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Weekly FIVE! March 26, 2018

Monday, March 26, 2018 - 13:18 By Eric Olanowski

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Reviewing dominating performances by Russia at the Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov and Cuba at the Central American and Caribbean Championships. Also looking at Chamizo's second gold at 74kg and the women's development camp in Tokyo. 

1. Russians Win Seven Golds at Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov
With the third continental championship of the year, the European Championships looming, some of Europe’s best wrestlers traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria to compete in the Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament. This tournament was the final competition for those who will be heading to Dagestan, Russia next month for the European Championships.

Russian wrestlers left Bulgaria with seven gold medals and Bulgaria, Georgia and Italy each departed with a single champion.

In addition to Olympic champion Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS), the Russian gold rush was led by four other wrestlers who won the first freestyle ranking event of the season, the Ivan Yarygin. Those five Yarygin champions who captured gold at this weekend’s Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov were Zaur UGUEV (RUS), Gadzhimurad RASHIDOV (RUS), Ilyas BEKBULATOV (RUS), Ahmed GADJIMAGOMEDOV (RUS) and Abdulrashid Sadulaev.

FINAL RESULTS
57 kg - Zaur UGUEV (RUS) df. Zoheir El OURRAQE (FRA), 6-5
61kg - Vladimir DUBOV (BUL) df. Shingo ARIMOTO (JPN), 6-0
65 kg - Gadzhimurad RASHIDOV (RUS) df. Vasily SHUPTAR (UKR), 9-1
70 kg -  Ilyas BEKBULATOV (RUS) df. Haydar YAVUZ (TUR), 5-4
74 kg - Frank CHAMIZO (ITA) df. Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR), via forfeit
79 kg - Ahmed GADJIMAGOMEDOV (RUS) df. Alan ZASEEV (RUS), 7-5
86 kg -  Arthur NAIFONOV (RUS) df. Taimuraz FRIEV (ESP), via forfeit
92 kg - Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS) df. Irakli MITSURI (GEO), 10-0
97 kg - Vladislav BAITSAEV (RUS) df. Riza YILDIRIM (TUR), via forfeit
125 kg - Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) df. Muradin KUSHKHOV (RUS), 5-0

2.Cuba Dominates Central American and Caribbean Championships
Although three-time Olympic champion Mijain LOPEZ (CUB) did not compete at last weekends Central American and Caribbean Championships as expected, 2016 Olympic champion Ismael BORRERO (CUB) did, picking up where he left off on his gold medal run at the Cerro Pelado.

Photo: Ismael BORRERO (CUB). 

Borrero outscored his opponents 28-0, including the defeat of Luis DE LEÓN (DOM), 8-0 in the gold-medal bout on his way to capturing his third Central American and Caribbean title.

The Cuban wrestlers went on to take first place in five of the six weight categories that were wrestled. Luigi PÉREZ (VEN) was the lone champion that did not hail from Cuba. In the finals, he stopped Cuba from winning their sixth gold medal by beating Gabriel ROSILLO (CUB), 4-0.

It was the Columbian’s who captured half of the women’s wrestling gold medals, winning three of the possible six gold medals. For Jackeline RENTERIA (COL) and Carolina CASTILLO (COL), it was their third Central American and Caribbean Championship gold medal.

Venezuela’s Betzabeth ARGUELLO and Mexico’s Alejandra ROMERO each won their second gold medals, and Andrea OLAYA (COL) and Soleimy CARABALLO (VEN) won their first Central American and Caribbean Championship gold medals.


In Freestyle, Cuba swept the tournament, going six-for-six in the gold-medal bouts. Each of the six Cubans who won Central American and Caribbean Championships titles this weekend will head to Iowa to compete in the 2018 World Cup.

Cuba's World Cup Line-Up (*Notes the Central American and Caribbean Champions)
57kg - Reineri ANDREU ORTEGA*
61kg -Yowlys BONNE RODRIGUEZ
65kg - Alejandro Enrique VALDES TOBIER*
70kg - Franklin MAREN CASTILLO*
74kg - Livan LOPEZ AZCUY
74kg -Yoan Adrian ZULUETA MORALES
86kg -Yurieski TORREBLANCA QUERALTA*
86kg - Lazaro Daniel HERNANDEZ LUIS
97kg - Reineris SALAS PEREZ*
125kg - Yudenny ALPAJON ESTEVEZ*

3. Post Women’s World Cup Development Training Camp Held in Tokyo
The 2018 Women’s World Cup wrapped up in Takahashi, Japan last weekend with host nation Japan winning their fourth straight title. 

