Russia's Elena Gnatenko outclassed Lei Jingling of China to win gold medal in the women's freestyle 44-kilogram category at the junior world wrestling championships in Beijing on Thursday.
Gnatenko, the reigning European junior champion, settled the battle in two straight periods, 1-0, 4-0.
After winning the hard-fought first period, the 19-year-old Russian girl held her Chinese opponent at bay midway through the second bout with a classy wrench exposure.
Ecuador's Diana Piza Yance and Kumari Sudesh of India shared the bronze medals.
The 2007 junior world wrestling championships started at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium Tuesday, with the participation of some 600 wrestlers from 60 countries and regions. It is one of a dozen of Olympic test events that were underway in the Chinese capital.
Source: Xinhua
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