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Live Blog: World Championships Day 5 - WW 57kg, 59kg, 68kg, 72kg

Wednesday, October 6, 2021 - 08:16 By Vinay Siwach

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OSLO, Norway (October 6) -- Tokyo Olympic champion Taymra MENSAH STOCK (USA), Rio champion Helen MAROULIS (USA), former world champion Sae NANJO (JPN), Linda MORIAS (CAN) will be in action as women's wrestling 57kg, 59kg, 68kg and 72kg will be underway in Oslo, Norway. If you missed Sadulaev and Snyder wrestling for the fourth time, here's the wrap - Sadulaev-Synder rivalry take news turn

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1250: Results of the WW 59kg quarterfinals

Maya NELSON (USA) df Krystsina SAZYKINA (BLR), via fall
Sarita MOR (IND) df Sandra PARUSZEWSKI (GER), 3-1
Akie HANAI (JPN) df Shoovdor BAATARJAV (MGL), 4-0
Bilyana DUDOVA (BUL) df Sara LINDBORG (SWE), 10-0

1235: Results of the WW 57kg quarterfinals

Helen MAROULIS (USA) df Veronika CHUMIKOVA (RWF), 10-1
Sae NANJO (JPN) df Evelina NIKOLOVA (BUL), via fall
Anshu MALIK (IND) df Davaachimeg ERKHEMBAYAR (MGL), 5-1
Solomiia VYNNYK (UKR) df Giullia RODRIGUES PENALBER DE OLIVEIRA (BRA), 12-10 

1220: Results of the WW 72kg quarterfinals

Buse CAVUSOGLU TOSUN (TUR) df Anastasiya ZIMIANKOVA (BLR), via fall
Masako FURUICHI (JPN) df Divya KAKRAN (IND), 10-0
Anna SCHELL (GER) df Alla BELINSKA (UKR), via fall
Zhamila BAKBERGENOVA (KAZ) df Cynthia VESCAN (FRA), 10-10

1210: Results of the WW 68kg quarterfinals

Khanum VELIEVA (RWF) df Blessing OBORUDUDU (NGR), 8-7 
Rin MIYAJI (JPN) df Danute DOMIKAITYTE (LTU), 10-0
Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ) df Olivia DI BACCO (CAN), 7-1
Tamyra MENSAH STOCK (USA) df Anastasiia LAVRENCHUK (UKR), 8-0

1200: In a battle that saw Morias try to plan a comeback, Mor holds on for a 8-4 win and advance to the quarterfinals which are beginning now.

1150: Asian champion Sarita MOR (IND) is up against world champion Linda MORIAS (CAN) in their pre-quarterfinal at 59kg.

1130: Nanjo wins her pre-quarterfinal with an 8-4 win. All Japan wrestlers have begin with a win today. They had one gold medal yesterday and three in the finals today. Looks like another four will be reach the top bout 

1120: Masako FURUICHI (JPN) is the the winner on Mat B. She beats Davaanasan ENKH AMAR (MGL) via technical superiority for another win for Japan. Sae NANJO (JPN) is on the mat for Japan now

1110: Not the debut she was hoping for but Welker falls 1-8 against Tosun. Rio Olympic champion and Tokyo bronze medalist Helen MAROULIS (USA) gets the fall against 
Jeannie KESSLER (AUT) at 57kg

1100: Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ) gets going with a dominant victory against Minji HA (KOR). Next match on Mat C is junior world champion Kylie WELKER (USA) against Buse TOSUN (TUR)

1045: Japan's rollercoaster continues at World Championships. Rin MIYAJI (JPN) begins with a huge win over Adela HANZLICKOVA (CZE)

1030: Welcome to day five of the World Championships. All four mats will see women's wrestling and fans here are ready for local star Grace BULLEN (NOR).

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Zagreb Open 2025 Day 1 Semifinals Set

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 09:31 By Vinay Siwach

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ZAGREB, Croatia (February 5) -- The first Ranking Series of 2025 is here. The Zagreb Open will see wrestling over four days with Freestyle starting things in 57kg, 61kg, 65kg, 70kg, 74kg and 86kg weight classes.

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13:35: The final semifinals of the session at 86kg. Zahid VALENCIA (USA) gets the better of Nathan JACKSON (USA) 12-2 and advance to the final. He will face Arsenii DZHIOEV (AZE) who blanked Trent HIDLAY (USA) 5-0.

