Boise State sent a record 6 alums to the Rio Olympics and all performed admirably for their respective countries, but the last was eliminated today and there will be no blue and orange gold (that would be a bad combo anyway). George Ivanov, a former Boise State wrestling standout, was competing in the 74kg weight class (don't ask me to math) for his home country of Bulgaria, but was unable to advance after a defeat at the hands of Georgia's Jacob Makarashvili. Ivanov held leads of 4-0 and 6-4 before Makarashvili rallied for a 13-8 decision. Because of the nature of the Olympic tournament format, the defeat meant that Ivanov would only advance if the Georgian made the finals—which he did not.
Boise State's last Olympian finished as Ivanov suffers first round wrestling defeat
