Russia's Natalya Laushkina defeated local favorite Zhang Fengliu to take gold medal in the women's freestyle 67kg division at the world junior wrestling championships on Thursday.
Laushkina, the silver medalist at the 2006 junior worlds, dominated in the final and won in two straight periods, 3-1, 5-1.
In the first period, Laushkina raced to the lead with a three-point gutwrench before Zhang scored a take-down in the closing seconds.
The second bout was much alike with Laushkina hitting a four-point throw in the opening stage while Zhang earning a late consolation point.
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.
Source: Xinhua
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