#Trnava2018

Three Reigning Greco-Roman Junior World Champions Registered for #Trnava2018

By Eric Olanowski

TRNAVA, Slovakia (August 31) - The 2018 Junior World Championships kick off September 17-23 and each participating nation has summited their final entries to United World Wrestling. Nearly 265 Greco-Roman wrestlers from 43 nations will make the journey to Trnava, Slovakia with hopes of becoming a Junior World Champion. 

Three reigning champions in Kamal BEY (USA), Kerem KAMAL (TUR) and Amin KAVIYANINEJAD (IRI) are registered to defend their titles from last years Tampere Junior World Championships. 

Aleksander KOMAROV (RUS), the three-time age-level world champion and most dominant age-level wrestler in the world was expected to compete for Russia at 82kg but is not registered for the Junior World Championships. Instead, Russia has entered Shamil OZHAEV (RUS) at GR 82kg.

Greco-Roman wrestling begins on September 17 and will be wrestled through September 19. 

ROSTERS
ALG 
60kg - Mourtada NAANAA    

72kg - Amar MOUMENE        

ARM
55kg - Tigran MINASYAN       
60kg - Ararat MANUCHARYAN         
63kg - Hrachya POGHOSYAN
67kg - Malkhas AMOYAN      
77kg - Vahe POGHOSYAN     
82kg - Erik ELOYAN    
87kg - Hakob BAGHDASARYAN        
97kg - Razmik KHACHATRYAN          
130kg - David OVASAPYAN     

AUT 
97kg - Markus RAGGINGER  

AZE 
55kg - Zulfigar ALIYEV           
60kg -  Hasan MAMMADLI     
63kg - Elnur MUSAYEV          
67kg - Mahammadali HASANOV      
72kg - Ulvu GANIZADE          
77kg - Nasir HASANOV          
82kg - Nazarshah FATULLAYEV         
130kg - Sarkhan MAMMADOV            

BLR
55kg - Aliaksandr NIAHODA  
60kg - Ihar DROZD     
63kg - Maksim NEHODA       
67kg - Aliaksandr LIAVONCHYK         
72kg - Martun BADALIAN      
77kg - Yauheni YUROU          
82kg - Kiryl MASKEVICH        
87kg - Ihar YARASHEVICH     
97kg - Uladzislau PUSTASHYLAU      
130kg - Ilya YUDCHYTS            

BRA 
67kg - Joilson DE BRITO RAMOS JUNIOR      

BUL
60kg - Ivo ILIEV    
63kg - Nikalas SULEV
67kg - Krasimir DORMUSHEV       
72kg - Krasimir KRUMOV
77kg - Zahari ZASHEV         
82kg - Svetoslav NIKOLOV  
97kg -Delian ALISHAHI       
130kg - Ignat MILENOV          

CHI
130kg - Diego ALMENDRAS RODRIQUEZ           

2016 Junior World Championship arena shot. Photo by Justin Hoch.

CHN
55kg - Liguo CAO       
60kg - Libin DING       
63kg - Delin WANG   
67kg - Xin HUANG     
72kg - Chuan ZHANG
77kg - Yilana YILANA
82kg - Wentao SU     
87kg - Maimaiti KAISAIER     
97kg - Yiming LI         
130kg - Lingzhe MENG            

CRO
72kg - Pavel PUKLAVEC         
82kg - Karlo KODRIC  
87kg - Filip SMETKO  
130kg - Ante MILKOVIC           

CZE
67kg - Denis MERTL   
72kg - Jakub BIELESZ
77kg - David PRUSA / Daniel VARGA
87kg - Jakub KROCAK
130kg - Ondrej DADAK

Mohamed ELSAYED, 2016 Cadet World Champion. Photo by Justin Hoch.

