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Asgarov of Azerbaijan wins Olympic wrestling gold
OLY_WRE Headlines
- Russians rule on London Olympic wrestling mat
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- Taymazov of Uzbekistan wins 3rd straight gold
- Asgarov of Azerbaijan wins Olympic wrestling gold
- US wrestling coach Jones gets yellow at Olympics
- Burroughs of the US wins Olympic wrestling gold
- Otarsultanov of Russia wins Olympic wrestling gold
Updated August 11, 2012
LONDON (AP) Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan won the Olympic wrestling gold medal in men's 60-kg freestyle, upsetting Besik Kudukhov of Russia 1-0, 5-0.
Asgarov, the junior world champion from 2011, beat American Coleman Scott in the semifinals and took down Kudukhov, the four-time world champion, in the finals.
Kudukhov settled for bronze in Beijing and silver in London.
Scott won bronze for the U.S.
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