Gold medalist Mukaida Mayu (2nd L) of Japan, silver medalist Pang Qianyu (1st L) of China, bronze medalists Bolortuya Bat Ochir (1st R) of Mongolia and Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (2nd R) of Belarus pose after the awarding ceremony for wrestling women's freestyle 53kg category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Chiba, Japan, Aug. 6, 2021. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)
TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Two-time world champion Mayu Mukaida of Japan rallied to defeat two-time world bronze medallist Pang Qianyu of China in the women's 53kg freestyle wrestling gold medal match at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.
Pang took an early 4-0 lead in the first period, but the Japanese came back in the second, showing her experience and class by scoring five unanswered points to win 5-4 and claim the gold.
Bolortuya Bat Ochir of Mogolia and Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus shared the bronze medals. Enditem
