BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- Shirvani Muradov from Russia claimed the men's freestyle 96kg wrestling title at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, beating Taimuraz Tigiyev from Kazakhstan in the final.

Shirvani Muradov (blue) of Russia fights against Taimuraz Tigiyev  of Kazakhstan in their men's freestyle 96kg gold medal match of  the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Wrestling event in Beijing, China,  Aug. 21, 2008. Shirvani Muradov beat Taimuraz Tigiyev and grabbed  the gold.(Xinhua Photo)

The bronze medals went to George Gogshelidze from Georgia and Khetaq Gazyumov from Azerbaijan.