The United States captured numerous medals in wrestling competition on Thursday at the 2020 Olympics, including David Taylor walking away with gold.
The former Penn State standout nicknamed “The Magic Man” had an epic back-and-forth battle with two-time World Champion Hassan Yazdani Charati from Iran in their third meeting in an all-time series.
While Taylor was 2-0 in previous meetings with the Iranian wrestler, he was in trouble in the third match with time running down in the gold medal match after Yazdani secured a late lead.
Yazdani was holding onto a 3-2 lead late into the six-minute match when Taylor exploded forward with a clutch takedown with just a second remaining to score the crucial two points in order to win.