Georgian Mindorashvili wins men´s freestyle 84kg wrestling gold

Source: Xinhua | 08-21-2008 18:36

BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Revazi Mindorashvili of Georgia beat gold-medal favourite Russian Georgy Ketoev in an emotional semifinal match and then rallied in the final to win men's freestyle 84kg wrestling title at Beijing Olympics here on Thursday.

Yusup Abdusalomov (red) of Tajikistan fights against Revazi  Mindorashvili of Georgia during their men's freestyle 84kg gold  medal match of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Wrestling event  in Beijing, China, Aug. 21, 2008. Revazi Mindorashvili beat Yusup  Abdusalomov and grabbed the gold.(Xinhua/Lu Mingxiang)

The 2005 world champion Mindorashvili lost the period 2-3 but came back to dominate the other two periods, winning 3-0, 40, beating Yusup Abdusalomov of Tajikistan to win Georgia's third gold at Beijing.

Ketoev, who defeated Mindorashvili in the finals of 2008 European Championships, won bronze jointly with Taras Danko of Ukraine.