'Wrestling's Top Heavyweight' Kim Min-seok Eliminated in Olympic First Round
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[Asia Economy Reporter Onyu Lim] Kim Min-seok (28, Ulsan Nam-gu Office), the flagship wrestler in the heaviest weight class, was eliminated in the first round of the Olympics.
On the 1st, Kim Min-seok lost 0-6 to Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran) in the men's Greco-Roman 130kg round of 16 match held at Makuhari Messe Hall A in Chiba, Japan during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics wrestling event.
Kim Min-seok received a penalty point for passive offense with 2 minutes and 45 seconds remaining in the first period, conceding 1 point.
Afterwards, he lost 4 points consecutively due to waist-turning techniques from the par terre position, falling behind 0-5.
The match situation was similar in the second period.
With 2 minutes and 49 seconds remaining in the match, Kim Min-seok conceded 1 point from a push-out, widening the score gap to 0-6.
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Kim Min-seok tried his best to make a comeback during the remaining time, but it was not successful.
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