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Live Blog: Poland Open Ranking Series, Day Two

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 - 08:52 By Eric Olanowski

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Day two here in Warsaw as freestyle action continues in 61kg, 65kg, 74kg, 92kg and 125kg at the Poland Open Ranking Series event. Day 1 Recap

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Final Matchups (As they come in):
61kg - Kumar RAVI (IND) vs. Gulomjon ABDULLAEV (UZB) 
65kg - John Michael DIAKOMIHALIS (USA) vs. Eduard GRIGOREV (POL) 
74kg - Mostafa Mohabbali HOSSEINKHANI (IRI) vs. Frank CHAMIZO MARQUEZ (ITA) 
92kg - Illia ARCHAIA (UKR) vs. Zbigniew BARANOWSKI (POL) 
125kg - Amir Hossein Abbas ZARE (IRI) vs. Nicholas GWIAZDOWSKI (USA)

13:28: That'll do it for our morning session. We'll see you back here at 18:00 (local time) for the start of Wednesday night's medal matches. Until then, so long, wrestling fans. 

13:16: What a great match between Kumar RAVI (IND) and Reza ATRINAGHARCHI (IRI) on Mat A! Ravi won the match 7-4, but it was a six-minute battle between the two Asian stars! 

13:00: There's your upset of the day! Illia ARCHAIA (UKR) just took out two-time world champion Jden COX (USA), 2-1, and moved into tonight's 92kg finals. He'll take on Zbigniew BARANOWSKI (POL) in the gold-medal match. 

12:41: After these matches wrap up, we'll roll right into the semifinals.

12:24: Iranian big man Amir ZARE (IRI) is coming up next on Mat A. This is his first international competition since he won last year's Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series gold medal.

12:18: That was one heck of a match! Together, the pair put up 13 points, but Muszukajev held off Diakomihalis, 7-6, and moved into Round 3 where he'll take on Eduard GRIGOREV (POL).

11:53: DROP WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING! Muszukajev and Diakomihalis are wrestling on Mat A. It'll be a rematch of the '19 Yasar Dogu.

11:39: Let's keep this two-time world champion thing on Mat B rolling! We'll replace Chamizo with two-time world champion J'den COX (USA).

11:38: Chamizo handles Kahny, 7-2, and will wrestle the winner of Jason Michael NOLF (USA) and Daniyar KAISANOV (KAZ).

11:30: The best-dressed man in wrestling, two-time world champion Frank CHAMIZO (ITA) is wrestling on Mat B. He leads Lucas Marco KAHNT (GER), 2-0 midway through the first period. 

11:13: Good morning, wrestling fans! Today's action is going to be filled with stars mixing it up on nearly every mat. The first big match of the morning is coming up on Mat A in four matches. Hungary's world bronze medalist Iszmail MUSZUKAJEV will wrestle John Michael DIAKOMIHALIS (USA) in a rematch the '19 Yasar Dogu.

If you remember that match, Muszukajjev led that early but Diakomihalis stormed back to steal the win. 

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European Championships Day 3 women's wrestling semis set

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 - 06:40 By United World Wrestling Press

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BUCHAREST, Romania (February 14) -- After two breathtaking days of Greco-Roman, the European Championships enters day three with women's wrestling. Five weight classes in action will be 50kg, 55kg, 59kg, 68kg and 76kg.

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Semifinals for the evening session

50kg
Evin DEMIRHAN (TUR) vs. Miglena SELISHKA (BUL)
Oksana LIVACH (UKR) vs. Mariya STADNIK (AZE)

55kg
Mariana DRAGUTAN (MDA) vs. Roksana ZASINA (POL)
Andreea Beatrice ANA (ROU) vs. Anastasia BLAYVAS (GER)

59kg
Alyona KOLESNIK (AZE) vs. Patrycja GIL (POL)
Alina FILIPOVYCH (UKR) vs. Anastasia NICHITA (MDA)

68kg
Buse TOSUN (TUR) vs. Adela HANZLICKOVA (CZE)
Tetiana SOVA RIZHKO (UKR) vs. Mimi HRISTOVA (BUL)

76kg
Enrica RINALDI (ITA) vs. Anastasiia SHUSTOVA (UKR)
Yasemin ADAR YIGIT (TUR) Bernadett NAGY (HUN)

13:00: Tamara DOLLAK (HUN) locked both of Anastasia NICHITA (MDA) arms and tried a pin. However, Nichita with a great defense to avoid the fall. She controls the remaining bout to win 7-2. 

12:40: Koumba LARROQUE (FRA) falls to Mimi HRISTOVA (BUL) in the 68kg quarterfinals. In a low-scoring bout, Hristova beats Larroque 3-2 at 68kg.

12:30: A fall for Bose TOSUN (TUR)! Khanum VALIEVA (AIN) thought she had a chance but failed to stop Tosun's attacks and got pinned. Tosun moves into the 68kg semifinal against Adela HANZLICKOVA (CZE)

12:22: Mariya STADNIK (AZE) rolls to a technical superiority win over Milana DADASHAEVA (AIN) and moves into the semifinals at 50kg. She is going for her 10th European title, already a record

12:15: Home favorite and defending champion at 55kg Andreea ANA (ROU) uses leg lace against Sezen BELBEROVA (BUL) and moves into the quarterfinals for Romania.

12:00: Defending champion at 59kg Anastasia NICHITA (MDA) begins with a technical superiority over Sandra PARUSZEWSKI (GER) and she moves into the quarterfinals in which she will face Tamara DOLLAK (HUN)

11:45: Kamile GAUCAITE (LTU) with a big upset at 76kg as she defeats former European champion Epp MAE (EST) 3-2 in the 1/8 finals Mae led 2-0 but was called passive before Gaucaite scored a stepout. Mae challenged the call but it was confirmed and a lost challenge made it 3-2 for Gaucaite.

11:30: Returning silver medalist Oksana LIVACH (UKR) scores four points in the first period and then holds Anna LUKASIAK (POL) in the second period for a 4-1 win at 50kg. She was cautioned for a hair pull which cost her a point.

11:15: Koumba LARROQUE (FRA) has a slow start but she controls her opening bout against Noémi SZABADOS (HUN) well to win it 3-0 and advance to the quarterfinals at 68kg.

11:00: The qualification round of women's wrestling will begin with 68kg. Khanum VELIEVA (AIN) beats Laura GODINO (ITA), Tetiana SOVA RIZHKO (UKR) beats Eyleen SEWINA (GER) and Tindra SJOEBERG (SWE) is pinned by Adela HANZLICKOVA (CZE).

10:45: Gela BOLKVADZE (GEO), in the Greco-Roman repechage at 82kg, gets a big 9-0 win over Rafig HUSEYNOV (AZE).

10:30: Welcome to the third day of the European Championships and we have women's wrestling in five weight classes.