Do you consider the Olympics to be fair for all athletes that compete? Take a look at the out come of what happened to the Swedish wrestler.
Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian during the medal ceremony took the bronze from around his neck and in disgust dropped it on the mat as he walked away. He was upset with the judges after his semifinal loss to Andrea Minguzzi who eventually went on to win the gold medal. "I don't care about this medal. I wanted gold. This will be my last match. I wanted to take gold, so I consider this Olympics a failure." Abrahamian had to be restrained from going after the matside officials following his loss to Minguzzi and storming away from the mixed zone where interviews are conducted, slammed a door to the dressing rooms so hard it shook an entire wall.
Ara Abrahamian (born July 25, 1975 in Gyumri, Armenia) is a Swedish wrestler, who has won two world championships and a silver and a bronze medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics respectively
Ara Abrahamian Passion has been Identified (winning) Just kidding :)
3 comments:
No class.
You seem to have seen the video of the end result but not the actual match.
The judge seemed corrupted and it was ONE judge's irrational decision that he was passive (which he surely wasn't anymore than the other wrestler) and so he lost the semifinal.
Leaving the medal in the middle of the mat was his protest against the wrestling community's judging system and about it's possible corruption.
Check your stuff before you post it.
Lets all go back to our school days and remember the guys that were the best sports men. Competitive agressive dominant and most were a bunch of thugs in my opinion. Also the Olympics is no longer about sport its about entertainment and money. This guys behaviour has guranteed himself fame and fortune for standing up for his opnion (even though he was wrong!). He must be respected for this even if he does come across as a real neanderthal.
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