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Franklin Regional graduate Spencer Lee soars to finals in Paris Olympics Men’s 57kg FreeStyle

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PARIS — Franklin Regional graduate Spencer Lee soared to the finals in the 57kg Wrestling Freestyle at the Paris Olympics.

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Lee faced off against China’s Zou Wanhao in the 1/8 finals and won by a score of 3-2. In the quarter-finals, he took down Kyrgyzstan’s Bekzat Almaz Uulu in just over a minute.

Lee, who won three PIAA titles with Franklin Regional, then took the stage in the semi-finals and beat Uzbekistan’s Gulomjon Abdullaev by a score of 14-4.

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