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Chinese teenager Wang completes mission-impossible
Wang Xu, a teenaged high school student from China, completed amission-impossible when she defeated five-time world champion Kyoko Hamaguchi of Japan en route to winning a women's freestyle wrestling gold medal at the Olympic Games on Monday.
Wang Xu (R) grapples with Russia's Gouzel Maniourova (top) on her way to win gold in their freestyle wrestling (under 72kg) finals match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 23, 2004. [Reuters]
China's Wang Xu (L) grapples with Japan's Kyoko Hamaguchi (R) on her way to win by points 6-4 in their women's freestyle wrestling (under 72kg) qualification match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. [Reuters]
Wang Xu (R) celebrates as she wins gold against Russia's Gouzel Maniourova (L) in their freestyle wrestling (under 72kg) finals match at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 23, 2004. [Reuters]
Wangxu and the coach hug after the game
Japan's Kyoko Hamaguchi (R), with a bruised eye, looks over at China's Olympic champion Wang Xu (C) and Russia's silver medallist Gouzel Maniourova (L) during their awards ceremony for freestyle wrestling (under 72kg) at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games August 23, 2004. [Reuters]
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