Japanese wrestler Sasamoto wins Asiad gold at 60kg Greco-Roman
10/12/2006 10:07
Japanese wrestler Makoto Sasamoto edged out Chinese Sheng Jiang to win the
60kg Greco-Roman title at the 15th Asian Games in Doha on Saturday. In a
close contest, the 31-years-old Sasamoto rallied from one round down to level it
1-1 before he won the decisive final round with a score of 4-3. Aripov
Dilshod of Uzbekistan and Tumenbaev Ruslan of Kyrgyzstan shared the bronze medal
after beating their rivals respectively in two bronze medal matches.
Xinhua news
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