site.btaMilov Drops Out of Olympic Wrestling Competition after Saravi's Loss to Aleksanyan
OL 13:56:31 02-08-2021
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108 SPORTS - TOKYO 2020 - KIRIL MILOV - UPDATE
Milov Drops Out of
Olympic Wrestling Competition after
Saravi's Loss to Aleksanyan
Tokyo, August 2 (BTA special correspondent Dimiter Velyov) - Bulgarian wrestler Kiril Milov lost his chances at a bronze medal in repechage in the Tokyo 2020 wrestling competition, after Mohammad Hadi Saravi (Iran), who defeated Milov earlier, lost in the semifinals on Monday.
Milov lost in the 1/4 finals to Saravi and only a victory for the Iranian against defending champion Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia) could have given the Bulgarian a chance to stay in the competition.
Earlier Milov said he had hoped to perform better at the men's Greco-Roman 97 kg event on Monday. "It wasn't my day. I hope Saravi wins his next match, so I can have a chance at the bronze medal. If he loses, the Olympics are over for me," Milov said and apologized to all his Bulgarian supporters for letting them down.
RI/MT
/МТ/
MT1356OL.108
108 SPORTS - TOKYO 2020 - KIRIL MILOV - UPDATE
Milov Drops Out of
Olympic Wrestling Competition after
Saravi's Loss to Aleksanyan
Tokyo, August 2 (BTA special correspondent Dimiter Velyov) - Bulgarian wrestler Kiril Milov lost his chances at a bronze medal in repechage in the Tokyo 2020 wrestling competition, after Mohammad Hadi Saravi (Iran), who defeated Milov earlier, lost in the semifinals on Monday.
Milov lost in the 1/4 finals to Saravi and only a victory for the Iranian against defending champion Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia) could have given the Bulgarian a chance to stay in the competition.
Earlier Milov said he had hoped to perform better at the men's Greco-Roman 97 kg event on Monday. "It wasn't my day. I hope Saravi wins his next match, so I can have a chance at the bronze medal. If he loses, the Olympics are over for me," Milov said and apologized to all his Bulgarian supporters for letting them down.
RI/MT
/МТ/
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