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Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 12:45 By United World Wrestling Press

Yazdani, Geraei Among Champions at Iran World Team Trials

Iran held its world team trials for the 2020 World Championships. Strict protocols were followed, including PCR testing and quarantining for all participants.

In the freestyle competition, Olympic and world champion Hassan YAZDANI was dominant at 86kg, defeating Asian silver medalist Ahmad BAZRI, 11-0. Yazdani will seek his sixth world or Olympic medal. Other freestyle champions included Reza ATRI (57kg), Majid DASTAN (61kg), Amir Mohammad YAZDANI (65kg), Mostafa HOSSEINKHANI (74kg), Ali SAVADKOUHI (79kg), Kamran GHASEMPOUR (92kg), Ali SHABANI (97kg) and Amin TAHERI (125kg).

In Greco-Roman, two-time world bronze medalist Mohammad Ali GERAEI earned a spot on the Iran national team at 77kg with a victory over Pejman POSHTAM, 4-2. Other Greco-Roman champions included Poya DADMARZ (55kg), Alireza NEJATI (60kg), Meysam DELKHANI (63kg), Hossein ASADI (67kg), Amin KAVIANINEJAD (72kg), Mohammad NAGHOUSI (82kg), Hossein NOURI (87kg), Mohammad Hadi SARAVI (97kg) and Amir GHASEMI MONJAZI (130kg).

Freestyle

57kg (Winner: Reza ATRI)
Reza ATRI df. Rahman AMOUZAD KHALILI, 4-4
Alireza SARLAK df. Nader HAJAHANIA, 5-3
Rahman AMOUZAD KHALILI df. Nader HAJAGHANIA by forfeit
Alireza SARLAK df. Rahman AMOUZAD KHALILI, 10-8
Reza ATRI df. Alireza SARLAK, 2-1

61kg (Winner: Majid DASTAN)
Majid DASTAN df. Behnam EHSANPOOR, 2-1

65kg Winner: (Amir Mohammad YAZDANI)
Meysam NASIRI df. Amir Hossein MAGHSOUDI, 9-0
Morteza GHIASI df. Shayan HAMZE, 12-5
Amir Mohammad YAZDANI df. Peyman BIABANI, 3-1
Meysam NASIRI df. Peyman BIABANI, 3-1
Amir Hossein MAGHSOUDI df. Shayan HAMZE, 11-10
Amir Mohammad YAZDANI df. Morteza GHIASI, 6-6
Morteza GHIASI df. Amir Hossein MAGHSOUDI, 11-0
Amir Mohammad YAZDANI df. Meysam NASIRI, 7-4

70kg (Winner: Younes EMAMI)
Amir Hossein HOSSEINI df. Erfan ELAHI, 5-1
Younes EMAMI df. Amir Hossein HOSSEINI, 5-2

74kg (Winner: Mostafa HOSSEINKHANI)
Mostafa HOSSEINKHANI df. Saeid DADASHPOUR, 3-1
Mohammad NOKHODI df. Mohammad Sadegh FIROOZPOOR, 5-2
Jamal EBADI df. Masoud KAMARVAND, 10-10
Mostafa HOSSEINKHANI df. Mohammad Sadegh FIROOZPOOR, 4-0
Mohammad NOKHODI df. Masoud KAMARVAND, 2-1
Mostafa HOSSEINKHANI df. Jamal EBADI, 3-0
Jamal EBADI df. Mohammad NOKHODI, 3-2
Mostafa HOSSEINKHANI df. Mohammad NOKHODI, 9-4

79kg (Winner: Ali SAVADKOUHI)
Hamidreza ZARRINPEYKAR df. Peyman YARAHMADI 2-2
Ali SAVADKOUHI df. Bahman TEYMOURI, 3-0
Ali SAVADKOUHI df. Peyman YARAHMADI, 4-2
Hamidreza ZARRINPEYKAR df. Bahman TEYMOURI, 11-6
Ali SAVADKOUHI df. Hamidreza ZARRINPEYKAR, 5-4