EGY
63kg - Hassan MOHAMED     
67kg - Mohamed ELSAYED    
72kg - Gamal MARZOUK       
130kg - Youssef ISSA   

EST
63kg - Denis BOLUNOV         
67kg - Kristo VIIDAS   
72kg - Andris PENT    
77kg - Hans Uku LEITHAM     
82kg - Ranet KALJOLA            
87kg - Ardo PAJUR    
97kg - Hendrik KALME           

FIN
67kg - Elmer Joakim MATTILA           
72kg - Akseli Elias YLI HANNUKSELA
77kg - Waltteri Harri Kristian LATVALA         
97kg - Arvi Martin SAVOLAINEN       

GEO
55kg - Ramaz SILAGAVA       
60kg- Irakli DZIMISTARISHVILI         
63kg - Leri ABULADZE           
67kg - Joni KHETSURIANI      
72kg - Nikoloz TCHIKAIDZE    
77kg - Beka GURULI  
82kg - Aivengo RIKADZE        
87kg - Temuri TCHKUASELIDZE         
97kg - Nika LOMIDZE
130kg - Beka MAKARIDZE        

GER
60kg - Andrej GINC    
63kg - Chlovelle Van MEIER  
72kg - Anthony Ezra SANDERS          
87kg - Nikolaos PAPADOPOULOS      
130kg - Franz RICHTER            

HUN
60kg - Tamas TOEROEK         
63kg - Krisztian Istvan VANCZA         
67kg - Tibor Sandor GYUERKY           
72kg - Gergely BAK    
77kg - Moric KISMONI           
82kg - Istvan TAKACSHUN
87kg - Alex SZOKE     
97kg - Balint VATZI    
130kg - Roland VATZI  

Vijay VIJAY (IND), 2018 Junior Asian Championship runner-up. Photo by Sachiko Hotaka.

IND
55kg - Vijay VIJAY      
60kg - Sachin RANA   
63kg - Manjeet MANJEET      
67kg - Malkit HOODA
72kg - Kuldeep MALIK           
77kg - Sajan SAJAN    
82kg - Sanjeet SANJEET         
87kg - Kumar SUNIL  
97kg - Viresh KUNDU
130kg - Aryan PANWAR          

IRI
55kg - Pouya NASERPOUR    
60kg - Ali NEJATI        
63kg - Bahram MAROUFKHANI IMCHEH      
67kg - Yousef HOSSEINVAND FATHI
72kg - Amin KAVIYANINEJAD
77kg - Shayan AFIFI   
82kg - Hosein FOROUZANDEH GHOJEHBEIGLOU    
87kg - Mohammadhadi SARAVI        
97kg - Vahid DADKHAH GHASEM ABADI      
130kg - Amin MIRZAZADEH    

ISR
67kg - Shamil ALAEV

ITA
55kg - Giovanni FRENI           
60kg - Jacopo SANDRON       
67kg - Ignazio SANFILIPPO    
77kg - Mirco MINGUZZI        
97kg - Luca SVAICARIITA

JPN
55kg - Shota OGAWA            
60kg - Kazuki YABE    
63kg - Harushi SHIMAYA       
67kg - Taishi HORIE   
72kg - Minto MAEDA
77kg- Rai HAYASHI   
82kg - Yudai SASAKI / Masao TANAKA          
87kg - Ryohta NASUKAWA    
97kg - Akira YAMANAKA / Naoki MATSUMOTO   
130kg - Sota OKUMURA          

Merey BEKENOV (KAZ), 2018 Junior Asian Champion. Photo by Sachiko Hotaka. 

KAZ
55kg - Alpamys DASTANBEK
60kg- Galym KABDUNASSAROV      
63kg - Madiyar MALTEKBAYEV         
67kg - Merey BEKENOV        
72kg - Daulet LARIONOV       
77kg - Temirlan YESPENBET  
82kg - Stanislav RYLSKIY        
87kg - Sanzhar TEMIRBEK     
97kg - Islam UMAYEV            
130kg - Anton SAVENKO         

KGZ
55kg - Nurtazin KERIMBERDI UULU  
60kg - Dastan KADYROV        
63kg - Erbol BAKIROV            
67kg - Khalmurat IBRAGIMOV          
72kg - Ilim BILIMOV   
77kg - Akzhol MAKHMUDOV
82kg - Ilgiz BILIMOV  
87kg - Amankeldi TALANTBEK UULU

KOR
55kg - Doohoon KIM  
60kg - Seongmin KIM
63kg - Kyoungsub KIM           
67kg - Unho HAN       
72kg - Jueun JEONG  
77kg - Boseong KANG           
82kg - Inseob KIM      
87kg - Junyeop PARK
97kg - Jeongbin KWON          
130kg - Taeho YIM       

KSA
55kg - Tuorki Ali M HAZOAZI
60kg - Hassan M WADDAN    

LTU
60kg - Gytis KULEVICIUS        
77kg - Titas KERSEVICIUS      
97kg - Arnoldas BARANOVAS            

