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- Mindorashvili wins wrestling gold - Georgia's Revazi Mindorashvili wins the men's 84kg freestyle wrestling gold medal after beating Yusup Abdusalomov of Tajikistan.
- Third wrestling gold for Saytiev - Russia's Buvaysa Saytiev wins a record-equalling third Olympic gold medal with victory in the 74kg freestyle wrestling.
- Sahin claims Turkey's first gold - Ramazan Sahin wins Turkey's first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics in the men's 66kg freestyle wrestling.
- Batirov secures wrestling double - Russia's Mavlet Batirov wins his second straight Olympic freestyle wrestling gold, adding the 60kg title to his 55kg winning medal in 2004.
- Cejudo claims US gold in 55kg - United States wrestler Henry Cejudo, competing in only his second international tournament, wins gold in the men's 55kg freestyle event.
- China reserve wins 72kg gold - China's Wang Jiao wins the women's 72kg wrestling tournament, despite only competing as a replacement for the injured Wang Xu.
- Icho wins women's freestyle - Japan's five-time world champion Kaori Icho retains her 63kg title against Russia's Alena Kartashova.
- Canada claim first gold of Games - Canada finally record a gold medal, eight days into the Olympic Games, with a win for Carol Huynh in the women's wrestling 48kg category.
- Yoshida retains wrestling crown - Japan's Saori Yoshida of Japan retains her women's 55kg Olympic wrestling title.
- Wrestler stripped of bronze - Swedish wrestler Ara Abrahamian is disqualified and stripped of Olympic bronze after his protest during the medal ceremony.
