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Sport: 2009 World Wrestling Championship

Wrestling: Wrestling
Vasil Fedoryshin of Ukraine wraps his leg over Pahnekalei Mohammedi of Iran in their 60kg freestyle fight for the bronze medal Photograph: Henning Bagger/AFP/Getty Images
Wrestling: wrestling
Huseynov Zalimkhan of Azerbaijan has his head ploughed into the canvas during his fight against Besik Kudukhov of Russia in the 60kg freestyle final Photograph: Henning Bagger/AFP/Getty Images
Wrestling: Matsumoto of Japan is held by Yavaser of Turkey
Shinya Matsumoto of Japan is held by Gokhan Yavaser of Turkey during their men's 84kg freestyle match Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters
Wrestling: Referee Dozsa fines Cuba's Rodrigues
Referee Edit Dozsa from Italy deducts a penalty point from Cuba's Disney Rodrigues during his men's 120kg freestyle bronze medal match against Ioannis Arzoumanidis of Greece Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters
Wrestling: Wrestling
Arzoumanidis celebrates his victory at the end of the match Photograph: Henning Bagger/AFP/Getty Images
Wrestling: Uzbekistan's Sokhiev and Herbert of the U.S. watch the referee
Uzbekistan's Zaurbek Sokhiev, red, and Jacob Herbert of the US turn to the referee during their 84kg freestyle gold medal match Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters
World Wrestling Champs: Tatsuhiro Yonemitse gets thrown by Rasul Djukaev
Tatsuhiro Yonemitse flies through the air after being thrown by Rasul Djukaev in their men's 66kg freestyle quarter-final Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters
World Wrestling Champs: Khetag Gazyumov fights against Serhat Balci
Khetag Gazyumov finds his head in an uncomfortable place as he fights against Serhat Balci in their quarter-final freestyle match, but he was able to wrestle free from this position to win the bout and progress to the semi-final and then on to the final where he met Khadzhimurat Gatsalov Photograph: Henning Bagger/AFP/Getty Images
World Wrestling Champs: Khetag Gazyumov grapples with Russia's Khadzhimurat Gatsalov
Azerbaijan's Gazyumov grapples with Russia's Gatsalov in the men's 96kg freestyle gold medal match Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters
World Wrestling Champs: Khetag Gazyumov grabs Khadzhimurat Gatsalov's head
Gazyumov grabs Gatsalov's head in an attempt to get the Russian to release his leg hold Photograph: Henning Bagger/AFP/Getty Images
World Wrestling Champs: Gatsalov pressures Gazyumov in the men's 96 kg free-style gold medal match
Gatsalov, top, pressures Gazyumov and the pressure paid off as the Russian won the bout and the gold medal Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters
World Wrestling Champs: Kyong-II Yang of North Korea attempts to flip over Turkey's Sezar Akgul
Kyong-II Yang of North Korea attempts to flip over Turkey's Sezar Akgul while on his way to victory in the 55kg freestyle final Photograph: Henning Bagger/AFP/Getty Images
World Wrestling Champs: Geandri Garzon and Albert Batyrov try and read their opponent's next move
Geandri Garzon, left, and Albert Batyrov stare into each other's eyes as they try and read their opponent's next move Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters
World Wrestling Champs: Trent Paulson attempts to wriggle free of Leonid Spiridonov's leg hold
Trent Paulson, right, concentrates as he attempts to wriggle free of Leonid Spiridonov's leg hold in their men's 66kg freestyle qualification round Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters
World Wrestling Champs: Mongolia's Mandakhnaran flips Mahamedau of Belarus
Mongolia's Ganzorig Mandakhnaran flips Mahamedkamil Mahamedau of Belarus during their men's 60kg freestyle bout Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters
World Wrestling Champs: Mahamedkamil Mahamedau of Belarus holds Mongolia's Ganzorig Mandakhnaran
Mahamedau, left, holds Mandakhnaran during their match Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters
World Wrestling Champs: Turkmenistan's Ramazan Kambarov dives over the arm of Kazakhstan's Zhosulan
Turkmenistan's Ramazan Kambarov dives over the grasping arm of Kazakhstan's Zhosulan Mukhtarbekuly during their men's 60kg freestyle match Photograph: Bob Strong/Reuters
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