TOKYO2020: DAY 9

A great effort and a second chance sum up day 9 for Algeria at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Just two athletes competed today in the Japanese capital and first up was Abdelkarim Fergat in the 60kg Greco-Roman Wrestling 1/8 Final. Unfortunately, the Algerian lost to Kenichiro Fumita of Japan with a final score of 8-0….

Algerian wrestling trio qualify for Rio 2016

Algeria have added three new competitors to their qualifying party at the Olympics this summer, thanks to their performances at the Las Vegas World Championship and the African-Oceanic tournament. Greco-Roman wrestlers Tarek Benaissa, Adem Boudjemline and Hamza Haloui will represent the North Africans this summer in Brazil and will look to bring home multiple medals. Benaissa…