After losing to the Iranian wrestler, Arvi Savolainen hoped to wake up from a bad dream and return to the mat.
Finland Today follows Finnish athletes’ way to the podium at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
TOKYO—Finnish Greco-Roman wrestler Arvi Savolainen, 22, lost his chances for a bronze medal at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday after a defeat against Iranian Mohammad Hadi Saravi, who won the bout 9—2.
After Savolainen scored 1—0 in the beginning, the Iranian wrestler, 23, dominated the rest of the match.
“What did this tournament teach me? Well, it taught me that I didn’t know that one can feel this f**ed up, “Savolainen said to the media.
In an interview with the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle, Savolainen described the feeling after the loss as a bad dream but real.
He wished that he would at some point wake up and return to the mat.
Savolainen will be placed fifth in men’s Greco-Roman wrestling up to 97 kilos.
