THE Chinese team won their first wrestling medal at the Rio Olympic Games through 2013 world champion Sun Yanan while Japan bagged all three women’s titles Wednesday.

    Sun walked away with a bronze in women’s freestyle 48kg after she made quick work of two-time world medalist Zhuldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan in the bronze medal match.

    The 23-year-old Chinese spent just 54 seconds executing a four-point lift and three gut wrenches to end the match 10-0. “I am happy to have a medal but I really want the gold. It hit me hard when I lost in the semifinals where I did have a chance, because I know well about Eri Tosaka,” Sun said.

    Sun jumped to a 2-0 lead in the semifinal against three-time world champion Tosaka, whom Sun beat in this year’s Asian Championships. But Tosaka came back with a takedown and three straight turns off a leg lace to win 8-3 and advance to the final where the Japanese edged Mariya Stadnik of Azerbaijan 3-2 for her first Olympic gold.

    (Xinhua)