86kg (Winner: Hassan YAZDANI)
Hassan YAZDANI tf. Ahmad BAZRI, 11-0

92kg (Winner: Kamran GHASEMPOUR)
Arashk MOHEBI df. Hossein SHAHBAZI, 5-2
Hossein JALALINEJAD df. Mohammad Hossein MIRBAGHBAN, 7-4
Kamran GHASEMPOUR df. Hossein SHAHBAZI, 4-0
Arashk MOHEBI df. Mohammad Hossein MIRBAGHBAN, 7-6
Kamran GHASEMPOUR df. Hossein JALALINEJAD, 6-0
Kamran GHASEMPOUR df. Arashk MOHEBI, 6-2
Arashk MOHEBI df. Hossein JALALINEJAD, 3-0

97kg (Winner: Ali SHABANI)
Ali SHABANI df. Mojtaba GOLEIJ, 7-3
Mohammad Hossein MOHAMMADIAN df. Danial SHARIATINIA, 5-0
Mohammad Hossein MOHAMMADIAN df. Mojtaba GOLEIJ, 2-1
Ali SHABANI df. Danial SHARIATINIA, 6-2
Ali SHABANI df. Mohammad Hossein MOHAMMADIAN, 8-4
Ali SHABANI df. Mohammad Hossein MOHAMMADIAN, 4-0

125kg (Winner: Amin TAHERI)
Amin TAHERI df. Parviz HADI, 9-4
Amir Hossein ZARE df. Yadollah MOHEBI, 4-1
Amin TAHERI df. Yadollah MOHEBI by forfeit
Amir Hossein ZARE df. Parviz HADI, 4-0
Amin TAHERI df. Amir Hossein ZARE, 2-0
Amir Hossein ZARE df. Amin TAHERI, 3-1
Amin TAHERI df. Amir Hossein ZARE, 4-3

Greco-Roman

55kg (Winner: Poya DADMARZ)
Poya DADMARZ df. Sajad ABBASPOUR, 6-2

60kg (Winner: Alireza NEJATI)
Alireza NEJATI df. Poya NASERPOUR, 9-5

63kg (Winner: Meysam Delkhani)
Meysam DELKHANI tf. Reza MARDI, 8-0

67kg (Winner: Hossein ASADI)
Hossein ASADI df. Mohammad Javad REZAEI, 3-1

72kg (Winner: Amin KAVIANINEJAD)
Ali ARSALAN tf. Ashkan SAADATIFAR, 9-0
Amin KAVIANINEJAD df. Ali ARSALAN, 1-1

77kg (Winner: Mohammad Ali GERAEI)
Mohammad Ali GERAEI df. Pejman POSHTAM, 4-2

82kg (Winner: Mohammad NAGHOUSI)
Mohammad NAGHOUSI df. Jamal ESMAEILI, 3-0

87kg (Winner Hossein NOURI)
Hossein NOURI df. Ramin TAHERI, 2-1

97kg (Winner: Mohammad Hadi SARAVI)
Mehdi BALI df. Mehdi ALIYARI, 4-1
Mohammad Hadi SARAVI df. Mehdi BALI, 5-1

130kg (Winner: Amir GHASEMI MONJAZI)
Amir GHASEMI MONJAZI df. Ali Akbar YOUSEFI, 3-1

Grand Prix of Zagreb Homepage http://gpzagrebopen.com/

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Here are the links for live streaming

Saturday, November 7th

MAT A: https://youtu.be/FRbP0ElYCLo

MAT B: https://youtu.be/9VmGDXvXKNA

MAT C: https://youtu.be/dL3DUJzvpmw

Sunday, November 8th

MAT A: https://youtu.be/zhlq5IXR-U0

MAT B: https://youtu.be/jZJzGneQQX4

MAT C: https://youtu.be/Sa8z2zHrcHU

FINALS: https://youtu.be/DSOyIRgvJWw

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Zagreb and Poland to Host International Competitions

The National Federations of Croatia and Poland are hosting international tournaments this week.

