David Eulitt

sports: athens olympics 2004

Irini Merleni of the Ukraine reacted to the judge's decision to award her the gold medal over her opponent, Chiharu Icho of Japan, center, in the women's freestyle 48kg gold medal match at Ano Liossia Hall in Athens, Greece. The opponents were tied at 2-2 with the judge's decision going to Merleni.
photo by David Eulitt / McClatchy-Tribune MCT / ©

Irini Merleni of the Ukraine reacted to the judge's decision to award her the gold medal over her opponent, Chiharu Icho of Japan, center, in the women's freestyle 48kg gold medal match at Ano Liossia Hall in Athens, Greece. The opponents were tied at 2-2 with the judge's decision going to Merleni.