Yoshida wins 55kg freestyle wrestling gold
2008-08-16 09:46:40 GMT2008-08-16 17:46:40 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Yoshida Saori of Japan (red) wins over Xu Li of China during the women's freestyle 55kg final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games wrestling event in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. Yoshida Saori won the bout and got the gold medal. (Xinhua/Lu Mingxiang)
Yoshida Saori of Japan (red) cerelates victory after winning over Xu Li of China during the women's freestyle 55kg final at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games wrestling event in Beijing, China, Aug. 16, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Saori Yoshida beat China's Xu Li to win the women's 55kg freestyle wrestling gold at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Saturday.
Xu took the silver while Canada's Tonya Verbeek and Colombia's Jackeline Renteria finished joint third.
