Hannah Taylor had a difficult first draw in Olympic wrestling, matched up against number 1 seed Tsugumi Sakurai of Japan.
Taylor can still advance to medal round
Kevin Yarr · CBC News ·
Hannah Taylor of P.E.I. had a difficult first draw in Olympic wrestling, matched up against number 1 seed Tsugumi Sakurai of Japan.
Taylor lost the 57-kilogram bout 6-1.
She trailed 3-1 after the first period, recovering a point at the end of the round.
In the second period Taylor was developing an advantage over Sakurai, but ran out of room and gave up a point for stepping outside the ring.
Starting again from the centre, Sakurai pinned Taylor toward the end of the round for another two points, bringing the final score to 6-1.