For Poland the trio of tournaments will be competed starting November 4. The tournaments will also be held early next year as Ranking Series tournaments. Entry lists are not currently available but the live stream links are below and will be updated via Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Freestyle gold-medal match results from the @pzz_official Poland Open:
57kg: Razvan KOVACS ?? df. CraciunPETRU ??, 12-2
61 kg: Ahmet DUMAN ?? df. Recep TOPAL ??, 1-1
65 kg: Krzysztof BIENKOWSKI ?? df. Ilman MUKHTAROV ??, 4-3
70 kg: Magomedmurad GADZHIEV ?? df. Haydar YUVUZ ??, 3-2
74 kg: Fazli ERYILMAZ ?? df. Maxim VASILIOGLO ??, 4-1
79 kg: Saifedine ALEKMA ?? df. Alan AMIROVS ??, 12-6
86 kg: Pitor IANULOV ?? df. Zbigniew BARANOWSKI ??, 5-1
92 kg: Erhan YAYLACI ?? df. Arif OEZEN ??, 10-0
97 kg: Suleyman KARADENIZ ?? df. Radoslaw BARAN ??, 10-0
125 kg: Robert BARAN ?? df. Daniel LIGETI ??, 3-2

The Croatian Federation is hosting the Zagreb Open, a Greco-Roman tournament that last hosted the Ranking Series in 2018. A short selection of entries can be find below with the official list expected November 6. The competition page for the event is http://gpzagrebopen.com/.

Doninik Etlinger (Croatia)
Ivan Huklek (Croatia)
Bozo Starcevic (Croatia)
Riza Kayaalp (Turkey)
Kerem Kamal (Turkey)
Fatih Cengiz (Turkey)
Balazs Kis (Mađarska)
Viktor Nemeš (Serbia)
Mate Nemeš (Serbia)
Davor Štefanek, (Serbia)
Alexandros Kessidis (Sweden)
Ciobanu Victor (Moldova)
Aleksandrov (Bulgaria)
Milov (Bulgaria)

Livestreams for the Poland Open and Zagreb Open will be on the UWW homepage and updates on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Spanish Wrestling Federation Hosts U23, Junior Championships

The Spanish Wrestling Federation recently hosted the Spanish U23 Wrestling Championships and Spanish Junior Wrestling Championships. View links to the results below.

Spanish U23 Wrestling Championships Results

Junior Wrestling Championships Results

Iranians Compete in Premier League

Iranian wrestlers, following strict protocols, returned to competition for the first time in eight months with the return of the Iranian Premier Wrestling League.

Wrestlers, coaches, referees and organization staffs were the only people allowed in the competition hall. Everyone entering the hall was required to pass an antiseptic box and all participants received PCR tests before competitions and were placed in quarantine after testing.

Wrestling in Iran typically means excitement, sold-out arenas and thousands of cheering fans. This time the story was something else. There were no spectators at Azadi Sports Complex, which seats 12,000. Referees wore face shields and coaches wore masks.

After the United World Wrestling bureau approved existing plans to host the 2020 Senior Wrestling World Championships, the Iranian Premier Wrestling League was halted, and wrestlers were invited to the national training camp. All wrestlers and coaches were required to take PCR tests again before training. Iran's wrestling training center became a quarantine area.

"I am happy to be back again to wrestling camp," said Olympic and world champion Hassan YAZDANI.

"We didn't have training camp for about seventh months because of the coronavirus and I only followed my personal trainings," said Yazdani. "Competing in the league helped us to get more prepared. The federation has provided a quarantine place for our safety and nobody is allowed to leave the camp during the trainings. I have only one goal and it is to win at world title at the 2020 World Championships."

Sports federations in Iran are not allowed to start activities without the permission of the ministry of sport, as well as the health ministry. Wrestling was the first contact sport in Iran that started its league and national team training camps.

"We tried hard to receive permission and finally we succeed to hold league competitions and training camps under strict protocols," said 2000 Olympic champion and Iran wrestling president Alireza DABIR.

#WrestlePlovdiv: Turkey Wins First-Ever U23 WW Team Title

Friday, March 11, 2022 - 21:06 By Vinay Siwach

PLOVDIV, Bulgaria (March 11) -- Turkey created history by winning its first-ever continental women's wrestling team title in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

After a gold, two silver and three bronze medals, Turkey finished with 143 points, 23 more than Hungary which finished second with 120 points. Poland managed to climb to third with 118 points.

The lone gold medal for Turkey was won by Elvira KAMALOGLU (TUR) as she defeated Tamara DOLLAK (HUN, 8-6, surviving and attempted pin for the last 30 seconds.

In a Nelson system draw since there were only five wrestlers in the weight class, Kamaloglu won all her bouts and finished ahead of Patrycja GIL (POL) who finished with three wins and the silver medals. Dollak won the bronze medal.

