Source: CCTV.com

08-24-2007 17:26

Chinese female wrestler Li Songni has delighted home spectators at the world junior wrestling championships. She has won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 59kg division.

18-year-old Li defeated Tatiana Padilla of the United States in the final, 1-0, 2-0. Li won the first period with a one-point take-down and scored a two-point exposure in the second. It was the host country's first gold medal in the Olympic test event.

Zhang Fengliu takes a silver

Meanwhile, Li's compatriot Zhang Fengliu had to settle for a silver after she lost to Russia's Natalya Laushkina in the women's freestyle 67kg.

 

Editor:Liu Fang