http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/swedish-wrestler-throws-down-bronze-in-protest-19358 Celebrity sports gossip since 2001 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:01:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/swedish-wrestler-throws-down-bronze-in-protest-19358#comment-112981 Rasslingmatch Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:35:33 +0000 http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/swedish-wrestler-throws-down-bronze-in-protest-19358#comment-112981 I am a wrestler and Minguzzi deserved to win. "Abrahamian won his silver during the Olympic Games of Athens. It was in 2004. A lot time ago. If we consider his most recent competition before Beijing, we see a different wrestler. His most recent triumph was in 2007, where he took one medal in the European Championships of Tampere, Finland. (He's Scandinavian like referee and judges. We can speculate about his prize too). It was not gold. It was not silver. It was a bronze medal. During the same competition, his opponent Andrea Minguzzi took 3rd place. (Yes, like Abrahamian, in 2007 the Italian took a bronze medal). There was no difference between him and the Italian. In addition Minguzzi took another bronze during the European Championships of Sofia, Bulgaria (2007). In Beijin Minguzzi defeated Aleksey Mishin of Russia (who took Athens gold in the 84kg class.) Mishin was by all means the most favored wrestler in this weight class (Abrahamian was beaten by Mishim in 2004) and winner of the world championship of 2007. You can see the competitions and read Mishin's opinion about the defeat. In conclusion, if we speak about wrestling skills, we can say that Minguzzi is a true champ. Try watching his matches. Abrahamian is a strong wrestler too, but his performance of Finland, before the Olympic Games, was not so good. Also, we must consider that Ara Abrahamian is 7 years older than Minguzzi, and the age is important in wrestling. When you are old, skills and endurance decrease. Now, if Abrahamian and his team were true sportmen, instead of bringing a charge against the judges saying "It's all politics" and giving origin to a ridiculous comedy, they would have accepted the medal and subsequently lodged a protest. Abrahamian acted childish and he is not a kid. He is 34 years old." I am a wrestler and Minguzzi deserved to win. “Abrahamian won his silver during the Olympic Games of Athens. It was in 2004. A lot time ago. If we consider his most recent competition before Beijing, we see a different wrestler. His most recent triumph was in 2007, where he took one medal in the European Championships of Tampere, Finland.
(He’s Scandinavian like referee and judges. We can speculate about his prize too). It was not gold. It was not silver. It was a bronze medal. During the same competition, his opponent Andrea Minguzzi took 3rd place. (Yes, like Abrahamian, in 2007 the Italian took
a bronze medal). There was no difference between him and the Italian. In addition Minguzzi took another bronze during the European Championships of Sofia, Bulgaria (2007). In Beijin Minguzzi defeated Aleksey Mishin of Russia (who took Athens gold in the 84kg class.) Mishin was by all means the most favored wrestler in this weight class (Abrahamian was
beaten by Mishim in 2004) and winner of the world championship of 2007. You can see
the competitions and read Mishin’s opinion about the defeat. In conclusion, if we speak about
wrestling skills, we can say that Minguzzi is a true champ. Try watching his matches.
Abrahamian is a strong wrestler too, but his performance of Finland, before the Olympic Games,
was not so good. Also, we must consider that Ara Abrahamian is 7 years older than Minguzzi,
and the age is important in wrestling. When you are old, skills and endurance decrease.
Now, if Abrahamian and his team were true sportmen, instead of bringing a charge against the judges saying “It’s all politics” and giving origin to a ridiculous comedy, they would have accepted
the medal and subsequently lodged a protest. Abrahamian acted childish and he is not a kid.
He is 34 years old.”

]]>