Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Wrestler Sahin wins gold for Turkey in close bout

"Wrestler Sahin wins gold for Turkey in close bout

BEIJING -- Ramazan Sahin of Turkey won the men's freestyle 66kg wrestling title to earn Turkey their first gold medal here on Wednesday evening at the Beijing Olympic Games.

The reigning world champion lost the first period to Ukrainian Andriy Stadnik but took the next two for a 2-1 (2-2, 2-1, 2-2) victory. The first period was decided on the last point given to Stadnik, while the third period went to Sahin because he had one 2-point technique to his opponent's two 1-point techniques."

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