Kim Seung-jun loses Greco-Roman repechage 8-2 to Uzbekistan's Assakalov

Kim's loss follows Lee Seung-chan's exit in the 130-kilogram Greco-Roman contest, ending Korea's run in the sport at the Paris Olympics.

Korea's Kim Seung-jun, right, in action with Rustam Assakalov of Uzbekistan in the repechage round of the 97-kilogram Greco-Roman contest at the Paris Olympics Wednesday. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Korean wrestler Kim Seung-jun lost 8-2 to Uzbekistan's Rustam Assakalov in a repechage round of the men's Greco-Roman 97-kilogram contest at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris Wednesday, ending Korea's run in the sport at the Paris Olympics.

He was sent into the repechage bracket after losing 9-0 to Armenia's Artur Aleksanyan in the round of 16 Tuesday.

Kim's repechage loss follows fellow Korean wrestler Lee Seung-chan's exit after his repechage 130-kilogram bout Tuesday.

Kim and Lee were the only two Korean wrestlers competing across the sport at the Games, and both in Greco-Roman — a men-only discipline.

Both were first-time Olympians.

BY MARY YANG [mary.yang@joongang.co.kr]