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Lomachenko of Ukraine wins men's 57kg boxing gold

Xinhua/Agencies
Updated: 2008-08-23 20:09

 

A referee makes a standing count to Khedafi Djelkhir of France during the featherweight (57kg) final boxing match against Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 23, 2008.[ Agencies]

BEIJING--Vasyl Lomachenko from Ukraine claimed the men's 57kg boxing title at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, beating Khedafi Djelkhir from France in the final.

The bronze medals went to Yakup Kilic from Turkey and Shahin Imranov from Azerbaijan.

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