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U20 World Championships, Day 3 semis set

By Vinay Siwach

AMMAN, Jordan (August 16) -- Women's Wrestling will be the talking point of day three of the U20 World Championships in Amman, Jordan as five weight classes -- 50kg, 55kg, 59kg, 68kg and 76kg -- will be in action.

Japan, the gold standard of Women's Wrestling, will try to put all five wrestlers in the semifinals while other nations try to stop it.

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Here are the Women's Wrestling semifinals

50kg
Audrey JIMENEZ (USA) vs. Reka HEGEDUS (SVK)
Viktoriia SLOBODENIUK (UKR) vs. Yanrong LI (CHN)

55kg
Albina RILLIA (UKR) vs. Aryna MARTYNAVA (AIN)
Moe KIYOOKA (JPN) vs. Georgiana LIRCA (ROU)

59kg
Alesia HETMANAVA (AIN) vs. Kalmira BILIMBEK KYZY (KGZ)
Alexis JANIAK (USA) vs. Aurora RUSSO (ITA)

68kg
Elizaveta PETLIAKOVA (AIN) vs. ARJU (IND)
Alina SHAUCHUK (AIN) vs. Ray HOSHINO (JPN)

76kg
Kennedy BLADES (USA) vs. PRIYA (IND)
Veronika NYIKOS (HUN) vs. Laura KUEHN (GER)

13:35: Alesia HETMANAVA (AIN) looks unstoppable today. She gets another 10-0 win, this time over Sevim AKBAS (TUR) to reach the semifinals.

13:25: Audrey JIMINEZ (USA) gets over the Japanese hurdle she failed to last year. A 4-2 win over Miruko SAKANE (JPN) at 50kg helps her move into the semifinal. Jiminez scored two takedowns to Sakane's one.

13:10: Insane battle of two world champions on Mat C. 2021 U20 world champion Kennedy BLADES (USA) scored a takedown to lead 2-0 before the 2022 U20 world champion Ayano MORO (JPN) scored a takedown. However, a stepout for Blades along with a lost challenge made it 4-2 for Blades. Moro scored a stepout but the clock ran out as Blades moves into the semifinals against Priya MALIK (IND).

12:43: A stunning comeback from U17 Asian champion Yanrong LI (CHN) after trailing 6-0 against Sviatlana KATENKA (AIN). She suplexes Katenka for four before rolling to a 16-6 win. Gut-wrenched.

12:35: Returning silver medalist Audrey JIMINEZ (USA) raced to a 7-0 lead before Zerda DEMIR (TUR) scored a takedown to cut the lead to 7-2. Jiminez then added another takedown. Jiminez did take some time but she wins 16-6 to advance.

12:20: Miruko SAKANE (JPN) scored a takedown in the second period to lead 2-2 on criteria and despite Priyanshi PRAJAPAT (IND) efforts to score, there was no change in the score. Sakane's win sends her into the quarterfinals at 50kg.

11:45: A 25-second technical superiority win for defending champion Moe KIYOOKA (JPN). She won the title without any trouble last year and looks like she is on her way to a repeat

11:35: Alesia HETMANAVA (AIN), the U20 world champion from 2021, with a technical superiority win over Aleksandra WITOS (POL) at 59kg. 

11:15: First look of the Japan team and Miruko SAKANE (JPN) rolls over Maria CAZALLA (ESP) 10-0 at 59kg. Japan won 10 medals last year including eight gold medals.

10:45: Aleksandra WITOS (POL) with a huge pin over Mia OLIVIER (FRA) at 59kg. Just stuck with a headlock and got the fall before the break. She sets up a pre-quarterfinal against Alesia HETMANAVA (AIN).

10:40: Continuing at 76kg, returning silver medalist Priya MALIK (IND) begins with a 4-0 win over Mariia SILINA (AIN). In the next match, Veronika NYIKOS (HUN), who lost to Malik in the semifinals last year, beats Myah PHILLIPS (CAN) and sets up a quarterfinal against Cancan LIU (CHN).

10:25: The first could not have been any better as Kennedy BLADES (USA) as she mauls Mariia ZENKINA (UKR) 10-0 at 76kg. Next up for her -- defending champion Ayano MORO (JPN) in the quarterfinals.

10:00: Beginning with Women's Wrestling in Amman today. Some of the best U20 talent will be on the mat aiming to win the gold medal.

#WrestleParis

Eight more Paris 2024 quotas reallocated by UWW

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (July 9) -- A week after 16 Paris 2024 quotas were reallocated in wrestling, United World Wrestling has further reallocated eight quotas on Monday. This comes after eight Individual Neutral Athletes decided to withdraw their names before the July 8 entry deadline for the Games.

Only one kept the quota -- at 65kg in Freestyle. This takes the number of AINs participating in Paris 2024 to two.

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Last week, UWW had reallocated 16 quotas, a decision taken after the International Olympic Committee released a list of eligible athletes in the first group of sports that have finished their qualifying process for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The IOC had approved 16 out of the 26 Individual Neutral Athletes who won the Paris Olympic spots in various qualifying tournaments of UWW. However, six wrestlers did not accept the invitation to Paris 2024 despite being deemed eligible by the IOC.

The 16 reallocations were carried out by UWW to the next highest-ranked eligible NOC, not yet qualified, at the event at which the quota place was obtained, respecting the maximum quota per gender and per NOC. The same process was followed for the new reallocation of eight quotas.

List of second reallocation of Paris 2024 quotas

Freestyle
57kg - Kazakhstan (Belgrade)
86kg - Ukraine (Baku)
125kg - Ukraine (Belgrade)

Greco-Roman
87kg - Denmark (Baku)
97kg - Germany (Istanbul)

Women's Wrestling
53kg - Germany (Baku)
62kg - France (Baku)
68kg - Ukraine (Baku)

United World Wrestling will release the entries for Paris 2024 beginning Tuesday, July 9, 2024.