#WrestlePontevedra

U23 World Championships day three semis set

By Vinay Siwach

PONTEVEDRA, Spain (October 19) -- The third day of the U23 World Championships will see women's wrestling with five weight classes. Olympic and world champion Yui SUSAKI (JPN) will be on the mat in her quest to win the gold.

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Semifinals for the evening session

50kg
Nada MOHAMED (EGY) vs. ANKUSH (IND)
Emanuela LIUZZI (ITA) vs. Yui SUSAKI (JPN)

55kg
Mihaela SAMOIL (MDA) vs. Alisha HOWK (USA)
Virginie KAZE (CAN) vs. Moe KIYOOKA (JPN) 

59kg
Himeka TOKUHARA (JPN) vs. Lexie BASHAM (USA)
Magdalena GLODEK (POL) vs. Ramina MAMEDOVA (LAT) 

68kg​​​​​​​
Nesrin BAS (TUR) vs. Sienna RAMIREZ (USA)
Naruha MATSUYUKI (JPN) vs. Noémi SZABADOS (HUN) 

76kg
Inkara ZHANATAYEVA (KAZ) vs. Dymond GUILFORD (USA)
Anastasiya ALPYEYEVA (UKR) vs. Tatiana RENTERIA (COL) 

13:40: Himeka TOKUHARA (JPN), the only wrestler in the Japan team with no international experience, reaches the 59kg semifinal with a fall over Katherine RENTERIA (COL)

13:00: Yui SUSAKI (JPN) came on the mat and quickly finishes her first bout with a fall over Shahana NAZAROVA (AZE). She is smiling her way through the win.

12:45: Tokyo Olympian Sarra HAMDI (TUN) with another strong win. She takes out Nyla VALENCIA (USA) 3-0 at 50kg.

12:25: Stefania PRICEPUTU (ROU) stands stunned on the mat as Zehra DEMIRHAN (TUR) pins her. Priceputu twice won the bout only to get it changed due to challenges. Demirhan passed out when Priceputu led 7-0. Then the Romanian scored a fall but it was outside the zone. A 12-2 score gave her the win but Demirhan challenged and it was clear that there was no foul from Demirhan and the score was reversed to 11-2. Demirhan, with just 29 seconds left, sprung a throw and held Priceputu to her back to secure the fall

12:00: Returning silver medalist Tatiana RENTERIA (COL) and Hui CHANG (TPE) left everything on the mat. Chang got a point for the passivity and then a stepout in the second period. Renteria with a big four at the end but Chang challenges and it's actually a stepout. A 3-3 win for Chang. They consult again and it's actually a 3-3 win for Renteria.

11:30: Nesrin BAS (TUR) scores the first takedown over Irina RINGACI (MDA) before the latter answers with her own. Bas with exposure and then Ringaci with a takedown to reclaim the lead. But Bas has a go behind after a scramble. Ringaci challenges the call and she wins the challenge. But Bas wins 11-6.

11:25: Moe KIYOOKA (JPN) and Oleksandra KHOMENETS (UKR) in a rematch of the U20 World Championships which Kiyooka won. Khomenets caught in a leg lace and Kiyooka runs to an 8-0 lead before Khomenets pulls out due to injury.

11:15: Lisa ERSEL (GER) with a close 4-3 win over Amanda TOMCZYK (POL) while Sarra HAMDI (TUN) with a technical superiority Svenja JUNGO (SUI).

On Mat A, Emma LUTTENAUER (FRA) comes from behind to beat Maria LEORDA (MDA) 12-6 at 50kg. 

11:00: Jiah PINGOT (PHI), the first woman from the country to compete at the age group World Championships, was down 6-0 against Jekaterina JERMALONOKA (LAT) but managed to come up with a big throw from win via fall.

10:30: Welcome to another rainy day here in Pontevedra. Women's wrestling begins with five weight classes.

#WrestleSofia

U20 World Championships Day 1 semis set

By Vinay Siwach

SOFIA, Bulgaria (August 15) -- The U20 World Championships return to Bulgaria with the Arena Armeec Sports Hall hosting it in Sofia. The tournament begins with freestyle and five weight classes will be in action. Wrestlers from 57kg, 65kg, 70kg, 79kg and 97kg will be on the mat.

