Joshua Buatsi: 'Bronze surpasses all expectations'

Joshua Buatsi in action at the Rio Olympics on August 14, 2016
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Great Britain's Joshua Buatsi says that achieving a bronze medal in the light-heavyweight division has "surpassed all expectations".

Great Britain's Joshua Buatsi has admitted that he is content with achieving a bronze medal at the Olympic Games.

Buatsi has been the standout performer for the boxing team at Rio de Janeiro but after reaching the semi-finals, he lost out to Kazakhstan's Adilbek Niyazymbetov who prevailed 29-28 on all three scorecards.

Despite the defeat, however, Buatsi has said that he was pleased to have picked up a medal after not being expected to feature on the podium.

The 23-year-old told BBC Sport: "I'm disappointed but a bronze medal surpasses all expectations.

"Once I got here and I was winning, I was aiming for gold and nothing else, but coming out no-one expected a medal. I did the hard work and I gave it my best shot."

Nicola Adams and Joe Joyce have also guaranteed themselves at least a bronze medal at the Games in Brazil.

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CountryGoldGSilverSBronzeBTotal
1 United StatesUnited States463738121
2 Great BritainGreat Britain27231767
3 ChinaChina26182670