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Otarsultanov of Russia wins Olympic wrestling gold

The Columbian
Published: August 9, 2012, 5:00pm

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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