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Turns out the wrestler who was stripped of his bronze medal for dropping it in disgust had good reason to be angry, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Saturday. A bad judging call cost him the chance to compete for gold.
Shirvani Muradov, a 23-year-old Russian who was competing in juniors only last year, won the Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medal at 96 kilograms (211.5 pounds) on Thursday.
Revazi Mindorashivili of Georgia has won the gold medal in the 84-kilogram freestyle wrestling division. He beat Jousop Abdusalomov of Tajikistan in the final.
United States freestyle wrestler Daniel Cormier became dehydrated after making weight for Thursday's matches at 96 kilograms and withdrew before wrestling.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport will investigate a controversial Olympic bout that so incensed Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian that he dropped his bronze medal in disgust and eventually had it stripped by the International Olympic Committee.
Russian Buvaysa Saytiev won the gold medal in the 74-kilogram freestyle wrestling class. It is his third Olympic gold, as he also won in 1996 and 2004.
Ramazan Sahin of Turkey has won the 66-kilogram men's freestyle wrestling gold medal. He beat the Ukraine's Andriy Stadnik in the final.
American wrestler Ben Askren earned a win in his first match in the 74-kilogram class on Day 12, but fell in his round-of-16 bout. He was eliminated when Ivan Fundora, whom he beat in the first round -- lost as well.
American Mike Zadick, added to the 60-kilogram freestyle field less than 48 hours before he wrestled Tuesday, failed to win a match in Beijing.
Henry Cejudo has won the 55-kilogram freestyle gold medal, the first U.S. wrestling title in Beijing.
Russian wrestlers have long dominated the sport, piling up 132 Olympic medals over the years. And 69 of those medals have been in freestyle. With this kind of talent, earning a roster spot can be difficucult.
American freestyler Henry Cejudo, known as the "whiz kid," is making his Olympics debut. The 21-year-old is eager to prove himself on the big stage.
Wang Jiao of China wins the gold medal in women's 72-kilogram wrestling.
Mike Zadick, a world runner-up two years ago for the United States, was a late addition to the Olympic 60-klilogram freestyle wrestling field Sunday.
Saori Yoshida of Japan wins the gold medal in the women's 55-kilogram wrestling.
Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian has been disqualified from the Olympics and stripped of his bronze medal for dropping his medal in protest.
American Clarissa Chun has wrestled her way into the bronze medal match in the women's 48-kilogram freestyle competition. Catch the action here LIVE starting at 4 a.m. ET.
The American women enter the Olympic stage tonight, ready to take on the world's best. Among those absent from the squad are past medalists Sara McMann and Patricia Miranda, who both failed to qualify.
