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Japan's Icho retains title in women's 63kg wrestling
Xinhua
Updated: 2008-08-17 17:41
Kaori Icho of Japan retained her Olympic champion in the women's 63kg freestyle wrestling on Sunday after defeating Alena Kartashova of Russia in the final.
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Alena Kartashova of Russia (in red) fights Kaori Icho of Japan during their 63 kg women's gold medal freestyle wrestling match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 17, 2008. [Agencies]
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Icho, 24, defeated the European champion in two overwhelming bouts, winning 1-0, 2-0.
For six straight years, Icho has won all but one gold medals in the 63kg freestyle, including the Athens Games in 2004. As a model of consistency, she almost made others to only compete for the silver in her speciality.
Yelena Shalygina of Kazakhstan and Randi Miller of United States finished joint third.
