Judoka Akram Shah started his campaign on a dismal note when he lost tamely in only 44 seconds to Khashbaatar Tsagaanbaatar of Mongolia in the second round of the 60 kg Group B category of the Olympic men's Judo championship in Athens on Saturday.
Shah, the lone Indian participant in the martial arts discipline, failed to make a mark losing 0-1
The Indian fighter had drawn a first round bye.