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WATCH: 10 Greco-Roman finals from #WrestleBishkek

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 08:19 By Vinay Siwach

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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (June 13) -- Iran brought some of its best Greco-Roman wrestlers to Bishkek for the third Ranking Series event and they did not disappoint, winning five gold medals in the tournament to finish at the top of the team rankings.

Georgian and Uzbekistan won two gold medals each while Kazakhstan won a single gold as well.

Watch all the 10 gold medal bouts from the third Ranking Series event here.

GOLD: 55kg - Marlan MUKASHEV (KAZ) vs. Ikhtiyor BOTIROV (UZB) 

GOLD: 60kg -  Islomjon BAKHRAMOV (UZB) vs. Nursultan BAZARBAYEV (KAZ) 

GOLD: 63kg - Leri ABULADZE (GEO) vs. Shermukhammad SHARIBJANOV (UZB) 

GOLD: 67kg - Danial SOHRABI (IRI) vs. HUSIYUETU (CHN) 

GOLD: 72kg -  Ramaz ZOIDZE (GEO) vs. Mohammadreza GERAEI (IRI) 

GOLD: 77kg - Mohammadali GERAEI (IRI) vs. Iuri LOMADZE (GEO) 

GOLD: 82kg - Alireza MOHMADIPIANI (IRI) vs. Alperen BERBER (TUR) 

GOLD: 87kg -  Jalgasbay BERDIMURATOV (UZB) vs. Gurami KHETSURIANI (GEO)

GOLD: 97kg -  Mohammadhadi SARAVI (IRI) vs. Yiming LI (CHN) 

GOLD: 130kg - Amin MIRZAZADEH (IRI) vs. Oscar PINO (CUB) 

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Sakurai swaps mat for sand, wins Beach Wrestling gold

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 09:01 By Vinay Siwach

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TOKYO (May 13) -- Paris Olympic champion Tsugumi SAKURAI (JPN) made a return to competition for the first time since August last year. However, it was not on the mat.

Sakurai, who won gold medal at 57kg in Paris, returned to compete in beach wrestling. She wrestled at the Japan Beach Wrestling National Team Qualifying Tournament held in Tachikawa, Tokyo on Sunday and won gold at 60kg

"It may sound strange for me to say it, but I felt that I was suited to it," Sakurai was quoted by Japan Olympic Committee.

Sakurai, who is not entered for the June 19-22 Meiji Cup, Japan's qualifying tournament for the World Championships in September, is now qualified to compete for Japan in Beach Wrestling this year.

"Since I am qualified for the international tournament, I will try to participate," she said. "I want to be number one. I'll practice on the sandy beaches of Kochi [Prefecture]."

The three-time world champion, however, did not rule out the possibility of returning to the mat soon.

"I am still practicing on the mat and when I feel like I am ready, I will be back on the mat," she said.