 Albiev won Russia's second goald medal in Beijing |
Islam-Beka Albiev became the second youngest wrestling champion in Olympic history as he beat Vitaliy Rahimov in the 60kg Greco-Roman wrestling final. The 19-year-old Russian won the best-of-three period match against the Azerbaijani fighter 2-0, taking the first 2-0 and the second 4-0. It was Russia's second consecutive gold after Nazyr Mankiev won the 55kg class. Kazakhstan's Nurbakyt Tengizbayev and Ruslan Tiumenbaev of Kyrgyzstan claimed the bronze medals.  | 606: DEBATE |
Albiev, watched by Russia's great wrestler Aleksandr Karelin, said he was delighted that all four medallists came from the former Soviet Union. "I think this is a continuation of a great tradition," he said.
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