Olympics-Taekwondo-Jordan's silver medallist happy for Russian friend's gold

[ASFN Admin]

Jordanian taekwondo silver medallist Saleh Elsharabaty said he was happy for Russian Maksim Khramtcov's victory in their 80kg final match-up on Monday, calling his opponent a "brother" who deserved the prize. Elsharabaty's Olympic medal was only the second for his country after Ahmad Abughaush's gold in Rio, also in the Korean combat sport. Khramtcov comfortably won the match 20-9 for the Russian Olympic Committee team.

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