Madagascar took the first place in wrestling on Saturday at the Indian Ocean Island Games.
The host nearly dominated the two-day fight in wrestling, winning 12 out of the 20 gold medals, four on the first day and eight the second day for men and women together.
Madagascar took eight gold medals in the categories of 55, 60, 66 and 96 kilograms for men, 51, 55, 63 and 67 kilos for women on Saturday.
Rakotoarilala Franois from the Madagascar team won the medal after beating down Reunion Payet Laurent in the 55 kilos group while his colleague Rakotoarisoa Elvis won against the Mauritius Lamvohu Max Gildo in the category of 96 kilos.
Andriamihaja Heritiana and Andriamalala Bernard took the gold medals against Hoarau Josian and Sellaye Wilfrid, all from Reunion, in the groups of 60 and 66 kilos.
However, the Reunion team managed to make a turn in the groups of 74, 84 and 120 kilos after beating Razafindrahova Fenosoa from Madagascar and Albert Chirstopher and Cleyven Alexandrine from Mauritius.
On the women's side, Madagascar's Razafiarisoa Haingotiana knocked out her Mauritius competitor Albert Clairmen in the 63 kilos category and Andrianatsalama Tsilavina Manue, also from Madagascar team, came out with victorious face after a dogfight with her Mauritius opponent Collect Marie Annie in the group of 55 kilos.
Only four of the seven islands sent wrestling teams to the 7th Indian Ocean Island Games with Maldives, Mayotte and Seychelles are missing.
The Indian Ocean Island Games was open officially on Thursday evening by Madagascan president Marc Ravalomanana and his chief guests Seychelles president James Michel, Comoros Union President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi.
The wrestling competition for the Indian Ocean Island Games ended on Saturday with Madagascar in the first place, followed by Reunion, Mauritius and Comoros.
There are 15 events left to compete for the Indian Ocean Island Games after wrestling, including athletics, basketball, boxing, cycling, football, weightlifting, Judo, Karate, swimming, bowling, taekwondo, tennis, table tennis and volleyball.
Source: Xinhua
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