 London: North Korea`s Yang Kyong-il took the Olympic bronze in the men`s 55 kg freestyle wrestling category Friday.
Yang, a 2009 world champion, finished off his opponent Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan inside two rounds.
Yang attacked incessantly from the outset, taking the first round 2-0 and sealing the bronze automatically in round two by building up a six-point lead.
Russia`s Dzhamal Otarsultanov and Georgia`s Vladimer Khinchegashvili will face off for gold.
IANS
First Published: Saturday, August 11, 2012, 02:58
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