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Destribats Se Convierte en el Primer Luchador Olímpico de Argentina Desde 1996

Sunday, March 15, 2020 - 22:56 By Taylor GREGORIO

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Photo of Augustin DESTRIBATS (ARG). By Tony Rotundo. 

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OTTAWA, Canada – For the first time since 1996, Argentina will send a male wrestler to the Olympics as Agustin DESTRIBATS (ARG) qualified the 65 kg weight class for his nation on Sunday in Ottawa, Canada.

Destribats began his day with a decisive 7-2 quarterfinals win over Albaro RUDESINDO CAMACHO (DOM). To qualify the weight, he faced 2012 Cadet World champion Zain RETHERFORD (USA) in the semifinals.

Entering as the underdog, Destribats was taken down early and capitalized while down in par terre, putting himself in position to get Retherford on his back for the pin in 1:01.  

Cuba and the United States each qualified three weights for the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.

The United States now has five men’s freestyle weights qualified for the Games after qualifying the 74 kg and 97 kg weights at the 2019 World Championships.

Earning spots on Sunday for the USA was Thomas GILMAN (57 kg), David TAYLOR (86 kg) and Nick GWIAZDOWSKI (125 kg).

Many eyes were the 86 kg bracket as 2018 World champion Taylor wrestled his first since match last May. Taylor opened his tournament with a pin over Pedro Francisco CEBALLOS FUENTES (VEN), who was fifth at the 2016 Olympics, before defeating 2020 Pan Am champion Yurieski TORREBLANCA QUERALTA (CUB), 8-0, to qualify the weight for USA.

Gilman, a 2018 World silver medalist, knocked off two-time U23 World champion Reineri ANDREU ORTEGA (CUB) in the quarterfinals, 4-3, to put himself in position to land a spot in the finals.

Qualifying for Cuba was Alejandro VALDES TOBIER (65 kg), Jeandry GARZON CABALLERO (74 kg) and Reineris SALAS PEREZ (97 kg).

All three Cubans own multiple World medals. Valdes is a two-time World bronze medalist, Garzon has a 2007 World silver and three bronzes and Salas is a two-time silver medalist with a 2010 bronze.

Canada had multiple qualifiers as well, advancing Jordan STEEN (97 kg) and 2014 Junior World champion Amarveer DHESI (125 kg) to their respective finals.

Other wrestlers qualifying their nations for Tokyo included Oscar TIGREROS URBANO (COL) at 57 kg,  Franklin GOMEZ MATOS (PUR) at 74 kg and Pool AMBROCIO GREIFO (PER) at 86 kg.

Photo of David TAYLOR (USA). By Tony Rotundo. 

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OTTAWA, Canada – Por primera vez desde 1996, Argentina enviará un luchador masculino a los Juegos Olímpicos, ya que Agustin DESTRIBATS (ARG) calificó la clase de peso de 65 kg para su nación el domingo en Ottawa, Canadá.

Destribats comenzó su día con una decisiva victoria de 7-2 sobre Albaro RUDESINDO CAMACHO (DOM). Para calificar el peso, se enfrentó al 2012 campeón mundial cadete Zain RETHERFORD (USA) en las semifinales.

Entrando como el desvalido, Destribats estaba perdiendo temprano pero gano por puestaespalda de Retherford en solo 1:01.  

Cuba y Estados Unidos calificaron tres pesos para los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio el domingo.

Estados Unidos ahora tiene cinco pesos de estilo libre clasificados para los Juegos después de calificar los pesos de 74 kg y 97 kg en el Campeonato Mundial de 2019.

Thomas GILMAN (57 kg), David TAYLOR (86 kg) y Nick GWIAZDOWSKI (125 kg) ganaron puestos el domingo para Estados Unidos.

Muchos estaban viendo la categoria de 86 kg cuando Taylor, el campeón mundial de 2018, luchó por primera vez desde el mayo pasado. Taylor gano contra Pedro Francisco CEBALLOS FUENTES (VEN), quien fue quinto en los Juegos Olímpicos de 2016, en su primer combate antes de derrotar al campeón panamericano de 2020 Yurieski TORREBLANCA QUERALTA (CUB), 8-0, para calificar el peso para EE.UU.