13:25: David CARR (USA) rolls to a 12-2 win over Murad KURAMAGOMEDOV (HUN) 12-2 and will face Tajmuraz SALKAZANOV (SVK) who got the better of Giorgi ELBAKIDZE (GEO).

13:15: Sina KHALILI (IRI) into the Zagreb Open final at 70kg as James GREEN (USA) pulls out of the semifinals citing an injury. He will face Kanan HEYBATOV (AZE) who defeated Ebrahim ELAHI (IRI) 10-5.

13:05: Abbas EBRAHIM (IRI) gets his gut wrench going against Erik ARUSHANIAN (UKR) to win 14-4 at 65kg. He will face Joseph MC KENNA (USA) who defeated Goga OTINASHVILI (GEO)

13:00: We just published a tribute to Mariya STADNIK (AZE) who retired on Monday after 22 years! Legend. Read it here.

12:50: The 61kg final is set and it's all-Iranian. Ahmad JAVAN (IRI) and Ibrahim KHARI (IRI) won their respective semifinals to advance. The third Iranian in the weight class, Reza MOMENI (IRI) also has a chance to win a bronze medal as he lost the semifinals to Khari.

12:40: Spencer LEE (USA) with a 6-4 win over Roman BRAVO YOUNG (MEX). He led 6-0 before allowing Young to score a stepout and a takedown but that was all. He will wrestle Bazarganov in the 57kg final.

12:35: Islam BAZARGANOV (AZE) gives a reality check of senior level wrestling to Ahora KHATERI (IRI). The Azerbaijan wrestlers rolls to a 10-0 technical superiority win over the Iranian to move to the 57kg final. 

12:30: Semifinals of the day begin now. We have 57kg wrestlers coming on the mat now.

12:22: European champion and world medalist Tajmuraz SALKAZANOV (SVK) hangs on a for a 5-0 win over Aghanazar NOVRUZOV (AZE). He will wrestle in the semifinals at 74kg. 

12:12: Murad KURAMAGOMEDOV (HUN), who recently defeated Paris medalist Chermen VALIEV (ALB) in the Bundesliga, beats U20 world champion Ali REZAEI (IRI) 6-1 at 74kg. Kuramagomedov was on point in that bout.

12:00: Zahid VALENCIA (USA) gave up a couple of step outs against Abolfazl RAHMANI (IRI) but got the job done with a 5-2 win at 86kg to move into the semifinals.

11:45: Two solid bouts on Mat C. Joseph MC KENNA (USA) used a good four-pointer throw and completed a 7-4 win over Ali RAHIMZADA (AZE). In the next bout, Ali KHORRAMDEL (IRI) was leading Goga OTINASHVILI (GEO) 7-0 in the first period but struggled with the pace in the second as Otinashvili came back and made the score 13-9. As Khorramdel tried a desperate four-pointer, Otinashvili pinned him

11:35: James GREEN (USA), who is back after a year and a half of retirement, wins a close one over compatriot Alec PANTELO (USA) 4-3 at 70kg. He marked his international return at the 2024 World Championships at 70kg and finished 11th.

11:25: Paris silver medalist Spencer LEE (USA) comes out and gets a 10-0 win over Luka GVINJILIA (GEO) in two minutes. He moves into the semifinals at 

11:10: Former U17 world champion and Iran's big bet at 57kg Ahora KHATERI (IRI) comes out off a hole! He was trailing 7-2 against Brandon COURTNEY (USA) with less than 30 seconds remaining but mounts a comeback and wins 7-7

11:05: Two-time Olympian and world champion Iszmail MUSZUKAJEV (HUN) with a little awkward start to the season. Up against Jarrett JACQUES (USA) in the opening round at 70kg, Muszukajev drops the bout 3-2. He lacked his speed and the conditioning is missing as well. Great win for Jacques.

10:55: Kamil KERYMOV (UKR) gave a tough fight to Paris Olympian Roman BRAVO YOUNG (MEX) at 57kg but RBY, popularly known as in the USA circuit, wins 9-6. He is on a potential clash with Spencer LEE (USA) in the semifinals

10:45: Azamat TUSKAEV (SRB) gets his typical defensive style out and hangs on for a controlled 4-0 win over Roberti DINGASHVILI (GEO) at 57kg.

10:30: Welcome to day one of the Zagreb Open! This is the first of the four Ranking Series events which will award points to the wrestlers and help in the seeding for the World Championships in September which incidentally will be held in the same Arena Zagreb.