Olympic wrestling: North Korea`s Yang grapples to bronze

London: North Korea`s Yang Kyong-il took the Olympic bronze in the men`s 55 kg freestyle wrestling category Friday.

Yang, a 2009 world champion, finished off his opponent Daulet Niyazbekov of Kazakhstan inside two rounds. Yang attacked incessantly from the outset, taking the first round 2-0 and sealing the bronze automatically in round two by building up a six-point lead. Russia`s Dzhamal Otarsultanov and Georgia`s Vladimer Khinchegashvili will face off for gold. IANS