Paris Olympics: UAE's Aram Grigorian keeps medal hopes alive

Grigorian will now face Tsilidis Theodoros of Greece at 6:30 pm UAE Time today. The winner of this contest will qualify for the bronze-medal playoff

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Aram Grigorian of the UAE reacts after winning Marcus Nyman of Sweden. — Reuters
Aram Grigorian of the UAE reacts after winning Marcus Nyman of Sweden. — Reuters

Published: Wed 31 Jul 2024, 4:44 PM

UAE judoka Aram Grigorian is still in contention for a medal at the Paris Olympics despite losing his quarterfinal match against Murao Sanshiro of Japan in the under-90 kg category on Wednesday.

Having missed out on a place in the semifinal, Grigorian will now face Tsilidis Theodoros of Greece in the repechage round at 6:30 pm UAE Time today.


The winner of this match will qualify for the bronze medal playoff.

Earlier, Grigorian won his first two matches on Tuesday against Swedish opponent Marcus Nyman and Uzbekistan champion Bobonov Davlat Balaybun.


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