5/8/2023 0 Comments Olympic wrestling bracketsHe succeeded early at 65kg on the European level - winning golds at the '18 European Championships and '19 European Games - but failed to finish inside the top-10 at the '18 and '19 World Championships. After winning a bronze medal in Rio at 57kg, the 30-year-old ascended from 61kg to 65kg. He won the '19 Japan Championships and downed Bajrang in the finals at back-to-back Asian Championships to claim gold.Īliyev, Azerbaijan's first-ever three-time world champion, seems to be finding his stride up at 65kg. But since that upsetting finish in Nur-Sultan, the 22-year-old who hails from Fuefuki, Japan, has won three consecutive competitions. Fans should also keep an eye on multiple-time world medalists and outside threats Alejandro Enrique VALDES TOBIER (CUB) Magomedmurad GADZHIEV (POL).Ī year after becoming Japan's youngest-ever freestyle world champion, Takuto Otoguro went 3-2 at the '19 World Championships and finished fifth. Other world-title holding threats outside of Rashidov to pay attention to are Ototguro and Aliyev. He'll sit on the top side of the bracket with Rashidov, who beat him in the world semifinals, 3-2. The 28-year-old grabbed five victories - including wins over world champion Takuto OTOGURO (JPN) and Olympic champion Vladimir KHINCHEGASHVILI (GEO) - en route to winning a world bronze medal. The former Russian-turned-Hungarian had a breakout performance at the '19 World Championships. Hungary's Muszukajev is seeded fourth at the weight. ![]() The Kazakh won in Nur-Sultan, but most recently, Punia evened up the rivalry with a 10-0 win at the Ali Aliev Tournament in Kaspiisk, Dagestan. The pair have split their last two meetings. ![]() ![]() However, Niyazbekov ultimately fell to Rashidov in the gold-medal match and settled for a runner-up finish in his home country.īut Niyazbekov will be on the same side of the bracket as second-seeded Punia. He claimed bronze at the '11 World Championships, then reached the world finals in '19 with a thrilling 9-9 criteria win over Bajrang. The 32-year-old Zhanakorgan, Kazakhstan native, is a two-time world medalist. The high-paced Indian superstar won a pair of world medals during that span, a quartet of Asian championships medals - including a gold in '19 - and four Ranking Series titles. He'd join Kha-Shaba JADAV (IND), Sushil KUMAR (IND) and Yogeshwar DUTT (IND).įollowing his 13th place at the '17 World Championships, Punia finished on the podium in 19 consecutive events. He heads into the Tokyo Olympic Games looking to become the fourth Indian freestyle wrestler to win an Olympic medal. Punia, a three-time world medalist - including an '18 world finalist - is seeded No. The other trio of seeded wrestlers included '19 world-medal winners Bajrang BAJRANG (IND), Daulet NIYAZBEKOV (KAZ) and Iszmail MUSZUKAJEV (HUN). Rashidov, who captured a world title in '19 after falling in the gold-medal match in back-to-back years, is seeded No. In the bronze medal matches, Fengliu beat Vasilisa Marzaliuk while Ekaterina Bukina added another wrestling medal to Russia’s growing tally.TOKYO, Japan (July 21) – Top-seeded Gadzhimurad RASHIDOV (RUS) headlines the loaded 65kg bracket that'll feature fellow world champions Takuto OTOGURO (JPN) and Haji ALIYEV (AZE) and six other world-medal holders. Wiebe rode it all the way to a 6-0 shutout win in the final, and she’ll no doubt be around for a long time in the wrestling circuit. After a quick takedown to start the second, the rest of the match was characterized by Wiebe’s stifling defense with Manyurova, who was so explosive earlier on in the day, unable to get anything going. ![]() A turn off a takedown gave her a 2-0 advantage after the first period. The gold medal match was a passive affair, which played into Wiebe’s advantage. With two shutouts and a 5-2 win over eventual bronze medalist Zhang Fengliu, she looked very impressive on her way to the final. But Guzel Manyurova was even more impressive, blasting two of her opponents inside the distance. Erica Wiebe came into the Olympics as Canada’s best shot at a wrestling medal. While Adeline Gray’s Olympics ended in disappointment, the gold medal match still featured a North American wrestler - it just came from north of the border.
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