Gilman, medallista de plata mundial de 2018, gano contra al dos veces campeón del mundo U23 Reineri ANDREU ORTEGA (CUB) en el quartofinal, 4-3, para avanzar a los semifinales.

Los clasificados para Cuba fueron Alejandro VALDES TOBIER (65 kg), Jeandry GARZON CABALLERO (74 kg) y Reineris SALAS PEREZ (97 kg).

Los tres cubanos tienen múltiples medallas mundiales. Valdés es dos veces medallista de bronce mundial, Garzón tiene una plata mundial de 2007 y tres bronces y Salas es dos veces medallista de plata con un bronce de 2010.

Canadá también tuvo múltiples clasificatorios, avanzado a Jordan STEEN (97 kg) y al campeón mundial juvenile de 2014 Amarveer DHESI (125 kg) a sus finales.

Otros luchadores que clasificaron sus naciones para Tokio incluyeron Oscar TIGREROS URBANO (COL) con 57 kg, Franklin GOMEZ MATOS (PUR) con 74 kg y Pool AMBROCIO GREIFO (PER) con 86 kg.

Men’s freestyle finals results

57 kg
GOLD - Thomas Patrick GILMAN (USA) df. Oscar Eduardo TIGREROS URBANO (COL), injury default
BRONZE - Reineri ANDREU ORTEGA (CUB) df. Juan Rubelin RAMIREZ BELTRE (DOM), fall
BRONZE - Pedro Jesus MEJIAS RODRIGUEZ (VEN) df. Bryan Lucas DE OLIVEIRA PEREIRA (BRA), 10-0

65 kg
GOLD - Alejandro VALDES TOBIER (CUB) df. Agustin DESTRIBATS (ARG), injury default
BRONZE – Zain RETHERFORD (USA) df. Albaro RUDESINDO CAMACHO (DOM), fall
BRONZE - Dillon WILLIAMS (CAN) df. Brandon Disair DIAZ RAMIREZ (MEX), 9-2

74 kg
GOLD - Jeandry GARZON CABALLERO (CUB) df. Franklin GOMEZ MATOS (PUR), injury default
BRONZE – Jorge LLANO (ARG) df. Anthony MONTERO CHIRINOS (VEN), 3-2
BRONZE - Jasmit PHULKA (CAN) df. Nestor TAFUR BARRIOS (COL), 5-3

86 kg
GOLD – David TAYLOR (USA) df. Pool AMBROCIO GREIFO (PER), injury default
BRONZE – Gino AVILA DILBERT (HON) df. Angus ARTHUR (JAM), injury default
BRONZE - Yurieski TORREBLANCA QUERALTA (CUB) df. Pedro CEBALLOS FUENTES (VEN), 2-1

97 kg
GOLD – Reineris SALAS PEREZ (CUB) df. Jordan STEEN (CAN), injury default
BRONZE – Luis PEREZ SOSA (DOM) df. Evan RAMOS (PUR), 12-1

125 kg
GOLD – Nicholas GWIAZDOWSKI (USA) df. Amaveer DHESI (CAN), injury default
BRONZE – Charles MERRILL (PUR) df. Luis VIVENES URBANEJA (VEN), 13-2

Men’s freestyle semifinals results

57 kg
Thomas GILMAN (USA) df. Juan RAMIREZ BELTRE (DOM), 10-0
Oscar TIGREROS URBANO (COL) df. Bryan DE OLIVEIRA PEREIRA (BRA), fall

65 kg
Alejandro VALDES TOBIER (CUB) df. Dillon WILLIAMS (CAN), 10-0
Agustin DESTRIBATS (ARG) df. Zain RETHERFORD (USA), fall

74 kg
Franklin GOMEZ MATOS (PUR) df. Nestor TAFUR BARRIOS (COL), 9-4
Jeandry GARZON CABALLERO (CUB) df. Anthony MONTERO CHIRINOS (VEN), 12-4