Elvira KAMALOGLU (TUR) celebrates after winning the U23 Euro title. (Photo: UWW / Kadir Caliskan)

Kamaloglu began with a takedown and gut wrench to lead 4-0 but Dollak cut it to 4-2 with a takedown. But as the two continued to scramble, the Turkey wrestler always managed to come out on top and at one point led 8-2.

But Dollak was in a position to pin her opponent. However, Kamaloglu's arch kept her from putting the shoulders down and she survived the attempt.

“I am feeling good,” Seref EROGLU, Turkey Wrestling Federation President, said. “Turkey is a wrestling country and it's important for us.”

The team will now be eyeing a similar result at the senior European Championships, scheduled to be held in Budapest, Hungary later this month.

Eroglu, who won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics in 66kg Greco-Roman and is a world champion, said that they will win at least two gold medals in Budapest, Hungary.

“Two gold medals at the senior European Championships,” he said. “It will start. We have a dream that we would like to get more than one gold in Paris Olympics. We have to work a lot on that. It's not easy but we can manage this.”

Ewelina CIUNEK (POL) won the gold medal at 65kg. (Photo: UWW / Kostadin Andonov)

In other finals, Poland won two gold Friday Ewelina CIUNEK (POL) and Wiktoria CHOLUJ (POL) denied two Romania wrestlers in the finals.

In a 26-point battle against Amina CAPEZAN (ROU) at 65kg, Ciunek ended up winning 14-12. The multiple-time European medalist was down 12-12 with 10 seconds remaining but was penalized for fleeing. A lost challenge gave Ciunek one more point.

The final began with Ciunek getting two a counter and then an exposure from crotch lift and lead 5-2 at the break. But Capezan stunned her with two headlock throws for four points each.

Ciunek did score two points with counter-attacks and took an 11-10 lead. A double-leg from Capezan gave her two points and it was at this point that she once again tried to throw Ciunek for four points but ended up giving one to Ciunek. But she still led 12-12 on criteria.

But the referees called for a fleeing caution and gave a point straightway without warning as it occurred in the final 10 seconds.

Ciunek, born in the wrestling rick town Namyslow and training for 12 years, said that she could have controlled the final better but was happy to win it.

“It was a little hard in the final,” Ciunek said. “But I think to win is the most important thing I did it. I thought she [Capezan] will try to score a stepout but she used good throws."

Wiktoria CHOLUJ (POL) defended her 72kg U23 European title in Plovdiv. (Photo: UWW / Konstadin Andonov)

At 72kg, Choluj defended her title in a contrasting final as she went past Maria NITU (ROU), 10-0 with 3:15 remaining on the clock. More than the final, the Poland wrestler was happy that she managed to not give a single point throughout the competition. She outscored her opponents 25-0 in three bouts.

“I am happy that I did not give a single point,” Choluj said. “I don't know how to express it but it is satisfying.”

Last year, she had two one-point wins and a win on criteria. One of her opponents was Merve PUL (TUR) whom she defeated 10-0 in the quarterfinals in Plovdiv.

“To improve so much makes me happy,” she said. “Last year I won by one point [against Pul]. Now I want to focus more on the next competitions.”

Mariana DRAGUTAN (MDA) gave her country the third gold medal at the Championships. (Photo: UWW / Kostadin Andonov)

Mariana DRAGUTAN (MDA) won her nation's third gold medal with a close to perfect final against Anastasia BLAYVAS (GER). In her 10-0 win, the Moldova wrestler matched Anastasia NICHITA (MDA) and Irina RINGACI (MDA)'s gold medals from Thursday.

Like her seniors, Dragutan looked in no trouble against her German opponent and managed to defend all attacks.

“I really wanted to win this,” Dragutan. “Our team has this willpower to win only gold and that's why we win.”

Beginning on a slow note, the 53kg final saw the Moldovan lead 1-0 at the break after Blayvas' passivity. But in the second period, Dragutan scored two points with an exposure. A slide-by and then an attempted pin helped her extend the lead to 8-0.

Blayvas tried another attack but got exposed on the lift and gave up two points, ending the bout 10-0 in Dragutan's favor.

This was her first-ever medal at a Championships but is keen on working hard.

“My brother wrestles and that is why I began. He did not come here,” she said. “I want to wrestle at the Olympics but Moldova has a wrestler [Iulia LEORDA] who is good.”