After the conclusion of the World Cup, over 160 athletes from 21 nations took to Japan’s AJINOMOTO National Training Centre to participate in a four-day camp.

For behind-the-scenes photos and videos from the developmental camp, see our Weekly FIVE! In Social Media - Tokyo Edition! 

4. Chamizo wins second 74kg gold
For the second time this year, Frank CHAMIZO (ITA), the reigning 70kg world champion not only competed up at 74kg but walked away unscathed with a gold medal.

Last weekend, Chamizo bumped up a weight and went 4-0 and captured the 74kg Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament gold medal. Chamizo went 3-0 on the day before receiving a forfeit in the finals over Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR). The Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament gold is his second gold medal of the year at 74kg, as he also won the Outstanding Ukrainian Memorial where he defeated 2011 world silver medalist, Franklin GOMEZ in the finals, 4-0.

After the tournament, Chamizo said “I didn’t think it was going to be easy to win this competition, but this will be the last time I compete until the European Championships” which will be held in Dagestan, Russia April 30 - May 6.

5. Freestyle World Cup
United World Wrestling released the schedule for Freestyle World Cup which kicks off April 07-08. The dual-meet based events is an annual highlight of the international wrestling calendar which will take place next weekend in Iowa City, Iowa, United States.

The eight participating teams have been separated into two pools with the top-two teams, the United States and Russia leading groups A and B.

Also of note, NBC has announced that television coverage will be provided for multiple World Cup duals throughout the weekend. Coverage of the first dual begins Saturday, April 7, at 2:30 p.m. for the dual between defending world champions, the United States and the third-place finishers at the 2017 World Championships, Georgia. Additionally, NBC will air the gold medal bout on Sunday, April 8, at 4:00 p.m.

SCHEDULE
Session I - Saturday, April 7 - 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (CST) 
10:00 AM: United States v. Japan (Mat A) // Russia v. Cuba (Mat B) 
11:15 AM: Georgia v. ____  (Mat A) // Azerbaijan v. Kazakhstan (Mat B)

Session II - Saturday, April 7 - 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM (CST) 
2:00 PM: Opening Ceremonies
2:30 PM: United States v. Georgia (Mat A)
4:30 PM: Russia v. Azerbaijan (Mat B)
5:45 PM: Japan v. ____ (Mat A) // Cuba v. Kazakhstan (Mat B)

Session III - Sunday, April 7 - 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (CST) 
10:00 AM: United States v. ____ (Mat A) // Russia v. Kazakhstan (Mat B)
11:15 AM: Georgia v. Japan (Mat A) // Azerbaijan v. Cuba (Mat B)
12:30 PM: 7th Place Match (Mat A) // 5th Place Match (Mat B)
2:15 PM: 3rd Place Match (Mat A)
4:00 PM: Gold Medal Match (Mat A)

Weekly FIVE! In Social Media - Tokyo Edition 

1. Train Hard, Play Hard // Things are getting very strange at the Women's Development Camp in Tokyo, Japan // We have so much great footage to share! // @mensahtamyrastock @adelinegray
@__malpal__ @yui106301susaki@jennyfransson @eweebz @m.miwa0722

2. Japan training camp ??

3. No shoes, no problem! Defending world champion @yui106301susaki poses for a photo after this mornings workout at the women’s wrestling development camp in Tokyo! ?: @tr.foley

4.Meet one of China’s up-and-coming stars of women’s wrestling, Paliha! She’s a 76kg grappler from western China with an outgoing personality and great work ethic. Also, a bit of a comedian. #wrestlelikeagirl ? @tr.foley

5. More images from the 2018 UWW Women’s Wrestling Development Clinic. More than 160 wrestlers from 21 countries showed up to the camp! #wrestlelikeagirl

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Hasanli, Babashov star to give Azerbaijan two golds at U23 Euros

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - 16:06 By United World Wrestling Press

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BAKU, Azerbaijan (May 21) -- Khasay HASANLI (AZE) won the gold medal – Azerbaijan’s second of the night. But he didn't immediately celebrate, and neither did his corner.

