Wrestler’s family go wild in reaction to his gold medal win

Gable Steveson’s family and friends were seen going wild after he defeated his Georgian opponent in the freestyle heavyweight final at Tokyo 2020 to win his first Olympic gold.

The heavyweight wrestler had been 10 points behind Geno Petriashvili, a three-times world champion, before coming back with two spin-behind takedowns. The noise of his 125kg opponent hitting the floor echoed around the arena.

At home, his family and friends were watching the drama unfold from Minnesota, where NBC affiliate KARE 11 was covering the reaction to the freestyle heavyweight final.