86 kg
David TAYLOR (USA) df. Yurieski TORREBLANCA QUERALTA (CUB), 8-0
Pool AMBROCIO GREIFO (PER) df. Angus ARTHUR (JAM), injury default

97 kg
Reineris SALAS PEREZ (CUB) df. Evan RAMOS (PUR), 12-1
Jordan STEEN (CAN) df. Luis PEREZ SOSA (DOM), 13-2

125 kg
Nick GWIAZDOWSKI (USA) df. Luis VIVENES URBANEJA (VEN), 10-0
Amarveer DHESI (CAN) df. Charles Zachary MERRILL (PUR), fall

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Tuesday's U17 World Championship semifinals set

Tuesday, August 1, 2023 - 07:34 By Eric Olanowski

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ISTANBUL, Turkiye (August 1) --- The second day of wrestling at the 2023 U17 World Championships will continue with Greco-Roman action at 45kg, 51kg, 60kg, 71kg and 92kg. 

Today's schedule will be a little different than Monday's schedule. The morning session, which starts at 11:00 (local time), will run through the quarterfinals before taking our mid-day break. We'll return at 17:00 for the semifinals, then roll directly into the first round of medal bouts at 18:00.

Tuesday's opening session will feature 26 medalists from this year's continental champions, including ten wrestlers who reached the top of the podium at the 2023 Asian, European, African or Pan-American Championships.

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🗓️: July 31-August 6
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Here's a list of the reigning continental champs in action on Tuesday:
45kg - Turan DASHDAMIROV (AZE)
51kg - Ilia KANDALIN (AIN)
51kg - Omar Mohamed Hussin Abdelfatah IBRAHIM (EGY)
51kg - Mohammad Meraj Esmaeil MOHMADI (IRI)
60kg - Kiryl VALEUSKI (AIN)
60kg - Clisman Adrian CARRACEDO VELIZ (ECU)
60kg - Mohamed Ayman Mohamed Gaber IBRAHIM (EGY)
71kg - Abdurakhman ABDULKADYROV (AIN)
71kg - Youssef Ahmed Kadry Mohamed BADAWY (EGY)
92kg - Abdelfattah Elarabi Mohamed ABDELZAHER (EGY)
92kg - Saba PURTSELADZE (GEO)
92kg - Aliakbar Rasoul ASGHARIVALAD I(IRI)

Semifinal matchups (As the system updates in):
45kg
Yurik MKHITARYAN (ARM) vs. RUSTEM ABATSIEV (AIN) 
Turan DASHDAMIROV (AZE) vs. Alireza Ahmad AMIRIGHASRODDASHTI (IRI) 

51kg
Dostonbek ORIPOV (UZB) vs. Ilia KANDALIN (AIN) 
Manu YADAV (IND) vs. Artur BROYAN (ARM) 

60kg
Kiryl VALEUSKI (AIN) vs. Saba SURMANIDZE (GEO) 
Roman KARIMOV (AZE) vs. Mingiian GORIAEV (AIN) 

71kg
Alkan AKAR (TUR)  vs. Ahmadreza Nourmohamad MOHAMADIAN (IRI) 
Arionas KOLITSOPOULOS (GRE) vs. Abdurakhman ABDULKADYROV (AIN) 

92kg
Mikayil ISMAYILOV (AZE) vs. Saba PURTSELADZE (GEO) 
Gabriel Eduardo STAN (ROU) vs. Saipula GADZHIMAGOMEDOV (AIN)

15:23: That'll do it for the morning session. We'll take a 90-minute break and see you back here at 17:00 for the semifinals.

15:00: Akar wins the 20-point match and moves into the semifinals, but, without a doubt, that was the match of the competition thus far.

14:52: The current match on Mat C has been crazy. Isodzhon NURAKHMADOV (TJK) and Alkan AKAR (TUR) are leaving everything they have on the mat.

