TEHRAN -- Iranian judo practitioner Arash Miresmaeili was beaten by Uzbekistan’s Mirali Sharipov at the Beijing Olympic Games on Sunday.

The 66 kilogram judoka won over Tomasz Adamek of Poland in the first round but in the second lost to reigning Olympic champion Masato Uchishiba of Japan.
Miresmaeili defeated Dominica’s Juan Jacinto Jiminez in the third round.
He was outscored by Sharipov in the fourth round