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Olympic Wrestling 2016: Medal Winners, Scores and Results from Friday

Vladimer Khinchegashvili clinched gold for Georgia on Friday after he defeated Japan's Rei Higuchi in the final of the men's freestyle wrestling 57-kilogram weight class at the 2016 Rio Games.

Higuchi led 3-2 heading into the final stages of the medal decider, but a last-ditch penalty for passive performance saw Khinchegashvili draw level and top the podium on criteria.

Lower down the 57-kg pecking order, Azerbaijan's Haji Aliyev and Iran's Hassan Sabzali Rahimi claimed spots on the podium after winning their bronze-medal finals.

Later on Friday, Russia's Aniuar Geduev will face off against Iran's Hassan Aliazam Yazdanicharati in the men's freestyle 74-kg gold-medal final.