A North Korean wrestler became the country’s first woman to win an Olympic medal in the sport on Thursday, taking home bronze in the 53kg weight class at the Paris Games.
The 24-year-old Choe Hyo Gyong defeated her German opponent Annika Wendle by a score of 10-0, achieving a “victory by technical superiority” and not conceding a single point.
A North Korean wrestler became the country’s first woman to win an Olympic medal in the sport on Thursday, taking home bronze in the 53kg weight class at the Paris Games.
The 24-year-old Choe Hyo Gyong defeated her German opponent Annika Wendle by a score of 10-0, achieving a “victory by technical superiority” and not conceding a single point.
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