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ATHENS, Aug. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Uzbekistan's Artur Taymazov overwhelmed Alireza
Rezaei of Iran in the men's 120kg freestyle wrestling final to win the gold at
the Athens Olympics on Saturday.
After building a two-point lead in the first three-minute period, Taymazov,
Sydney Olympic silver medalist, successfully tackled down his Iranian opponent
on mat with one and a half minutes to go, sealing the victory by fall.
"I do not feel anything right now. It is a pleasure to be an Olympic
winner. I dedicate this victory to my mother," said Taymazov after the final.
Turkey's Aydin Polatci defeated Marid Mutalimov of Kazakhstan 3-1 in the
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