Turkey's Akgul wins men's 125kg freestyle Olympic wrestling gold
Turkish heavyweight grappler Taha Akgul defeated Iran's Komeil Ghasemi for Olympic gold in the men's 125kg freestyle wrestling competition in Rio on Saturday.
The 25-year-old Akgul won the first period 1-0 and the second 2-1 for a 3-1 victory and top spot on the podium.