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Otarsultanov of Russia wins Olympic wrestling gold
OLY_WRE Headlines
- Russians rule on London Olympic wrestling mat
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- Otarsultanov of Russia wins Olympic wrestling gold
Updated August 10, 2012
LONDON (AP) Dzhamal Otarsultanov of Russia won Olympic wrestling gold Friday in men's 55-kilogram freestyle, beating Vladimer Khinchegashvili of Georgia to give the Russians four wrestling golds at the London Games.
Otarsultanov, a three-time European champion, beat Russian star Viktor Lebedev for his country's spot at 55 kilograms. Otarsultanov then came through with his first Olympic gold by downing the 21-year-old Khinchegashvili 1-0, 4-3.
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