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Batirov wins second freestyle gold

Russia's world champion Maviet Batirov won his second straight Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medal Tuesday as he beat Ukraine's Vasyl Fedoryshyn in the 60kg final.

The 24-year-old, the 55kg champion in Athens four years ago, narrowly outpointed the three-time European champion each of the two rounds.

The bronze medals went to Kenichi Yumoto of Japan and Iran's Seyedmorad Mohammadi.

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