Paris Olympics 2024: Kiyooka and Tazhudinov win freestyle golds in wrestling

Bahrain’s Akhmed Tazhudinov won the 97kg gold, leaving Georgia’s Givi Matcharashvili with the silver.

Japan’s Kotaro Kiyooka celebrates after defeating Iran’s Rahman Amouzadkhalili in their men’s freestyle 65kg final wrestling match, at Champ-de-Mars Arena, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in Paris, France. | Photo Credit: AP

Kotaro Kiyooka of Japan won the men’s 65kg freestyle gold, while Iran’s Rahman Amouzadkhalili took silver at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

Sebastian Rivera of Puerto Rico and Albania’s Islam Dudaev took bronze.

Bahrain’s Akhmed Tazhudinov won the 97kg gold leaving Georgia’s Givi Matcharashvili with the silver.

Magomedkhan Magomedov of Azerbaijan and Iran’s Amirali Azarpira took bronze.