CHARLIE Bowling succeeded where George Ramm failed as the Westhoughton wrestler picked up a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games.

The medal was far from a game of one-upmanship for Bowling however, who took Ramm’s loss in the Thursday’s bronze medal bout hard and came out on Friday with a sense of purpose.

Ramm finished fourth in the 57kg freestyle wrestling on Thursday but Bowling went one better in the 65kg event, even if it did not start as planned.

The 21-year-old lost his opening bout to Kane Charig, but by virtue of the Welshman making it to the final, Bowling qualified for the bronze medal match - a fight he won against Mauritius’ Jean Guylian Bandou.

“It’s been amazing. It’s been a tough road but I’ve got the medal and I’m really happy,” he said.

“It’s not about going better than George though, he’s my best friend, we all support each other, we’re team-mates.

“I’ll celebrate with my family, my dad’s here supporting and some friends from back home too.

“It’s always hard coming off a loss, but I just had to get my head up and I knew how I could wrestle.”

Charig accumulated 10 points in the first round of their bout, before going on to secure a 10-0 quarter-final victory over Bowling.

But he returned to reverse that scoreline as he dominated the Mauritian and picked up Team England’s second wrestling medal of the Games.

“Everyone’s a good competitor in that weight class. But I’ve had good preparation,” he added.

“It’s been a long three years preparing for this, so I was confident in my ability.

“I wasn’t surprised by how strong the Welsh guy was. I’ve wrestled him before and he’s a tough wrestler and we know each other’s styles.”

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