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LONDON - Japan's Hitomi Obara came from behind to win gold in the final of the lightest women's freestyle wrestling division at the London Olympics on Wednesday. She beat Mariya Stadnyk of Azerbaijan to add the Olympic 48kg title to the eight world championships she has won in a dazzling career. Obara fell to her knees on the wrestling mat and wept with her head in her hands as Japanese supporters erupted in the packed arena. Obara lost the first of three rounds, but fought back to win the next two.
