American Wrestler Somehow Wins Gold After Trailing with Less Than 1 Second Remaining in Match

American wrestler Gable Steveson narrowly gained Olympic gold after trailing with lower than a second remaining in his last match on the Tokyo Video games.

Steveson confronted Georgia’s Geno Petriashvili within the males’s freestyle 125-kilogram last on Friday evening, The Associated Press reported.

The American trailed 8-5 with time expiring within the match.

With 10 seconds remaining, he managed to take his opponent down and convey the rating to 8-7.

Steveson miraculously scored once more with lower than a second left to win the match 9-8.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED! 🥇@GableSteveson grabs the GOLD as time expires. #TokyoOlympics pic.twitter.com/yqMc3wbXsu

— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 6, 2021

“I regarded on the clock and it was like 0.3,” Steveson informed the AP.

“And I used to be like, ‘Ain’t no approach.’ And my head similar to flushed with all the things. And I used to be like, ‘Wow.’”

Petriashvili challenged the ultimate factors to no avail, and Steveson gained one other level in consequence.

The 21-year-old with WWE aspirations celebrated his win with a backflip on the mat.

That GOLD medal feeling. 🥇#TokyoOlympics | @GableSteveson pic.twitter.com/rded6GWL6o

— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) August 6, 2021

“, I placed on present,” he mentioned.

“Persons are going to recollect the title Gable Steveson.”

Steveson was the NCAA heavyweight champion on the College of Minnesota this yr.

He has not misplaced a match on the worldwide stage since August 2019, Fox News reported.

Steveson will go down in historical past alongside his namesake Dan Gable, the 1972 Olympic gold medalist.

“There’s loads of prospects for me with this gold medal,” he informed the AP.

“Loads of doorways opened after me profitable a nationwide title, and now the entire world is open for me to see after this Olympic gold medal.”

With the $250,000 he earned for claiming Olympic gold, he plans to take his household out to dinner and purchase his mother a Louis Vuitton purse.

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Erin Coates was an editor for The Western Journal for over two years earlier than changing into a information author. A College of Oregon graduate, Erin has performed analysis in knowledge journalism and contributed to varied publications as a author and editor.

Erin Coates was an editor for The Western Journal for over two years earlier than changing into a information author. She grew up in San Diego, California, continuing to attend the College of Oregon and graduate with honors holding a level in journalism. Throughout her time in Oregon, Erin was an affiliate editor for Ethos Journal and a contract author for Eugene Journal. She has performed analysis in knowledge journalism, which has been printed within the e book “Knowledge Journalism: Previous, Current and Future.” Erin is an avid runner with a coronary heart for encouraging younger ladies and has served as a coach for the group Women on the Run. As a author and editor, Erin strives to advertise social dialogue and inform the story of these round her.

Birthplace

Tucson, Arizona

Nationality

American

Honors/Awards

Graduated with Honors

Schooling

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, College of Oregon

Books Written

Contributor for Knowledge Journalism: Previous, Current and Future

Location

Prescott, Arizona

Languages Spoken

English, French

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Politics, Well being, Leisure, Religion