Have you changed your name and nationality and turned to wrestling?
BEIJING, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian threw down his greco-roman bronze medal in protest on Thursday after his bid for Olympic gold was ended by a decision denounced by the Swedish coach as “politics.”
Abrahamian took the bronze from around his neck during the medal ceremony, stepped from the podium and dropped it in the middle of the wrestling mat then walked off.
“I don’t care about this medal. I wanted gold,” he said.
A bitter Abrahamian, silver medalist at Athens 2004 who had high hopes of top honors in the 84kg competition in Beijing, announced he was quitting the sport.
“This will be my last match. I wanted to take gold, so I consider this Olympics a failure,” he said.
Amateur's note: this Olympics is not a failure. You are. Harden the fuck up, you fucking pansy.
Please also note that he's quitting the sport, not retiring. He's an amateur. I suspect the professional ranks don't exist in the sport of greco-roman wrestling. Tough to believe, with that level of professionalism.
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