Atlanta briefly : Sun downs unhappy Rogers

Saturday 20 July 1996 23:02 BST

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Great Britain's Michelle Rogers endured a tearful exit from the heavyweight competition, being beaten by a penalty point for the second time in less than two hours. The 20-year-old from Swinton lost her repechage match against Germany's former world champion Johanna Hagn and sobbed on the mat in despair. Rogers was penalised for not showing enough aggression in a second round fight against the Chinese girl Fuming Sun. Sun went on to win the gold medal. It was also a disappointing day for the defending men's heavyweight champion, David Khakhaleichvili, who was disqualified for failing to show up for the weigh-in.

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