MDA
67kg - Valentin PETIC             
72kg - Anatolie POPOV          

NOR
67kg - Haavard JOERGENSEN
77kg - Per Anders KURE        

POL
60kg - Sebastian NOWICKI         
63kg - Mateusz SZEWCZUK          
67kg - Filip PETRONCZAK         
72kg - Gracjan GLOGIEWICZ
82kg - Piotr DUK            
87kg - Michal DYBKA            
97kg - Gerard KURNICZAK   
130kg - Patryk KAMINSKI  

POR
55kg - Andre CARDOSO OLIVEIRA SILVA       
63kg - Daniel DE MATOS OLIVEIRA DE MORAIS CA  

ROU
55kg - Florin TITA      
60kg - Razvan ARNAUT         
82kg - Nicu Samuel OJOG     
130kg - Lenard Istvan BEREI    

Oleg AGAKHANOV, 2018 Junior European Champion. Photo by Max Rose-Fyne. 

RUS
55kg - Emin SEFERSHAEV     
60kg- Abu AMAEV   
63kg - Azamat KAIROV          
67kg - Miakhdi IAKHIAEV      
72kg - Sergei STEPANOV       
77kg - Islam OPIEV    
82kg - Shamil OZHAEV          
87kg - Ilia ERMOLENKO         
97kg - Artur SARGSIAN         
130kg - Oleg AGAKHANOV      

SRB
55kg - Sebastian KOLOMPAR
67kg - Adam KATONA            
72kg - Sava MIJOKOVIC         
77kg - Andrija Luka MALETIN
82kg - Branko KOVACEVIC     

SUI
55kg - Dimitar SANDOV        
87kg - Ramon BETSCHART     
97kg - Damian VON EUW      

SVK
63kg - Istvan SLUKA   
67kg - Nikolas HULMAN        
72kg - Gergely BUERSOELY   
77kg - Bence HOLOCSI          
82kg - Zoltan MEGALY           

SWE
67kg - Elias ANDERSSON      
72kg - Mats AHLGREN      
77kg - Per OLOFSSON  
82kg - Anders OLSSON    
130kg - Jacob LOGAARD        

TJK
67kg - Faridun AKHMEDOV   
72kg - Bakhtovar KHASANOV            
77kg - Daler REZA ZADE        
130kg - Azmuddin VAKHOBOV           

TKM
63kg - Seydylla TAZAYEV       

TUR
55kg - Cihat Ahmet LIMAN    
60kg - Kerem KAMAL
63kg - Abdullah TOPRAK       
67kg - Ismail GUN     
72kg - Erkan ERGEN  
77kg - Alper Murat ERDURAN           
82kg - Muhutdin SARICICEK  
87kg - Bedirhan TAN
97kg - Beytullah KAYISDAG   
130kg - Fatih BOZKURT           

UKR
55kg - Vladyslav KUZKO         
60kg- Ihor KUROCHKIN        
63kg - Oleksandr HRUSHYN  
67kg - Parviz NASIBOV          
72kg - Ihor BYCHKOV
77kg - Dmytro GARDUBEI
82kg - Vitalii ANDRIIOVYCH
87kg - Dmytro KIIASHOK
97kg - Oleksandr YEVDOKIMOV
130kg - Vladyslav KOVALENKO            

Kamal BEY (USA), 2017 Junior World Champion. Photo by Marion Stein. 

USA
55kg - Brady KOONTZ            
60kg - Taylor LA MONT         
63kg - Alston NUTTER           
67kg - Peyton OMANIA         
72kg - Tyler DOW      
77kg - Kamal BEY       
82kg - Andrew BERREYESA   
87kg - Barret HUGHES          
97kg - Chad PORTER  
130kg - Cohlton SCHULTZ       

UZB
63kg - Turabek TIRKASHEV   
67kg - Kamol KUZIEV
72kg - Makhmud BAKHSHILLOEV     
82kg - Alijon KHUSEYNOV     
97kg - Abubakr ALIMOV        
130kg - Temur Mirzo MAMAJANOV   

#WrestleAmman

Asian Championships 2025 Day 3 Blog: China, DPR Korea shine

By Ken Marantz & Vinay Siwach

AMMAN, Jordan (March 27) -- Asian Championships enters day three with Women's Wrestling in 50kg, 55kg, 59kg, 68kg and 76kg.

