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Article: Wre: Aussie wrestler bows out quickly after long wait
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- August 13, 2008
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AAP General News (Australia)
08-13-2008
Wre: Aussie wrestler bows out quickly after long wait
BEIJING, Aug 13 AAP - An eight year wait finally came to an end for Australian wrestler
Hassan Shahsavan at the Beijing Games today.
But the Iranian-born Shahsavan, 32, could not make up for lost time, falling at the
first hurdle in the 74kg Greco-Roman competition.
He went the distance against Kazakhstan's world No.5 Roman Melyoshin but was on the
wrong side of a 9-2 points decision.
Shahsavan missed a chance to move into the repechage round when Melyoshin was eliminated
in the quarter-finals later.
Shahsavan's arrival at Beijing ended a frustrating wait for the Sydney resident.
He was ...