pointed out suspicious points and the prefectural high school athletic federation conducted interviews, it was found that the losing athlete had been asked by someone involved to deliberately lose.

It has not been revealed who made the request or the circumstances behind the request.

Gifu Prefectural High School Athletic Federation has declared this match invalid due to irregularities, and a rematch will be held soon.

Hashima Kita High School, to which the two competing players belong, is known as a powerhouse, and the school has stated, We would like to follow the organizers decision.