Wrestler Lee Seung-chan Narrowly Eliminated in Repechage... Kim Seung-jun Suffers First-Round Defeat [Paris Olympics]

Facing Strong Opponents in Two Consecutive Matches

Lee Seung-chan (28, Gangwon Provincial Sports Council), South Korea's heaviest weight class wrestler, ended his 2024 Paris Olympic journey with regret.

On the 6th (local time), Lee Seung-chan lost 0-9 to Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran) in the men's Greco-Roman 130kg repechage match held at the Champ de Mars arena in Paris, France.

Mirzazadeh is the current world No. 1 top-level athlete who won the World Championships last year.

On the 6th (local time), at the Champs de Mars stadium in Paris, France, Lee Seung-chan of Korea, who competed in the men's Greco-Roman 130kg repechage match at the 2024 Paris Olympics wrestling event, is seen expressing regret after losing to Iran's Amin Mirzazadeh.
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Having lost to Mihain Lopez (Cuba) in the round of 16 the previous day, Lee Seung-chan was unable to overcome the misfortune of facing strong opponents in two consecutive matches and was eliminated.

Lopez won the Olympic gold medal four times in a row: in the 120kg category at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games, and in the 130kg category at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo Games.

In the men's Greco-Roman 97kg round of 16 held on the same day, Kim Seung-jun (Sungshin Cement) also lost 0-9 to Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia). However, if Aleksanyan advances to the final, Kim Seung-jun will advance to the repechage match held on the 7th.