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Three "Must Watch" Matches on the Opening Day at the Ivan Yariguin

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 18:48 By Eric Olanowski

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KRASNOYARSK, Russia (January 23) - The brackets for the opening day of freestyle and women's wrestling competition at first Ranking Series event of the year, the Ivan Yariguin, have been released and here are three potential matches that you can't afford to miss. 

1. 70kg Semifinal -  Magomedrasul GAZIMAGOMEDOV (RUS) vs. James GREEN (USA) 

Russia’s two-time world champion Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov has won a pair of world titles since 2015, and each of those world titles came at weights where James Green competed, yet these two have never met. 

Gazimagomedov’s first world title came in 2015 at 70kg where James Green finished with a bronze medal. His second first-place finish came last season, where Green, the returning 70kg world finalist, went 1-1 and failed to medal. 

For this semifinal to happen, each guy would have to win their first two matches.


For two-time world bronze medalist ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar (MGL) to earn his sixth trip to the world championships, he'll have to defeat fellow countryman TUMENBILEG Tuvshintulga (MGL) in the 57kg semifinals. (Photo: Sachiko Hotaka)

2. 57kg Semifinal - ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar (MGL) vs.TUMENBILEG Tuvshintulga (MGL)

This match is quietly one of the most important matches of the weekend and could later be used as one of the determining factors for Mongolia’s Astana world championship selection process, and ultimately the Olympic Game spot. 

Erdenebat, a two-time world bronze medalist, has been the Mongolian go-to at 57kg for the last five straight world championships and the Rio Olympic Games.  But Tumenbileg, a 2018 world bronze medalist at 61kg, will be moving down to the Olympic weight with hopes of denying Erdenebat a sixth straight world championship trip and a second potential trip to the Olympic Games.

For this match to happen, Tumenbileg has to win his opening round match, then beat 2017 world runner-up Thomas GILMAN (USA) in the quarterfinals. 


Thomas GILMAN (USA), 2017 world runner-up returns to competition after missing out on a medal in Budapest.  (Photo: Tony Rotundo) 

3. 57kg Quarterfinal - Thomas Gilman vs. TUMENBILEG Tuvshintulga (MGL).

America’s 2017 world runner-up Thomas Gilman was a safe-bet to medal at the 2018 world championships after claiming at least a bronze at every competition he ended during his senior-level career. But something wasn’t right with Gilman in Budapest. His offensive production dipped nearly two points from his 2017 world championship campaign. Gilman average five points in Paris, but only averaged just over three points in Budapest and fell short of medaling for the first time in his career. 

Missing out on medaling will surely be a motivating factor for Gilman, but for his potential opponent, Tumenbileg Tuvshintulga, a trip to the 2019 World Championships rides on winning this match. 

*Please note that these are not official matchups and will only happen if both wrestlers win all of their matches. 

SCHEDULE (Local time)

January 24 (Thursday)
08:30 - Medical examination and weigh-in cat: Women: 50,55,59,65 kg Men: 57,61,70 kg
11.00 - Elimination rounds cat: Women: 50,55,59,65 kg Men: 57,61,70 kg
16.00 - Draw cat: Women: 53,57,62,68 kg Men: 65,79,125kg
17.00 - 1⁄2 finale cat: Women: 50,55,59,65 kg Men: 57,61,70 kg

January 25 (Friday)
08:15 - Weigh-in cat: Women: 50,55,59,65 kg Men: 57,61,70 kg
08:30 - Medical examination and weigh-in cat: Women: 53,57,62,68 kg Men: 65,79,125kg
11.00 - Elimination rounds and 1⁄2 finale cat: Women: 53,57,62,68 kg Men: 65,79,125kg  - Repechage cat: Women: 50,55,59,65 kg Men: 57,61,70 kg
16.30 - Draw cat: Women: 72,76 kg Men: 74,86,92,97 kg
16.00 - Opening ceremony
17.00 - Finals cat: Women: 50,55,59,65 kg Men: 57,61,70 kg

January 26 (Saturday)
08:15 - Weigh-in cat: Women: 53,57,62,68 kg Men: 65,79,125kg
08:30 - Medical examination and weigh-in cat: Women: 72,76 kg Men: 74,86,92,97 kg
11.00 - Elimination rounds and 1⁄2 finale cat: Women: 72,76 kg Men: 74,86,92,97 kg - Repechage cat: Women: 53,57,62,68 kg Men: 65,79,125kg
18.00 - Finals cat: Women: 53,57,62,68 kg Men: 65,79,125kg