14:39: This kid Turan DASHDAMIROV (AZE) is blowing through the competition today. His technique--especially in par terre--is unmatched. If you're looking for someone to keep an eye out over the next few years, he's your guy.

14:15: That's back-to-back falls on Mat C, and they both came on the wrong side for the defending continental champs. First, it was Abdelzaher who got pinned. Then, Artur BROYAN (ARM) punched his ticket to the 51kg semifinals after head-locking U17 Asian champ Mohammad Meraj Esmaeil MOHMADI (IRI) in the opening 15 seconds.

14:07: Nurbolot SYRGABAI UULU (KGZ) just dominated African champion Abdelzaher. He was up 13-5 before pinning the reigning U17 African champion.

13:50: I just snagged a quick bite to eat and came back in time to catch all the stars that are about to come up on Mat C.

On a side note: Mohamed Ayman Mohamed Gaber IBRAHIM (EGY) has a shark on his Egyptian singlet. I've never seen that before, outside of the Kyrgyz singlets. What is the significance of the shark on the Egyptian singlet?

13:27: Mat C is the one to keep an eye on. Starting with bout 209, there will be three consecutive continental medalists wrestling. Saipula GADZHIMAGOMEDOV (AIN), the U17 European silver medalist, will wrestle first, followed by continental champs Abdelfattah Elarabi Mohamed ABDELZAHER (EGY) and Mohammad Meraj Esmaeil MOHMADI (IRI).

13:13: Reigning Pan-American champion Clisman Adrian CARRACEDO VELIZ (ECU) just defeated Kemal KAKABAYEV (TKM), 8-0, and secured Ecuador's first-ever Greco-Roman win at the U17 World Championships.

12:46: Rodin has Asgharivaldi on the ropes. The Croatian wrestled a calculated first period and leads 1-0 after the opening two minutes.

Just as I say that, Asgharivaldi picks up a passivity point and is going to work on top.

12:40: Reigning U17 Asian champion Aliakbar Rasoul ASGHARIVALADI (IRI) is making his way to Mat C with a massive smile on his face. He's wrestling Croatia's Andrej RODIN (CRO).

12;12: Khachatryan just picked up the biggest upset of the morning thus far, taking out U17 African champion Badawy, 6-1, setting up a 71kg second-round match against U17 Asian bronze medalist Ahmadreza Nourmohamad MOHAMADIAN (IRI).

Mohamadian kicked off his day with a 9-0 opening-round win against Antoni Adam TRETTER (POL).

12:09: Khachatryan was just awarded four points for a throw in the danger zone, taking the 5-1 lead over U17 African champion Badawy. There are 68 seconds left, but the four-pointer is currently under review. Originally, the Armenian was only awarded two, but after the officials came together, they changed it to four points.

11:54: Youssef BADAWY (EGY), the reigning 71kg U17 African champion, will be the first continental champion to take the mat today. He'll wrestle Armenia's Gor KHACHATRYAN (ARM) in two matches on Mat C.

11:40: That does it for this morning's repechage session, which means we'll roll right into the qualification round.

11:34: Ahmed stopped a cartwheel attempt by Ismagulov, picked up four points and punched his ticket to the 110kg bronze-medal match. He'll try to become the first Egyptian wrestler to win a U17 world medal since Mohamed EL SAYED (EGY) finished with a silver medal at the 2015 U17 World Championships.

11:29: The big guys at 110kg Bekzhan ISMAGULOV (KAZ) and Mohamed Abdelnaby Hegazy Farag AHMED (EGY) are going toe-to-toe on Mat C. They are currently knotted up, 3-3, with 90 seconds left and a spot in tonight's bronze-medal match on the line.

11:10: The crowd has returned in full form to the Başakşehir Gençlik ve Spor İlçe Müdürlüğü Tesisleri in Istanbul to watch the second day of Greco-Roman wrestling. It'll be around 30 minutes before any of the above-listed continental champs take the mat. For now, we'll run through the repechage matches to determine who'll wrestle in tonight's bronze-medal matches.

10:45 - We're 15 minutes away from starting Day Two action.