BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's Wang Jiao beat Bulgaria's Stanka Zlateva to win the women's 72kg freestyle wrestling gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games here on Sunday.

Wang Jiao (red) of China fights against Stanka Zlateva of Bulgaria  during the women's freestyle 72 kg gold medal match of Beijing 2008  Olympic Games Wrestling event in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. Wang  Jiao beat Stanka Zlateva and grabbed the gold. (Xinhua Photo)

Zlateva won the silver while Japan's Kyoko Hamaguchi and Agnieszka Wieszczek of Poland both took a bronze medal.

Gold medalist Wang Jiao of China poses on the podium during the awarding  ceremony of women's freestyle 72 kg of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games  Wrestling event in Beijing, China, Aug. 17, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)