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Wrestler Akhmed Tazhudinov secured the second gold medal for Bahrain at the Paris Olympics after defeating the Georgian Givi Matcharashvili.

His victory secured Bahrain’s fourth medal at the Paris Olympics and the first ever in wrestling at the Olympic Games. This is Bahrain’s first-ever medal outside of athletics.

Bahrain win #gold! 🇧🇭

Congratulations to Akhmed Tazhudinov secures first place in the men's freestyle wrestling 97kg category.

He's the first-ever male Olympic champion in any sport from Bahrain and @BahrainOlympic's first ever medal outside of athletics. 🎉@wrestling |… pic.twitter.com/FrwRscjRVG

— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) August 11, 2024

The 21-year-old wrestler won in the men’s 97kg freestyle wrestling. Georgia’s Givi Matcharashvili won silver, while Azerbaijan’s Magomedkhan Magomedov and Iran’s Amirali Azarpira took bronze.