Russian Nazyr Mankiev beat Rovshan Bayramov of Azerbaijan to take the men's 55kg Greco-Roman wrestling gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games on Tuesday.
The bronze medal was shared by Roman Amoyan of Armenia and South Korean Park Eun-Chul.
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Nazyr Mankiev (L) of Russia is announced as winner after defeating Rovshan Bayramov (R) of Azerbaijan at the men's Greco-Roman 55kg gold medal match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, Aug. 12, 2008. Nazyr Mankiev won the bout and grabbed the gold medal of the event. [Xinhua] |
(Xinhua News Agency August 12, 2008)
