The wrestler, who competes for the international refugee team, lost his quarter-final match in Tokyo on Tuesday.
The wrestler Aker Al Obaidi, who competes for the international refugee team, lost his quarter-final fight at the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Tuesday and was eliminated.
After an opening victory (8: 0 points) against Souleymen Nasr (TUN), the native Iraqi who lives in Tyrol was defeated in the Greco-Roman class up to 67 kg by the Georgian Ramaz Zoidze with 0:10 points. Because Zoidze lost his semi-final fight, the chance for the round of hope was gone.
The 21-year-old Obaidi was disappointed and at the same time overjoyed about his participation in the games: “I felt really good, especially in the first fight. My mind and body worked perfectly. Now I am disappointed, I gave everything. ” And further: “I have no words to thank the UWW (Note: World Wrestlers Association) and the IOC. I am really happy that I was allowed to compete. I am very young and will continue to compete.”
In the future, of course, this should be done under the red-white-red flag. “I feel like an Austrian, when I come home I make sure I get citizenship. I've been there for seven years,” said Obaidi on ORF. “When I have citizenship, everything will be different.”