WATCH LIVE | LIVE MATCH ORDER | DAY 2 RESULTS

76kg gold medal bout: Aiperi MEDET KYZY (KGZ) vs REETIKA (IND)

14:11: REETIKA (IND) gives India a presence in the finals with a victory by fall over Nodoka YAMAMOTO (JPN) at 76kg, giving her a chance to avenge a quarterfinal loss at the Paris Olympics to Aiperi MEDET KYZY (KGZ). Reetika, the 2023 world U23 champion, had an answer for everything Yamamoto attempted. The Indian opened the scoring with a double-leg takedown, getting the points by going over the edge as Yamamoto attempted a counter lift, then added a takedown to go ahead 4-0 at the break. In the second period, Reetika got 2 more with a counter-lift of her own off a scramble, then ended the match when she slammed Yamamoto to the mat for 4 and secured the fall at 4:13.

14:07: Quick movement from Aiperi MEDET KYZY (KGZ) and she cradles Mi Hyang KIM (PRK) for a fall in the 76kg semifinals! Kim escaped Medet Kyzy's cradle but the Kyrgyz managed to still pin Kim on her back.

68kg gold medal bout: Zelu LI (CHN) vs Sol Gum PAK (PRK)

14:02: In a clash of Paris Olympians, Sol Gum PAK (PRK) gets a pair of stepouts, the second coming with Delgermaa ENKHSAIKHAN (MGL) on the activity clock, to take a 3-0 lead in their 68kg semifinal. In the second period, Pak gets 2 when she counters a takedown attempt with a Greco-like back throw. Pak adds another stepout, then scores 2 when she stops a headlock attempt and, despite giving up a late takedown, she's through to the final in her senior Asian debut with an 8-2 win. Enkhsaikhan, a 2023 world silver medalist, will have to be content battling for a fourth career Asian bronze and fifth medal overall.

14:00: Zelu LI (CHN) will clash with Paris fifth-placer Sol Gum PAK (PRK) for the 68kg gold medal after she takes down world U17 champion Mansi LATHER (IND) 10-1 in the semifinal with some brute strength and counters. Li was pretty defensive in the first period and got put on the activity clock. Lather led 1-0 and tried getting a stepout but Li defended and circled to score a takedown. She laced with a bent knee to make it 4-1 at the break. Lather was on the attack in the second period as well but Li's strength was little too much as she fails to finish after a single-leg attack. Li manages to get out of the hold and scores a takedown for a 6-1 lead. A double leg throw for four to make it 10-1 which she defends for the final minute and win.

59kg gold medal bout: Sakura ONISHI (JPN) vs. Pyol HONG (PRK)

13:51: Pyol HONG (PRK), a newcomer onto the international scene, takes it directly to veteran Mengyu XIE (CHN), a former world bronze medalist and Asian champion, in their 59kg semifinal. Hong scores a single-leg takedown in the first period, then adds another in the second. Hong defends against a pair of tackle attempts and she's through to the final with a 4-0 victory. 

13:46: World U20 champion Sakura ONISHI (JPN) needs only 42 seconds to beat Altjin TOGTOKH (MGL) in the 59kg semifinal. Onishi with a head-outside single and gut-wrenches for a 4-0 lead. She transitions into a lace and gets the 10-0 win to enter the final.

55kg gold medal bout: Yuxuan LI (CHN) vs Kyong Ryong LI (PRK)

13:42: Kyong Ryong OH (PRK) will get a chance to improve on her silver medal from last year at 55kg after overwhelming Dilshoda MATNAZAROVA (UZB). Oh starts out with a single-leg takedown and adds a lace lock. Matnazarova squirms out of the lock and attempts a switch, but Oh presses forward and stuffs Matnazarova onto her back, then secures a fall at 1:58.

13:42: Yuxuan LI (CHN), who made her international debut at the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series 2025, is into the final at 55kg of Asian Championships. A meek surrender by Otgontuya BAYANMUNKH (MGL) as Li gut-wrenches her way to the final.

50kg gold medal bout: Remina YOSHIMOTO (JPN) vs. Yu ZHANG (CHN)

13:39: Two-time Asian champion Remina YOSHIMOTO (JPN) with a strategic win over Myonggyong WON (PRK) in the 50kg semifinal. Won got a 1-0 lead after Yoshimoto was put on the activity clock. But Yoshimoto scores a takedown in the second period when Won is on the clock to lead 3-1. Won tries a arm-throw which is blocked by Yoshimoto and she countries with a go-behind and gets a takedown. She defends her 5-1 lead, never allowing Won to reach her legs.

