Minnesotan Wins Gold Medal in Olympic Wrestling in Tokyo

TOKYO -- A Minnesota wrestler has won gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

Georgia challenged the final points, to no avail.

Steveson, as is customary after his biggest wins, celebrated with a backflip.

Steveson outscored his opponents 23-0 in the first three rounds. He rolled past
2016 Olympic gold medalist Taha Akgul 8-0 in the quarterfinals.

Petriashvili, the No. 1 seed, is a three-time world champion who was an Olympic bronze medalist in the class in 2016.

He led Steveson 8-5 in the final minute, but couldn't handle the 21-year-old's quickness late.

Petriashvili is the three-time World Champion. He won the bronze medal at the Olympics in Rio.

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Steveson won the 2021 NCAA championship earlier this year wrestling for the University of Minnesota.