Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Tupu 2008 Summer Olympics na Beijing, Blas achọtawo ihe ịga nke ọma na mba na judo, na-enweta a ọla nchara na 2003 na 2007 Pacific Games, na a na-ewere a aha ezinụlọ na Guam. Mgbe ọ na-abanye n'asọmpi ụmụ nwoke n'egwuregwu ahụ, ọ nọ n'ọnọdụ nke asaa na klas +100 n'arọ na
2007 World Judo Championships. 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.