Instead, in an incredible show of sportsmanship, he first put an arm around his opponent Yuksel SARICICEK (TUR) and checked on his well-being.

Seconds before, Saricicek attempted in vain to evade Hasanli’s speedy attack but in the process, it seemed, he hurt himself. It was a double blow for the former U20 World Championship silver medallist as he also conceded a couple of points in addition to a single point for an unsuccessful challenge, which turned the bout decisively in Hasanli’s favor.

The home favorite knew the outcome was sealed. But instead of erupting in joy, he made sure his opponent was doing okay and in a gesture of kindness, raised his arm in the air. Hasanli won by technical superiority but knew and respected Saricicek's quality.

Once Saricicek was off the mat, Hasanli draped his country’s flag around his shoulder and took a lap of honor around the mat as the local fans cheered on for their rising star. A silver medallist from last year’s edition of the U23 European Championship, Hasanli upgraded the color of his medal to gold with a 10-1 win in the 77kg Greco-Roman final.

Hasanli didn’t give Saricicek even a sniff at gold. He got the par terre advantage in the first period and executed a four-pointer. Hasanli did not lose his grip and followed up with a two-pointer, adding to his 1-0 advantage earlier. At 7-0, Saricicek scored a stepout but Hasanli then locked his arms around Saricicek and executed a headlock throw. Hasanli did not manage to land Saricicek in danger but managed to get two points by completing a go-behind to seal the tie inside the first three minutes.

It was the host country’s second gold medal of the night as minutes before, Ziya BABASHOV (AZE) beat Vitalie ERIOMENCO (MDA) in a thrilling 63kg final in which Eriomenco, the U23 World and European bronze medallist, could barely stand on his feet.

Babashov got the early lead after Eriomenco was put in par terre but the Moldovan fought back to cut the deficit to just one point, 3-2, and went all out in the closing seconds of the gold medal bout. Babashov, however, did just enough to stay away from Eriomenco and clinch the biggest title of his nascent career.

Eriomenco walked to the edge of the mat in disappointment as his jelly-like knees nearly gave up because of exhaustion due to his last-minute attack.

There were no such problems for Mykhailo VYSHNYVETSKYI (UKR), who ended the second day of the championship with a song and dance.

Vyshnyvetskyi, who reached the 130kg final after defeating his biggest rival Muhammet BAKIR (TUR) in a last-four bout on Monday, needed only 61 seconds to win the gold medal for the second time in a row.

In the final, Vyshnyvetskyi was up against Koppany LASZLO (HUN). He was the favourite but few would have guessed it would be so one-sided.

Within seconds of the referee blowing his whistle to start the encounter, Vyshnyvetskyi wrapped his arms around Laszlo and slammed him to the floor for a four-pointer. He didn’t stop there as the defending champion pinned Laszlo, who didn’t even get time to settle on the mat, even as the 18-year-old Hungarian desperately tried to escape his grip.

But Vyshnyvetskyi proved too strong for Laszlo and after one minute and one second, the umpires stopped the bout and declared the U23 World Championship silver medallist the winner.

While Laszlo buried his head in his face while lying on the mat, unable to fathom what had hit him, Vyshnyvetskyi broke into an impromptu dance as he celebrated another U23 continental title.

In the 87kg category, Aues GONIBOV (AIN) won the gold medal, denying U20 World and European champion Achiko BOLKVADZE (GEO) a title in the U23 category. The defending champion didn’t give his young opponent much chance as he raced to a 7-0 win for back-to-back gold medals.

Georgia did claim a gold medal as Giorgi TOKHADZE (GEO) won his maiden title in the 55kg weight class as he overpowered Rashad MAMMADOV (AIN) 8-0 in the final, thus denying the home country a third gold medal of the night.

Blockbuster 97kg final set

Meanwhile, the 97kg final on Wednesday will feature two of the biggest stars in the weight category after defending champion Magomed MURTAZALIEV (AIN) and 2023 U20 European Championship gold medallist Abubakar KHASLAKHANAU (AIN) reached the title round.

