Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs confronted an unruly fan in the stands at the U.S. wrestling trials on Penn State’s campus Friday Night.
Jordan Burroughs' hopes of reaching the Olympics, possibly for one last time, came to a heartbreaking end at the U.S. Olympic wrestling trials hosted on Penn State’s campus Friday Night. Jason Nolf, one of the Nittany Lions’ own and a three-time NCAA national champion, took down Burroughs 3-0 to win the 74-kilogram challenger bracket final at the Bryce Jordan Center. The loss essentially ended Burroughs’ bid for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and possibly the 35-year-old wrestler’s career.
When the time comes, it will be an emotional moment, but it won’t linger because I know I’ve given all I’ve had. I won’t have any regrets.' WORLD ANTI-DOPING AGENCY SAYS WHY CHINESE SWIMMERS WERE CLEARED DESPITE POSITIVE TESTS FOR BANNED SUBSTANCE But before Burroughs had time to make a decision on retirement, one fan in attendance Friday heckled the gold medalist as he walked off the mat. Video shared on social media showed a man repeatedly shouting 'career is over.
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