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Article: Palau wrestler bows out in Olympic debut
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- August 12, 2008
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Palau wrestler bows out in Olympic debut
BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Palau wrestler Tulop Elwais made an
early exit in his Olympic debut when he was defeated by three-time
world champion Hamid Soryan of Iran in the quarterfinals of men's
Greco-Roman 60kg category.
Elwasi, the reigning Oceania champion, held Soryan off for more
than a minute before he slipped into the red zone of the mat.
Victory was eventually awarded to Soryan on ...