Murtazaliev, who won the silver medal at the senior European Championship earlier this year, didn’t concede a single point in the early rounds as he overwhelmed his opponents from Moldova and Serbia en route to the gold medal match. Anton VIEWEG (GER) tried to make a match of the semifinals by nicking three points in the second period, but Murtazaliev proved too strong, winning via fall after a 10-3.

Khaslakhanau, who won the bronze at the senior continental championship, too was largely untroubled, conceding only four points as he gave himself a shot at winning his maiden U23 title. He also pinned his semifinal opponent Aapo VIITALA (FIN) after a 6-2 lead.

The host nation Azerbaijan gave themselves a strong chance to win the team title as two of their wrestlers, Gurban GURBANOV (AZE) and Nihad GULUZADE (AZE) reached the finals of the 82kg and 60kg categories respectively.

 

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RESULTS

55kg
GOLD: Giorgi TOKHADZE (GEO) df. Emre MUTLU (TUR), 9-0

BRONZE: Rashad MAMMADOV (AZE) df. Ivan STEFANSKYI (UKR), 7-0
BRONZE: Adam ULBASHEV (AIN) df. Leonid MOROZ (MDA), 7-1

63kg
GOLD: Ziya BABASHOV (AZE) df. Vitalie ERIOMENCO (MDA), 3-2

BRONZE: Bekir ATES (TUR) df. Aleksandr ANDREEV (AIN), 6-5
BRONZE: Mairbek SALIMOV (POL) df. Abere FETENE (ISR), 6-2

77kg
GOLD: Khasay HASANLI (AZE) df. Yuksel SARICICEK (TUR), 10-1 

BRONZE: Alexandrin GUTU (MDA) df. Ismail BARAKHOEV (AIN), 3-2
BRONZE: Attila Tamas TOESMAGI (HUN) df. Temuri ORJONIKIDZE (GEO), 5-1

87kg
GOLD: Aues GONIBOV (AIN) df. Achiko BOLKVADZE (GEO), 7-0

BRONZE: Lachin VALIYEV (AZE) df. Ilya MIALESHCHYK (AIN), 4-1
BRONZE: Exauce MUKUBU (NOR) df. Samet YALDIRAN (TUR), 10-0

130kg
GOLD: Mykhailo VYSHNYVETSKYI (UKR) df. Koppany LASZLO (HUN), via fall

BRONZE: Muhammet BAKIR (TUR) df. Marcel ALBINI (CZE), 4-1
BRONZE: Giorgi TSOPURASHVILI (GEO) df. Dmitrii BABORYKO (AIN), 9-1 

Semifinals

60kg
GOLD: Mert ILBARS (TUR) vs. Nihad GULUZADE (AZE)

SF 1: Nihad GULUZADE (AZE) df. Dinislam BAMMATOV (AIN), 9-4
SF 2: Mert ILBARS (TUR) df. Georgios SCARPELLO (GER), 3-1

67kg
GOLD: Azat SARIYAR (TUR) vs. Daniial AGAEV (AIN)

SF 1: Daniial AGAEV (AIN) df. Oleg KHALILOV (UKR), 7-5
SF 2: Azat SARIYAR (TUR) df. Diego CHKHIKVADZE (GEO), 3-3

72kg
GOLD: Giorgi CHKHIKVADZE (GEO) vs. Vilius SAVICKAS (LTU)

SF 1: Giorgi CHKHIKVADZE (GEO) df. Ruslan NURULLAYEV (AZE), 5-4
SF 2: Vilius SAVICKAS (LTU) df. Giovanni ALESSIO (ITA), 2-1

82kg
GOLD: Gurban GURBANOV (AZE) vs. Islam ALIEV (AIN)

SF 1: Gurban GURBANOV (AZE) df. Leon RIVALTA (ITA), 8-0
SF 2: Islam ALIEV (AIN) df. Deni NAKAEV (GER), 8-2

97kg
GOLD: Magomed MURTAZALIEV (AIN) vs. Abubakar KHASLAKHANAU (AIN)

SF 1: Abubakar KHASLAKHANAU (AIN) df. Aapo VIITALA (FIN), via fall (6-2)
SF 2: Magomed MURTAZALIEV (AIN) df. Anton VIEWEG (GER), via fall (10-3)