Palau's flag bearer, Olympian and athlete, Skilang Temengil, competed in the mens freestyle 125kg division competed on Saturday, August 20th against Daniel Ligeti (Hungary). Temengil lost in the second period by 11-0. Temengil ranked 19 out of 20. Taha Akgul (Turkey) won gold after defeating Komeil Ghasemi (Iran), 3-1.
Nobody ever said going to the Olympics was going to be easy. This was a proud moment for Temengil, his family and all of Palau. Temengil gave his personal best but despite the outcome of the match, we hope to continue focusing on the next Olympic Games.
Last Modified on 07/11/2016 13:03