<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Ngaphambi kwama-Olympic asehlobo ka-2008 eBeijing, uBlas wayethole impumelelo ezingeni lamazwe omhlaba ku-judo, ethole indondo yethusi kuma-Pacific Games ka-2003 no-2007, futhi wayebhekwa njengegama lasekhaya eGuam. Ukuya emdlalweni wamadoda we-heavyweight emidlalweni wayibeke endaweni yesikhombisa esigabeni sama-100 kg ku-2007 World Judo Championships  <response>: . futhi. Wayekhethiwe futhi ukuba aphathe ifulegi leqembu lezwe lakhe elalinamalungu ayisithupha. Ngokwesisindo esibhalwe ngokusemthethweni sika-9,5 kg, wayengumncintiswano osindayo hhayi kuphela kuma-Olimpiki aseBeijing, kodwa cishe kunoma yimiphi imidlalo yama-Olimpiki yanamuhla, njengoba edlula irekhodi langaphambilini le-Olimpiki ngesisindo esingu-9,5 kg. Walahlekelwa umjaho wakhe wokuqala noLasha Gujejiani waseGeorgia, wathola inhlawulo yokuchitha isikhathi, futhi kamuva wathi wavele wabanda. Wafanelekela ukubuyela emuva ngoba uGujejiani wafinyelela kuma-semifinals omncintiswano omkhulu, kodwa wanqotshwa nguDaniel McCormick wase-United States, esephinde wahlawuliswa, kulokhu ngenxa yokuphuma emingceleni emasekhondi angu-30 okugcina. Ngo-2009 wabekwa endaweni yesibili, ngemuva kukaCedric Medeuf waseFrance emcimbini wamadoda we-100 kg ku-US Open walowo nyaka. 