Hojjatollah Vaezi
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Hojjatollah Vaezi is an athlete from Iran
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in Beijing
Hojjatolah finished his ranking round with a total of 604 points, which gave him the 63rd seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Mangal Singh Champia
in the first round. Champia won the match by 112-98 and Hojjatolah was eliminated. Champia would lose in the next round against Bair Badënov
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Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, who competes in archery
Archery
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow, from Latin arcus. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times, however, its main use is that of a recreational activity...
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2008 Summer Olympics
At the 2008 Summer Olympics2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
Hojjatolah finished his ranking round with a total of 604 points, which gave him the 63rd seed for the final competition bracket in which he faced Mangal Singh Champia
Mangal Singh Champia
image:Mangal Champia.JPGMangal Singh Champia is an Indian archer, who won the bronze medal in the team competition at the 2006 Asian Games. He was conferred with the Arjuna award by President of India for the year 2009...
in the first round. Champia won the match by 112-98 and Hojjatolah was eliminated. Champia would lose in the next round against Bair Badënov
Bair Badënov
Bair Badënov is a Russian archer.Badënov, who started training in 1986, was a World Champion among Youth in 1993, a European champion in 1996. Participated in 1996 Olympics in Atlanta and was 4th in 2000 Olympics in Sydney...
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