Olympics-Wrestling-Weight off their shoulders, macarons and kaju katlis on the mind of medallists


Paris 2024 Olympics - Wrestling - Men's Freestyle 57kg Final - Champ-de-Mars Arena, Paris, France - August 09, 2024. Rei Higuchi of Japan celebrates winning gold in the match against Spencer Richard Lee of United States. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

PARIS (Reuters) - After days of near-starvation in their single-minded pursuit of Olympic glory, it is finally time for some sweet indulgence for the wrestlers who medalled in Paris.

Most wrestlers compete in a category below their natural weight to fight a weaker opponent and while the reward is huge, the process is brutal as well as risky.

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