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Olympics 2016: Maria Mamoshuk wins wrestling silver
MINSK, 19 August (BelTA) – Maria Mamoshuk of Belarus claimed the Olympic freestyle -63kg wrestling silver in her final bout against Japan’s Risako Kawai, BelTA has learned.
The 21-year-old Japanese wrestler beat the Belarusian 6-0 to gave Japan a fourth wrestling gold at Rio 2016.
The Olympic debutant Maria Mamoshuk started her Rio campaign with a win over Kazakhstan’s Yekaterina Larionova 8-2. The Belarusian then saw off Sweden’s Katarina Henna Johansson 7-2 and defeated American Yelena Pirozhkova 3-2.
Maria Mamoshuk claimed gold at the 2016 European Wrestling Championships and bronze at the First European Games in 2015. It was the first Olympic -63kg final for the Belarusian athlete. The Rio 2016 bronze medals in the women’s -63kg class went to Poland’s Monika Michalik and Kazakhstan’s Yekaterina Larionova.
Belarus President congratulates Maria Mamoshuk on Olympic silver
MINSK, 19 August (BelTA) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has congratulated Belarusian freestyle wrestler Maria Mamoshuk on winning silver at the Olympic Games in Rio, BelTA learnt from the presidential press service.
“I cordially congratulate you on winning a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games! This season you have joined the world wrestling elite, and the main thing is that you have demonstrated your mastery at the Olympic Games,” the message of greetings reads.
“Your medal is a true breakthrough, the first important Olympic achievement of the Belarusian women’s freestyle wrestling. I am convinced that it is the begging of a big way and you will have more bright victories in the future,” the head of state noted.
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