RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 20 (MNA) � Iran's Sajjad Mardani who had a good start in his first match ended up defeated in second round.


Iran�s Sajjad Mardani was victorious over his Tongan rival Pita Taufatofua 16-1 in +80kg category in round of 16 to complete chain of good news on Saturday for Iranian camp. His match in quarterfinals was Saturday night 11:45 Tehran time versus Mahama Cho from the United Kingdom.

Cho was leading 3-1 in first round and Mardani gained another point before ending second round 3-2. In third round, Mardani managed to end the normal time 3-3 to go for a golden point round. In the sudden-death stage Sajjad Mardani appeared more aggressive and controlled the match for almost two minutes before he finally gave up all of a sudden to Cho�s kick which gained the British fighter one point and led him to the semi-finals.

Given that Mohama Cho failed to reach the finals after�losing to an Azeri rival, Iran�s Mardani also missed the chance to fight in a�bronze medal match.

Radik Isaev of Azerbaijan won the gold medal of the division�followed by Niger�s Issoufou Alfaga Abdoulrazak who stood on the�second�podium.�Meanwhile, Maicon de Andrade Siqueira of the host country and South Korea�s Cha�Dong-min scooped bronze medals of the sportive�event.

By Mehr News Agency