On August 5, IM B.Khongorzul stepped onto the mat for a repechage match in the women’s 57 kg weight class. She faced off against bronze medalist of 2019 African Championships Fatoumata Camara of Guinea, winning by technical superiority with a score of 10:0.
USA wrestlers Maroulis, Taylor win; Gilman drops thriller
(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
(Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Helen Maroulis of Team USA competes against Ningning Rong of China during the Women s Freestyle 57kg 1/8 Final on day twelve of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Makuhari Messe Hall on August 04, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
By: Nicholas Mendola
and last updated 2021-08-04 00:11:36-04
Women s wrestling
Helen Maroulis started her 1/8 final slow but soon showed that the woman who won gold at 53kg in Rio is a threat to do it again at 58kg in Tokyo.