RIO DE JANEIRO — When it was over, when Erica Wiebe had wrestled a perfect match on a perfect day and had secured the gold medal, she fell to her knees on the mat at Carioca Arena. Wiebe, 27, said it was a release of all the hard work and disappointment that had gotten her this far. “And so I just went after it.”After a series of wins put her in the 75 kg gold-medal final, Wiebe, from Stittsville, Ont. “But to get this far, it has been quite the journey.”Her coaches say the journey is far from over. “The wrestling mat is the same size as the one I practise on every day, though there’s a little more lighting,” she said, with another little laugh and a smile.

Source: National Post August 18, 2016 22:46 UTC