REUTERS: Iran judoka Saeid Mollaei is hopeful of securing a spot in next year's Tokyo Olympics even though he has refused to return to his country after defying orders from Iranian authorities to pull out of last month's world championships.
"This is my main goal and I will do whatever I can. I have already started training. I want to go there and I want to get the only medal, which is missing in my career, which is the gold Olympic medal." Mollaei won his quarter-final and eventually lost in the semi-final after defying orders not to fight in either round.
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