Indian judoka Avtar Singh exited the Rio Olympics after losing to Refugee Olympic Team's Misenga Popole in the Men's 90 kg elimination Round of 32.
Popole subsequently lost in the round of 16, ending Avtar's hopes of entering the repechage competition.
The 24-year-old from Punjab, who had clinched a gold at the South Asian Games in Guwahati earlier this year, failed to match up to Popole, who is originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The 24-year-old Popole gathered a point through Yoko, which is awarded for a throw that is 'partially lacking' in two of the three elements of an ippon - putting the opponent on his back, speed of throw, force of throw.
Avtar, on the other hand, was penalised twice for non-combativity, where a player does not attack enough, intentionally steps out of bounds, plays too defensively or puts a hand directly on the opponent's face.