first woman ever to win gold in Olympic wrestling screamed with delight, subsided into floods of tears and leapt into the arms of an astonished referee. Five minutes later she was still sobbing and tearing at her hair on the podium.
Merleni, the world's most aggressive pigtails, really did resemble Bridget Jones on a bad-hair day. routed the American, Patricia Miranda, in the semis and Japan's Chiharu Icho, the youngest of the fearsome Icho sisters, deservedly followed on a referee's verdict in the final. will have in Athens at his first sight of women wrestlers. If boxers are ever admitted, prepare for him to take gold in grave gymnastics.
Not that finding a comment to capture this historic moment was easy. vercome with her gold in the 48kg freestyle to make much sense
Merleni, the world's most aggressive pigtails, really did resemble Bridget Jones on a bad-hair day. routed the American, Patricia Miranda, in the semis and Japan's Chiharu Icho, the youngest of the fearsome Icho sisters, deservedly followed on a referee's verdict in the final. will have in Athens at his first sight of women wrestlers. If boxers are ever admitted, prepare for him to take gold in grave gymnastics.
Not that finding a comment to capture this historic moment was easy. vercome with her gold in the 48kg freestyle to make much sense
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