Japan's Yonemitsu Wins 66kg Freestyle Gold

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August 12, 2012 10:04 AM

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Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu fights with India's Sushil Kumar on the final of the Men's 66Kg Freestyle wrestling at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games REUTERS/KIM KYUNG-HOON

Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu beat India's Sushil Kumar to win gold in the 66kg freestyle wrestling final at the London Olympics on Sunday.

It was Japan's fourth wrestling gold of the London Games but a first for the Japanese men's team.

Yonemitsu and Kumar won a bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Reuters