13:36: World U20 champion Yu ZHANG (CHN) will battle for her first senior-level gold after sweeping to a 10-0 victory over Svetlana ANKICHEVA (KAZ) in the 50kg semifinals. Zhang starts off with a single-leg takedown, then adds 2 with a high-thigh lock and roll. She spins behind for another takedown to make it 6-0. Ankicheva attempts an inside trip, but Zhang thwarts the effort and spins behind for 2, then hits a regular lace lock to finish her off in 2:43. 

The semifinals will begin at 13:30 local time in Amman

12:47: In the final bout of the session, world U23 bronze medalist Nodoka YAMAMOTO (JPN) scores an opportunistic takedown with :23 left to defeat Davaanasan ENKH AMAR (MGL) 4-2 and advance to the 76kg semifinals. Yamamoto opened the scoring with a takedown, but Enkh Amar, the 2023 world silver medalist at 72kg, came back with a takedown at the first-period buzzer. It looked like the Mongolian's defenses would hold in the second period when Yamamoto appeared to stumble. Enkh Amar made a charge at her, but Yamamoto deftly shrugged her aside and spun behind for the winning takedown.

12:38: REETIKA (IND), the 2023 world U23 champion, books her place in the 76kg semifinals with a one-sided 10-0 win over Seoyeon JEONG (KOR). 

12:40: Aiperi MEDEY KYZY (KGZ) passes the Chinese test with ease. She got a point for YANGLA (CHN) passivity and then scored a nice double-leg attack for two points. With a 3-0 lead, Medet Kyzy defends it and wins to enter the 76kg semifinals

12:37: Sol Gum PAK (PRK), fifth at the Paris Olympics, secures her spot in the 68kg semifinals with an 11-4 victory over returning bronze medalist Gulnura TASHTANBEKOVA (KGZ).

12:36: In an unexpected twist, Mansi LATHER (IND) is awarded a victory by forfeit in her 68kg quarterfinal when world 72kg champion and tournament favorite Ami ISHII (JPN) becomes a late withdrawal due to injury. 

12:34: Mi Hyang KIM (PRK) ends 33-year-old Elmira SYZDYKOVA (KAZ)'s bid for a third Asian gold at 76kg when she wears down the eight-time Asian medalist and 2016 Olympic bronze medalist before securing a 12-0 victory at 5:16. 

12:30: World silver medalist Delgermaa ENKHSAIKHAN (MGL) keeps hitting double-leg attacks and scores two takedowns and a stepout for a 5-0 lead against Miju KIM (KOR). Another takedown and turn for a 9-0 lead before Enkhsaikhan holds Kim on the mat and secures the fall inside first period and reach the 68kg semifinals.

12:25: China puts another wrestler into the semifinals when Mengyu XIE (CHN), a 2022 world bronze medalist at 55kg and former Asian champion, storms to a 10-0 victory over Hyeonju KWON (KOR) at 59kg. 

12:25: Altjin TOGTOKH (MGL) led 2-1 at the break against Tancholpon KYBALBEKOVA (KGZ) but she changes levels in the second period and adds takedowns on counter to win 8-2 and advance to the semifinals.

12:22: It's simultaneous wins for China wrestlers named Li on Mats B and C. On Mat B, Zelu LI I(CHN) secures a quick fall over Irina KAZYULINA (KAZ) to advance to the 68kg semifinals, and seconds later, Yuxuan LI (CHN) completes a 2-0 victory in the 55kg quarterfinals over Thi My Trang NGUYEN (VIE).

12:19: In one of the feature matches of the afternoon session, it's multi-world champion Haruna MURAYAMA OKUNO (JPN) up against Kyong Ryong OH (PRK) for a place in the 55kg semifinals. Murayama Okuno gets an activity point, but Oh responds with a single-leg takedown to lead 2-1 at the break. In the second period, Murayama Okuno scores a takedown after she finally gets behind Oh, who looks like a U.S. collegiate wrestler doing sit-outs. Then things get real interesting, as Oh scores a takedown, but Murayama Okuno responds with one of her own with :35 to go for a 5-4 lead. But with :10 left, Oh gets behind for a takedown for a dramatic 6-5 win. Whew!

