American beats Iranian over fierce ‘broken bone’

American Maurice David Taylor won the gold medal in the men’s freestyle wrestling competition in the men’s 86 kg, as part of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, currently being held in Japan.

Taylor, 30, beat Iranian Hassan Yazdani Sharati with difficulty (4-3) and in deadly time in the dying seconds of the final match that brought them together today, Thursday.

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Wrestler Nazim Amin Mehlis of San Marino won the bronze medal by beating Indian Deepak Bonya (4-2 points).

And the Russian Artur Naifonov won the other bronze, beating the Uzbek Gabriel Shapiev (2-0).

Source: agencies

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