The three gold medals for Moldova helped them to fourth place in the team ranking and Dragutan said that it is special and she will celebrate with her family back home.

“My family and coach are waiting in Moldova,” she said. “We will celebrate the gold medal there.”

The four medalists at 62kg with gold winner Zhala ALIYEVA (AZE). (Photo: UWW / Kostadin Andonov)

Azerbaijan won the 62kg gold medal after Zhala ALIYEVA (AZE) denied Anna FABIAN (SRB) to create history by becoming Serbia's first-ever European champion at the U23 level.

She began with a takedown and then another to lead 4-0. The same action saw Fabian score a point for reversal.

Aliyeva then decided to play the clock in the second period. She was called passive and gave up a point but Fabian need three more points for a win.

The Serb's desperate attempts to score via takedown were countered and Aliyeva scored two more points to win 6-2.

RESULTS

WW Finals

53kg
GOLD: Mariana DRAGUTAN (MDA) df Anastasia BLAYVAS (GER), 10-0

BRONZE: Nazife TAIR (BUL) df Rahime ARI (TUR), 4-1
BRONZE: Gultakin SHIRINOVA (AZE) df Beatrice FERENT (ROU), 11-1

57kg
ROUND 5: Elvira KAMALOGLU (TUR) df Tamara DOLLAK (HUN), 8-6
ROUND 5: Patrycja GIL (POL) df Sezen BELBEROVA (BUL), 8-0

Final Standing:
GOLD: Elvira KAMALOGLU (TUR)
SILVER: Patrycja GIL (POL)
BRONZE: Tamara DOLLAK (HUN)

62kg
GOLD: Zhala ALIYEVA (AZE) df Anna FABIAN (SRB), 6-2

BRONZE: Ameline DOUARRE (FRA) df Paulina DANISZ (POL), 2-1
BRONZE: Luisa SCHEEL (GER) df Nikolett SZABO (HUN), 5-3

65kg
GOLD: Ewelina CIUNEK (POL) df Amina CAPEZAN (ROU), 14-12

BRONZE: Yagmur CAKMAK (TUR) df Elma ZEIDLERE (LAT), 3-1
BRONZE: Viktoria VESSO (EST) df Nerea PAMPIN BLANCO (ESP), 11-0

72kg
GOLD: Wiktoria CHOLUJ (POL) df Maria NITU (ROU), 10-0

BRONZE: Zsuzsanna MOLNAR (SVK) df Kendra DACHER (FRA), via fall
BRONZE: Tuende ELEKES (HUN) df Merve PUL (TUR), 4-1

FS Semifinals

57kg
GOLD: Giorgi GEGELASHVILI (GEO) vs Horst LEHR (GER)

SF 1: Giorgi GEGELASHVILI (GEO) df Yusuf DEMIR (TUR), 10-0
SF 2: Horst LEHR (GER) df Ivaylo TISOV (BUL), 12-1

65kg
GOLD: Hrachya MARGARYAN (ARM) vs Ziraddin BAYRAMOV (AZE)

SF 1: Hrachya MARGARYAN (ARM) df Ayub MUSAEV (BEL), 4-2
SF 2: Ziraddin BAYRAMOV (AZE) df Marwane YEZZA (FRA), 6-2

70kg
GOLD: Giorgi ELBAKIDZE (GEO) vs Narek HARUTYUNYAN (ARM)

SF 1: Giorgi ELBAKIDZE (GEO) df Nicolai GRAHMEZ (MDA), 9-7
SF 2: Narek HARUTYUNYAN (ARM) df Ivan STOYANOV (BUL), 6-3

79kg
GOLD: Evsem SHVELIDZE (GEO) vs Georgios KOUGIOUMTSIDIS (GRE)

SF 1: Evsem SHVELIDZE (GEO) df Oktay HASAN (BUL), 3-1
SF 2: Georgios KOUGIOUMTSIDIS (GRE) df Mushegh MKRTCHYAN (ARM), 10-7

97kg
GOLD: Johannes MAYER (GER) vs Islam ILYASOV (AZE)

SF 1: Johannes MAYER (GER) df Radu LEFTER (MDA), 5-3
SF 2: Islam ILYASOV (AZE) df Richard VEGH (HUN), 6-1

UPDATED Nov. 6: News from Around the World

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