67 kilogram Category Men's Wrestling 18th Asian Games 2018

18th  Asian Games Jakarta

Palembang 2018

South Korea Win first gold in 67 kilogram 

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Asian Games 2018

Antara/Palembang/ Jakarta

South Korean (KOR) wrestler Ryu Han-su celebrated his gold medal win with dozens of his supporters after beating Kazakhstan’s Kebispayev Almat in the final round in the men's Greco-Roman 67 kilogram category.

Ryu presented South Korea’s first gold medal in wrestling after the country collected six bronzes from the men’s and women's freestyle categories.

Ryu was ahead 5-4 in technical points and 3-1 in the classification points in the six-minute final match at the Assembly Hall, Jakarta Convention Center, on Tuesday evening.

At the beginning of the match, the two wrestlers attempted to slam each other. The first three-minute period ended with a draw of 4-4 for technical points. Ryu ensured his victory in the second period with 1-0 in technical points.

Dozens of South Korean supporters in the gallery celebrated the victory and cheered Ryu’s name. 

As the match ended, Ryu could not contain his excitement. He immediately gave a salute in front of the supporters and joined the celebration in the gallery with the crowd. 

The two bronze medals in the men's Greco-Roman 67 kg category were each won by Ismailov Amantur from Kyrgyzstan and the Geraei Mohammadreza from IR Iran.