SWEDISH WRESTLER ABRAHAMIAN CONFIRMS OLYMPIC BID
DigiBet
Feb 20 2012
Stockholm (dpa) – Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian on Monday confirmed
he planned to make a comeback and was aiming to compete at the 2012
London Olympics, four years after he was disqualified at the Beijing
Olympics.
The Armenia-born wrestler then won the bronze medal in the 84-kg
Greco-Roman style, but tossed it on the mat in protest at the referees,
resulting in his disqualification. The 36-year-old won silver at the
2004 Athens Olympics. He has also won gold and silver medals at the
world championships but told reporters Monday he still had a dream
of winning an Olympic gold medal.
“If I make up my mind for something, I go for it 100 per cent,”
Abrahamian said. “I will push the whole way. I am aiming for the
Olympics. I am aiming for London.”
Abrahamian said he made his comeback decision last year, but his plans
were delayed after he was injured in a car crash in Moscow, but that
he felt fine and was in training for upcoming Olympic qualifiers. dpa
lsm ar Author: Lennart Simonsson
From: A. Papazian
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