12:15: World U20 champion Sakura ONISHI (JPN), making her Asian Championships debut, is tested by MUSKAN (IND). Onishi scores two takedowns but cannot finishes her lace. Muskan fakes a couple of attempts and scores a go-behind to make it 4-2. Onishi keeps her calm, comes back for another takedown to lead 6-2. No more trouble for Onishi as she laces her way to a 12-2 win at 59kg.

12:13: Otgontuya BAYANMUNKH (MGL) is into the 55kg semifinals with an 11-0 win over Zulfiya YAKHYAROVA (KAZ). Leading 3-0 in the second period, Bayanmunkh twice scores a double-leg takedown and adds a 2-point exposure.

12:12: Myonggyong WON (KOR) makes it two wins out of two and enters the 50kg semifinals! She needs 19 seconds in the second period against Aktenge KEUNIMJAEVA (UZB) to finish the bout 11-0.

12:08: Yu ZHANG (CHN) gets a takedown, uses a grapevine and cross-face to put Nipuni WASANA (SRI) on her back, then secures a fall in 1:02 to secure a spot in the 50kg semifinals.

12:05: YANGLA (CHN) too unleashes the strong gut-wrench before pinning Ozoda ZARIPBOEVA (UZB) at 76kg. Yangla had a 10-0 lead but decided to secure the fall.

12:04: Svetlana ANKICHEVA (KAZ) gets creative in her 50kg quarterfinal with Yi Hui LIN (TPE), locking up an arm and a leg with her back to Lin to score a takedown and gain two 2-point exposures. In the second period, Ankicheva uses an inside trip to slam Lin to back and secures the fall.

12:00: Remina YOSHIMOTO (JPN) gets another technical superiority win at 50kg. Miran CHEON (KOR) tried a few tricks but Yoshimoto has the arm-bar which gets her a 4-0 lead before she finishes 11-0, including a lost challenge from Korea.

11:57: Layal SUKKAR (JOR) makes history when she takes the mat against Dilshoda MATNAZAROVA (UZB) for her 55kg quarterfinal match, becoming the first-ever Jordanian woman to compete at the senior Asian Championships. Matnazarova works a 2-on-1 and Sukkar is put on the activity clock, during which Matnazarova scores a takedown for a 3-0 lead. She adds another takedown before the break. In the second period, Matnazarova gets a quick takedown and ends the match by fall.  

11:55: Gulnura TASHTANBEKOVA (KGZ) shows why you never give up, coming back to defeat Nabira ESENBAEVA (UZB) by fall while trailing 8-0 at 68kg. 

11:51: Another big win for the DPR Korea as Pyol HONG (PRK) cruises to a 10-0 victory over Sarbinaz JIENBAEVA (UZB) at 59kg. 

11:47: Yuxuan LI (CHN) adds to India's loss column. She gets the takedown on NISHU (IND) and then enforces the lethal gut-wrench that Chinese wrestlers have mastered to win 10-0 at 55kg.

11:46: Two-time Asian U23 champion Otgontuya BAYANMUNKH (MGL) has no trouble putting away Hyerim LEE (KOR) 10-0 to advance to the 55kg quarterfinals. 

11:44: Two-time Asian champion Remina YOSHIMOTO (JPN) got the arm-bar to pin ANKUSH (IND), who managed to roll over and survive. But she failed to defend Yoshimoto's lace. Yoshimoto wins 10-0 at 50kg

11:42: Kyong Ryong OH (PRK), last year's losing finalist at 55kg, gives up a 2-point counter against Aruuke KADYRBEK KYZY (KGZ) in their 50kg match, but comes back with a pair of deep double-leg takedowns, then turns her opponent over enough times for a 13-2 win. She will next face three-time world champion and top seed Haruna MURAYAMA OKUNO (JPN). 

11:40: Yi Hui LIN (TPE) was made to work hard for her 8-1 win over Thi Nga DUONG (VIE) in the opening bout at 50kg. Duong kept going for attacks while Lin countered them perfectly to score four different takedowns.

11:37: Myonggyong WON (PRK), an Asian U20 bronze medalist back in 2019, needs some time to get Gozel KURBANOVA (TKM) to hit her knees to the mat in their 50kg opener. But once she does, Won goes immediately to a lace lock, rolls four times and the match is over 10-0 in 45 seconds. 

11:35: World U20 champion Yu ZHANG (CHN), competing in her second senior international tournament, gets off to a strong start with a 10-0 victory over Munkhnar BYAMBASUREN (MGL) at 50kg.