Australian wrestler Farzad Tarash struck an unexpected training snag on just his second day at the Olympics.
No one to train with.
Tarash arrived at the Redbridge training facility just outside London early Friday morning (local time) only to find himself all alone.
Typically before a big meet, rival wrestlers pair up for training sessions and for a two or three minute bout.
But Tarash, 25, couldn't find anyone in his 60kg division to match up with, although some Cuban wrestlers arrived just as he was leaving.
It seems the Melbourne engineer is a tad more driven than some of his wrestling mates.
"Yeah, Cuba came but it was a little bit too late," he told AAP.
"I think it's very quiet because people are taking it easy because it's going to be a long night with the opening ceremony."
Tarash is unlikely to make the podium in London, but is hoping to feed off the experience.
"I know most of the wrestlers in my weight division and it's good to have them as training partners.
"Some have very broken English, but we seem to understand each other somehow.
"Wrestling is not a sport where you need too many words."
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