Korean wrestler defeats Sourian

Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Hamid Sourian has been defeated by his Korean rival Park Eun-chul at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The Korean won the bronze medal after defeating Sourian in the 55 kg class on Tuesday. Sourian won the first round 1-1, but was defeated 2-2 by his opponent in the second round. Eun-chul managed to get two points just 10 seconds before the end of the third round and bagged the bronze. The 23-year-old Iranian wrestler had previously defeated Park Eun-chul two times in world competitions. Sourian defeated his rivals from Bulgaria and Palau in his first two encounters but lost to his Russian opponent in the third match. Sourian won both the Junior World Championships and Senior World Championships in 2005. He was also the 2007 and 2008 Asian gold medalist.