January 27 (Sunday)
09:00 - Weigh-in cat: Women: 72,76 kg Men: 74,86,92,97 kg
11.00 - Repechage cat: Women: 72,76 kg Men: 74,86,92,97 kg
13.00 - Finals cat: Women: 72,76 kg Men: 74,86,92,97 kg

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European Championships 2026 Day 4 Women's Wrestling Highlights

Thursday, April 23, 2026 - 08:06 By Vinay Siwach

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TIRANA, Albania (April 23) -- The fourth day of the European Championships will see five Women's Wrestling weight classes -- 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 65kg, 72kg.

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12:30: Buse TOSUN (TUR) in a tangle against U23 European champion Viktoryia RADZKOVA (UWW) but she comes out on top and then pins her way to the 72kg quarterfinals.

12:20: Iryna KOLIADENKO (UKR) laces Iris Mathilde THIEBAUX (FRA) and finishes her 65kg quarterfinals 10-0 and in quick time.

12:15: Defending champion Maria PREVOLARAKI (GRE) begins with a technical superiority win over Annika WENDLE (GER). She won the gold medal at 53kg last year, on her 14th attempt at the European Championships.

12:05: Jonna MALMGREN (SWE), who lost the 2024 European final to Vanesa KALADZINSKAYA (UWW), falls to her again, this time 12-5 at 53kg. Kaladzinskaya counter an attack from Malmgren to open the scoring and exposure points gave her a 4-0 lead. Sweden's lost challenge made it 5-0. Malmgren got on a couple of attacks but Kaladzinskaya hit a headlock throw for four which gave her a 9-3 lead. A lot of scramble in the bout but it was always Kaladzinskaya who finished them and Malmgren only got a clean takedown at the end, too little too late.

11:55: Mariia YEFREMOVA (UKR) ends the fairytale of Carla JAUME SOLER (ESP) at 53kg with a fall. Yefremova now reaches the semifinals.

11:35: Magdalena GLODEK (POL) with a counter body throw against Solomiia VYNNYK (UKR) and then keeps her on the mat for a fall. Vynnyk is left stunned.

11:25: Carla JAUME SOLER (ESP) stuns Zeynep YETGIL (TUR) at 53kg! The Spain wrestler, first from the country to ever reach a World Championships final, got on a single leg attack in the second period and then arched Yetgil on the mat. Yetgil fouled with hands in Soler's face but she couldn't avoid the fall.

11:22: Mariia YEFREMOVA (UKR), returning to competition after two years, starts her senior debut with a 5-1 victory over Natalia MALYSHEVA (UWW) at 53kg.

11:15: Grace BULLEN (NOR), returning champion at 65kg but now down at 62kg, starts slow against Ameline DOUARRE (FRA) but manages to complete a technical superiority 10-0 victory.

11:10: Johanna LINDBORG (SWE), the returning silver medalist at 62kg, starts off with a clinical 10-0 win over Amina CAPEZAN (ROU). She hit a beautiful four-pointer to start the bout before scoring via three different takedowns.

10:55: High-scoring affair at 57kg between Aryna DZEMCHANKA MARTYNAVA (UWW) and Aleksandra SKIRENKO (UWW). Martynava opened with a huge double for four before Skirenko caught a leg attack to score two. In the second period, Martynava countered Skirenko, slamming her on the mat for two points to extend her lead to 6-2. Skirenko got two points after winning a challenge as she had blocked a headlock throw from Martynava. As the bout resumed in par terre, Martynava escaped and score counter exposure for two points before giving up a counter herself as well. Martynanva, leading 8-6, was driven by Skirenko towards the zone and she thought she had a stepout but Martynava circled back and both wrestled scored exposure points, giving Martynava a 10-8 lead. Skirenko challenged for fleeing at the end but lost it which added another point to Martynava who won 11-8

10:45: Solomiia VYNNYK (UKR) blanks Iulia LEORDA (MDA), 7-0, in their opening bout at 57kg. Vynnyk blocks an arm throw from Leorda to score a takedown during Leorda's activity time to lead 3-0. She uses a lace turn to go up 5-0. The final takedown came in the last 10 seconds which gave her the win.

10:30: Five more Women's Wrestling weight classes in action at the European Championships on Thursday.