Kenya could not secure its first judo medal at the Commonwealth Games after Regan Wali lost his men’s 60 kilograms bronze medal contest at SEC Hall 4 in Glasgow, Scotland on Friday, 31 July.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsExpectations were high heading into the day’s evening session, following the 22-year-old’s exemplary performance earlier in the preliminary stages.The national champion would however face his biggest battle yet, as he was overwhelmed by English youngster Charlie Ayre, losing via a chokehold ippon inside two minutes and 49 seconds.©Getty ImagesSpotting strappings in his right foot and two left fingers, Wali was heavily subdued in what was his fourth match of the day, first going down with a yuko just after 18 seconds, before tapping out on a waza-ari that saw the aggressive Ayre choke the Kenyan in between his legs on the ground.The submission earned 20-year-old Ayre one of the two bronze medals on offer, convincingly ending Wali’s gutsy run at his maiden Commonwealth Games outing.Kenya reaches mixed relay final as judoka nears historic Commonwealth medalPrior to that beat-down, the Kenya Police fighter had secured a golden-score win in his opening bout, when he beat Sri Lanka’s Wickrama Arachchige 3-2 via yuko.That victory pushed the Kenyan into a quarter-final contest, which he narrowly lost to the experienced Pedro Antun Neto of Australia, to force his path to a medal through the repechage.##NAJAVA_MECA_9874701##Wali would not waste his fresh opportunity for a historic bronze, as he secured a 13-second victory over Vanuatu’s Alan Monthouel, to stand a match away from writing a new chapter for Kenya in the sport.That prospect would fall short in disappointing fashion, but not enough to dismiss the effort poured in through a phenomenal campaign.Kenya’s other judoka – Felix Okoko – was eliminated in the last 32 of the men’s 66 kilograms, after suffering a 2-100 defeat to Welshman Joshua Bell via ippon.Silver for Odira as Ndangiri strides into Commonwealth walk race historyMeanwhile in the men’s decathlon, Kenya’s Edwin Too finished 10th overall, after amassing 6686 points from all the 10 events he took part in.The event was won by Grenada’s Lindon Victor, who totaled a season best 8096 points, winning gold just 60 points above former champion Damian Warner, who scooped silver ahead of India’s Tejaswin Shankar.
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