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14:00: Here are the semifinals for the evening session

57kg
Heorhii KAZANZHY (UKR) vs. Merey BAZARBAYEV (KAZ)
Jore VOLK (USA) vs. Luka GVINJILIA (GEO)

65kg
Ziraddin BAYRAMOV (AZE) vs. SUJEET (IND)
Robert CORNELLA (USA) vs. Umidjon JALOLOV (UZB)

70kg
Kanan HEYBATOV (AZE) vs. Mulaym YADAV (IND)
Hayk PAPIKYAN (ARM) vs. Mitchell MESENBRINK (USA)

79kg
Mukhammad ABDULLAEV (KGZ) vs. Mushegh MKRTCHYAN (ARM)
Otari ADEISHVILI (GEO) vs. Sobhan Hooshang YARI (IRI)

97kg
Rifat GIDAK (TUR) vs. Amirali AZARPIRA (IRI)
Luka KHUTCHUA (GEO) vs. Benjamin KUETER (USA) 

13:40:  Mitchell MESENBRINK (USA) with another come-from-behind win for the USA. He trailed Hossein AGHAEI (IRI) in the 70kg quarterfinal but completely broke the Iranian and won the bout 9-7. He will now wrestle Hayk PAPIKYAN (ARM) in the semifinals as Papikyan beat Harun SOYLER (TUR) 8-2

13:30: Jore VOLK (USA) continues his winning run and has reached the semifinal at 57kg with an 8-2 win over Azizbek NAIMOV (UZB). In the other quarterfinals, U20 Asian champion Merey BAZARBAYEV (KAZ) scores a late takedown and lace to beat Abhishek DHAKA (IND), 5-1 

13:16: Mohammad Reza SHAKERI (IRI) was leading 5-2 with 15 seconds left when Robert CORNELLA (USA) hits a four-pointer and lead 6-5 and wins the quarterfinal at 65kg. The USA team likes it. Huge win for Cornella who will now face U17 world champion Umidjon JALOLOV (UZB).

In the other semifinal, U20 Asian champion SUJEET (IND) beats 11-0 Ayub MUSAEV (BEL). He sets up the semifinal against returning silver Ziraddin BAYRAMOV (AZE) 

13:10: Amirali AZARPIRA (IRI) looks strong at 97kg. He wins via technical superiority over Zelimkhan MUSSIKHANOV (KAZ). Benjamin KUETER (USA) beats NIRAJ (IND) 8-1 to enter the semifinals as well

12:57: At 79kg, Sobhan YARI (IRI) controls most of the bout against Braydew THOMPSON (USA) and wins 6-1. He will wrestle Bekir OVEC (TUR) in the quarterfinal as the Turkey wrestler beat Johannes HATTINGH (RSA) 10-0

12:53: We have another quarterfinalist at 57kg as Abhishek DHAKA (IND) beats Seyfulla ITAEV (FRA) 11-3. On Mat A, Tolga OZBEK (TUR) pins Harutyun HOVHANNISYAN (ARM) to move on as well

12:40: Ahmad JAVAN (IRI) and Jore VOLK (USA) wrestling for a spot in the 57kg quarterinal. Volf with exposure and he gets two points. Javan with a reversal and roll to lead 3-2 but Volk also gets a reversal. In the second period, Volk takes the lead 5-3 but Javan scores a takedown with 36 seconds left. He tries to defend the criteria lead but Volk has a sequence where he got Javan's one knee on the mat. He wins 7-7

12:03: Seyfulla ITAEV (FRA) giving France a good start at 57kg. He rolls over Ivaylo TISOV (BUL) 10-0 and into the pre-quarterfinals.

11:45: A top bout at 57kg on Mat C. Ahmad JAVAN (IRI) wrestling U20 European champion Simone PIRODDU (ITA). Piroddu is called passive and Javan scores a takedown in the activity period to lead 3-0 at the break. Another takedown in the second period as Javan wins 5-0 

11:35: Here are the results from the qualification round of 65kg

Ziraddin BAYRAMOV (AZE) df. Abderrahmane BENAISSA (ALG), via fall
Robert CORNELLA (USA) df. Olzhas OLZHAKANOV (KAZ), 8-0
Umidjon JALOLOV (UZB) df. Myrza ZHYRGALBEK UULU (KGZ), 10-2
SUJEET (IND) df. Jonnathan PEREZ (GUA), via fall 

11:14: A solid start for the USA. Benjamin KUETER (USA) with a technical superiority win over Dmitrii DUSCOV (MDA). That bout is followed by U20 Asian champion Amirali AZARPIRA (IRI) beating Toyoki HAMADA (JPN) 11-0. He will face NIRAJ (IND) who got past Joobin PARK (KOR) 11-0

11:00: Welcome to the first morning of the U20 World Championships in Sofia. Some young stars in action with Iran, the USA, India, Azerbaijan bringing strong teams to the competition