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Korean Wrestlers Win First Gold in 14 Yrs at World Championships

Written: 2013-09-23 09:21:43Updated: 2013-09-23 11:51:39

Korean Wrestlers Win First Gold in 14 Yrs at World Championships

South Korea's Kim Hyeon-woo and Ryu Han-su have won gold at the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
 
In the final of the Greco-Roman 74-kilogram event, Kim beat Russian Roman Vlasov 2-1. 
 
Kim has stepped up his weight class since winning gold at the London Olympics in 2012 in the 66-kilogram category. Vlasov won gold in the 74-kilogram class in London. 
 
Ryu Han-su beat his Russian rival 5-3 in the 66-kilo event. 
 
This is the first time a South Korean has won gold at the World Wrestling Championships since the 1999 games.

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