Belarus judoka knocks out Iran rival

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PTV - Iranian judo fighter Hossein Qomi has been defeated by his Belarusian rival Andrei Kazusionak at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The 24-year-old Belarus judoka knocked Qomi out in the -90 kg category on Wednesday morning.

The Iranian judo athlete will be able to compete for a bronze medal if Kazusionak advances to the final by defeating Japan's Hiroshi Izumi.

Kazusionak snatched the bronze medal at the 2005 World Judo Championships in Egypt.

Earlier, Iran's Arash Miresmaeili was defeated by Japan's Masato Uchishiba in the -66 kg category while Masoud Haji Akhoundzadeh who competed in the -60 kg class lost to Korean gold-medalist Choi Min-ho.

A total of 32 judo fighters have participated in the games.