Whitney Conder of the United States overpowered India's Kumari Babita to claim the gold medal in the women's freestyle 51kg division on Thursday at the junior world wrestling championships.
In the final, Conder defeated Babita in two straight periods, 2-1, 3-2. Conder scored a two-point exposure from the mat in the first period, and hit a three-point throw in the second period.
"I just really kept moving because I had to win the match. That's all I wanted to do and it was hard to wrestle, but it was a lot of fun out there," said Conder.
The bronze medals went to China's Li Xiao and Ukraine's Oleksandra Kohut.
The 2007 junior world wrestling championships started at the China Agricultural University Gymnasium on Tuesday, with the participation of some 600 wrestlers from 60 countries and regions. It is one of a dozen of Olympic test events that are underway in the Chinese capital.
Source: Xinhua
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