Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Tupu asọmpi Olympic nke 2008 na Beijing, Blas achọpụtala ihe ịga nke ọma na mba ụwa na judo, ebe ọ nwetara ọla nchara na 2003 na 2007 Pacific Games, a na-ewerekwa ya dị ka aha ezinụlọ na Guam. Mgbe ọ na-abanye n'asọmpi ụmụ nwoke n'asọmpi egwuregwu ahụ, ọ nọ n'ọnọdụ nke asaa n'asọmpi 100kg na 2007 World Judo Championships.
Ọ dị mma. A họpụtakwara ya dị ka onye ga-ebu ọkọlọtọ nke mba ya nke ndị nnọchianya ya dị mmadụ isii mejupụtara. N'arọ e dekọrọ n'ihu ọha nke ọ bụ onye asọmpi kachasị arọ ọ bụghị naanị na Beijing Olympics, mana o yikarịrị ka ọ ga-abụ na egwuregwu Olympic ọ bụla nke oge a, ebe ọ karịrị ihe ndekọ Olympic gara aga site na. Ọ meriri ọgụ mbụ ya megide Lasha Gujejiani nke Georgia, na-ata ahụhụ ntaramahụhụ maka igbu oge, ma mesịa kwuo na ọ "kpọnwụrụ". Ọ tozuru oke maka mmeghari ahụ n'ihi na Gujejiani ruru ọkara ikpeazụ nke asọmpi isi, mana Daniel McCormick nke United States meriri ya, ebe a tara ya ahụhụ ọzọ, oge a maka ịpụ na sekọnd 30 ikpeazụ. N'afọ 2009, ọ nọ n'ọnọdụ nke abụọ, n'azụ Cedric Medeuf nke France na ihe omume ụmụ nwoke + 100 n'arọ na US Open nke afọ ahụ.