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Ukraine wins Women’s Wrestling World Cup

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Ukraine won its first-ever women’s freestyle wrestling World Cup title on Dec. 11 after beating China 6-4.

Climbing up to the finals at the two-day freestyle World Cup events hosted by the U.S., Ukraine defeated the third-place Mongolia team with a score of 7-3 and the six-time champions Japan with 5-5 (24-17).

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