 He lost his bout to Ottó Aubéli of Hungary 0-6, 1-7.However, he managed to score the first ever point for Palauan Olympic wrestlers, since his countryman John Tarkong Jr. had failed to score any points four years earlier, as would his countryman Elgin Loren Elwais in the Greco-Roman -55 kg category.He competed for Palau at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the 125 kg division.