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Champions on Day 12
Updated: 2008-08-21 09:37
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Buvaysa Saytiev of Russia celebrates after defeating Soslan Tigiev of Uzbekistan in their 74kg men's freestyle wrestling final match at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 20, 2008. [Agencies]
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BEIJING -- Russian Buvaysa Saytiev struggled to win the men's freestyle 74kg wrestling title to earn his third Olympic gold here on Wednesday.
Saytiev, 33, defeated Soslan Tigiev of Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final to claim Russia's fifth Beijing Olympic wrestling gold. The six-time world champion was also the winner at Sydney 1996 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
Murad Gaidarov of Belarus and Kiril Terziev of Bulgaria took bronze medals.