Most people have the same routine when they’re leaving the house: They pat their pockets to make sure they’ve got their keys, wallet and phone. If you’re about to compete in a global sporting event, you should check to make sure you don’t have any of those things.
Portuguese judoka Anri Egutidze and Sweden’s Robin Pacek locked up in second-round action at the Baku Grand Slam in Azerbaijan last week and Egutidze’s phone slipped out of a pocket in his gi as soon as he bent over. Pacek was shocked and while Egutidze tried to play it cool by throwing his phone off the mat, the referee had no choice but to disqualify Egutidze.