Wrestling powerhouse Russia will definitely fight to take all three wrestling golds in the last match-day of wrestling at the Beijing Olympics.

Men's freestyle 84kg, 96kg and 120kg will be held on August 21.

Russian Georgy Ketoev, the 2007 world champion in 84kg, is among the most impressive athletes. After winning his first world title in last year's World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, Ketoev won gold medal at the 2008 European Championships. Beating twice world champion and Athens Games bronze medallist Sajid Sajidov, Ketoev planned to take title at his first Olympics.

Ketoev faces challenge from world silver medallist Yusup Abdusalomov of Tajikistan, who made great trouble to Ketoev in last year's final match.

Among the new stars are Zaurbek Sokhiev of Uzbekistan and Reza Yazdani of Iran, who both were world bronze medallists in both 2006 and 2007.

In the 96kg weight-class, Shirvani Muradov of Russia placed three-time world champion and Athens champion Khadshimourad Gatsalov to make his Olympic debut. Muradov won the title in 2007 European Championships.

Georgia's George Gogshezidze will never let Muradov to win so easily. Gogshezidze won 2001 world champion for Russia and then moved over to Georgia in 2006, when he finished second at World Championships.

Bakhtiyar Akhmedov will participate in the 120kg matches for Russia, which is expected to be fiercely contested at the 2008 Olympics. Akhmedov was 2007 world junior and European champion, also finished third in 2008 Europes.

The 2004 Olympic champion Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan added a 2007 world bronze to his collection, altogether with 2003 and 2005 world golds. He just competes at his best at the most important tournaments.

(Xinhua News Agency August 20, 2008)