Court: Bitter Swedish Wrestler Should Be Mad
Remember that Swedish wrestler who dropped his bronze medal to the mat in disgust to protest what he thought was a blown call by the referee? What a jerk, right? Well, it turns out that he was right to be mad: YAHOO! SPORTS reports that Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has ruled that Ara Abrahamian should have been granted an immediate appeal by the sport’s governing body FILA. They did not rule on if he’s a jerk or not.
Abrahamian was upset that he had been deducted a point for a penalty incurred during the second round - one that hadn’t been enforced until after the round was over. The point was ultimately the difference in the match, and what kept him from wrestling for the gold medal.
