Swedish wrestler appeals Olympic ban
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Published: 11 Sep, 2008 CET.
Updated: Thu 11 Sep 2008 13:36 CET
Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian has lodged an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after he was controversially stripped of an Olympic bronze medal.
Abrahamian dumped his bronze medal on the floor in protest at the judging in the Greco-Roman wrestling event and was subsequently disqualified from the Beijing Olympics last month.
The Swede thought he had beaten Andrea Minguzzi, the eventual gold medallist, in the semi-finals, but the match was awarded to the Italian.
The Swede grudgingly climbed the podium after finishing third in the 84kg class but he left the medal at the centre of the competition mat before stalking off with his fist raised.
"Ara Abrahamian requests that the sanction be limited to a warning," the Lausanne-based CAS said in a statement.
CAS said it usually delivers a decision within four months of an appeal being filed.
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Abrahamian dumped his bronze medal on the floor in protest at the judging in the Greco-Roman wrestling event and was subsequently disqualified from the Beijing Olympics last month.
The Swede thought he had beaten Andrea Minguzzi, the eventual gold medallist, in the semi-finals, but the match was awarded to the Italian.
The Swede grudgingly climbed the podium after finishing third in the 84kg class but he left the medal at the centre of the competition mat before stalking off with his fist raised.
"Ara Abrahamian requests that the sanction be limited to a warning," the Lausanne-based CAS said in a statement.
CAS said it usually delivers a decision within four months of an appeal being filed.
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