Russian wrestlers enjoy mixed success on day 13 of Olympics

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17:5021/08/2008

MOSCOW, August 21 (RIA Novosti) - Russian wrestlers enjoyed mixed success in their freestyle weight categories winning gold, silver and bronze at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday.

In the men's 96 kg Russia's Shirvani Muradov, 23, beat Kazakhstan's Taimuraz Tigiev 1-0, 1-0, in the final to win his first career Olympic gold.

The bronze medal went to George Gogshelidze of Georgia and Khetag Gazyumov of Azerbaijan.

In the super heavyweight final Russia's Bakhtiyar Akhmedov lost 0-3, 0-1 to defending Olympic champion Artur Taimazov of Uzbekistan to take the silver medal.

Slovakia's David Musulbes and Kazakhstan's Marid Mutalimov took bronze in the 120 kg event.

Revazi Mindorashvili clinched Georgia's second wrestling gold of the games beating Tajikstan's Yusup Abdusalomov in the men's freestyle 84 kg, while Russia's Georgy Ketoev had to settle for bronze along with Taros Danko of Ukraine.

The Olympics wrestling competition ended with Russia grabbing the majority of medals taking 6 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze.

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