The 2007 Junior World Wrestling Championships continued its matches into fourth day in China Agricultural University Gymnasium with Chinese wrestlers grabbing half of the golds and one bronze on Friday.
Wang Jiao became the new rising star of Chinese wrestling for she easily rolled into the final of women's freestyle 72kg.
Dominating all the matches, she defeated Ekaterina Bukina from Russia in the final with 2-0 (7-0, 4-2), showing her aggressive talent.Jenny Fransson from Sweden and Oksana Vashchuk from Ukraine shared the bronze.
"Though I won the gold, I found many disadvantages," said Wang Jiao, "I still have lots to improve. For example, sometimes I was impatient."
Qiu Hongmei took title of women's freestyle 55kg earlier today after beating Russian Ekaterina Kransova in the final. The bronze went to South Korean athlete Hong Hyang-Rae and Johanna Mattsson from Sweden.
O Yan won a bronze for China in women's freestyle 48kg.She lost to the gold-winner Sofia Mattsson in the semifinal, who beat Fuyuka Mimura from Japan in the final.
Xiluo Zhuoma took part in women's freestyle 63kg, but failed to make one medal. Gold went to Unkraine wrestler Yuliya Ostapchuk, which was also the first gold for Ukraine.
After two days' matches of women's freestyle, host China won three golds and clinched the team title with 64 points. Russia places second with 59 points. Ukraine places third in the team standings with 43 points.
Source: Xinhua
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