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Amit Alor, a 20-year-old Jewish American wrestler, won the gold medal on the wrestling mat in Paris. Alor, the daughter of two Israelis who immigrated to the U.S., defeated Meerim Zhumanazarova of Kyrgyzstan 0:3 in the final and sealed a perfect first Olympic Games for her. Alor was marked in advance as the clear favorite to win the Olympic gold in the weight category up to 68 kg, after winning the World Championship for the last two years.