PARIS (August 23) – Odunayo ADEKUOROYE (NGR) and Marwa AMRI (TUN) came to the AccorHotels Arena on Wednesday evening as the first African women to the advance to the gold medal finals at the Senior Wrestling World Championships.
Their dreams of gold medals, however, will have to wait for another day as Adekuoroye, a 2015 world bronze medal winner, and Rio 2016 bronze medalist Amri had to settle for silver medals at 55kg and 58kg, respectively, as the first day of women’s events came to a close in Paris.
Haruna OKUNO (JPN)
Adekuoroye gave up a pair of takedowns in the second period to cadet world champion Haruna OKUNO (JPN), who held on for a 5-4 win, in first gold medal final of the evening. Okuno, who also won the senior Klippan Open in February became the 24th female wrestler from Japan to win a gold medal at the world championships.
Helen MAROULIS (USA)
Amri, meanwhile, ran into Rio 2016 gold medalist Helen MAROULIS (USA) in the 58kg final and could not hold off world and Olympic Games champion as Maroulis rolled up her fifth shutout and fifth technical fall of the day for her second world title.
In the evening’s finale at 75kg, Yasmine ADAR (TUR) stepped over a late takedown attempt by Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR) for a 5-4 win and Turkey’s first gold medal in women’s wrestling at the world championships.
Pre-tourney favorite Adar, after getting her hand raised, was then greeted just off the center mat by boyfriend – and a coach for young wrestlers at the club where she trains – Erdem YIGIT (TUR), who had a ring, a bouquet of roses, and a marriage proposal. (Observers believe she said yes!)
PUREVDORJ Orkhon (MGL)
In the gold medal final at 63kg, PUREVDORJ Orkhon (MGL) scored a pair of takedowns in the second period for a 6-3 victory over 2014 world champion Yulia TKACH (UKR). Purevdorj won her first world title to become Mongolia’s second world champion in women’s wrestling.
In the bronze medal matches at 55kg, Pan American champion Becka LEATHERS (USA) dumped Bilyana DUDOVA (BUL) to her back for four points in the first period and made it stand for a 4-2 victory. And, Irina KURACHKINA (BLR) raced out to a 4-1 lead in the first period and broke the match open in the second for a 9-1 win over local favorite Mathilde RIVIERE (FRA).
At 58kg , Pan American champ Michelle FAZZARI (CAN) started out slowly, but scored three different takedowns in the second period for a 7-0 win over European U23 runner-up Elin NILSSON (SWE). Asia champion Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA (KGZ) went behind for a takedown midway through the second period and then won the match, 6-5, on a point in a lost challenge by the corner of RONG Ningning (CHN)
At 63kg, Valeria LAZINSKAIA (RUS) hit a headlock in the first period and the knee of Hafize SAHIN (TUR) was twisted as she fell to her back. Lazinskaia was awarded the win by injury default. Two-time Olympic Games bronze medalist Jackeline RENTERIA (COL) slipped behind a takedown in the closing seconds for a 8-7 win over Blessing OBORUDUDU (NGR) to win Colombia’s first medal at the world championhips.
At 75kg, Hiroe SUZUKI (JPN) made a football tackle in the second period for four points and a 6-0 win over Epp MAE (EST) to win her first world championship medal. Justina DiSTASIO (CAN) whipped Paliha PALIHA (CHN) to her back in the second period and held for the fall at 4:36.
The history of any success begins with a victory over yourself - this is one of the lessons of the three-time Olympic champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, Hero of Russia Alexander Karelin. And so it coincided that on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the best fighter in history, the documentary film "Alexander Karelin: The Duel to ourselves" of the "Match!" TV channel; was among the top three candidates for the main television award of Russia - TEFI-2017 in the nomination "Television project on sport". TEFI-2017. Nomination: TV project about sports "Alexander Karelin. Duel with yourself » Producer:« KB-Production » Broadcast channel: Match TV " Anniversary evening of Tatyana Tarasova " Producer:" Az Art TV " Broadcast channel: First channel " Everybody on football! " Producer: Match TV Broadcasting Channel: Match TV The TEFI Award Ceremony will be held on October 3, 2017.
Both fighter train in the gym alongside odunayo Adekuoroye, they both start wrestling at there earlier age, growing rapidly and intensive I am opportune to talk to them, they are in eager to win for thereself. They are both training partner, Who are this female wrestler? I'm talking in the life of Adekuoroye mercy(junior sister to odunayo Adekuoroye) and kolawole Esther both fighter are special. In march 2017 both are feature in national senior competition where they end up in 5th position respective. The reason I write up this post was how they fight in just concluded nigeria under 17 youth games.. They defeat all their opponent flawless. They where both emerge most. Let talk about where they train, who inspire them and who train them.. They both train in ondo state, one of the best wrestling state in nigeria where champions are brought up, like odunayo Adekuoroye, adeniyi aminat, john Emmanuel, Bisola makanjuola, Jackson oluwafemi even Samuel
The Nigerian Wrestling Federation (NWF) has written a strongly worded petition to the United World Wrestling (UWW) Federation questioning the decision to adjudge Renteria Castillo of Columbia winner of the 63kg female bronze medal match over Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu. Circlemark gathered that during the bronze medal finals event between Renteria and Oborududu, the Nigerian wrestler was leading by a one point score with about five seconds to the end of the second period. “Oborududu had a low single leg attack on Renteria who was trying to go behind without success, not only were the laces of her shoes undone, the shoe itself came off the leg of Renteria, she was then able to remove her leg and without hassle go behind Oborududu with bare feet. “Instead of stopping the match and cautioning Renteria and possibly concluding the remaining 5 or 3 seconds, Renteria was awarded 2 points and went on to win the match by a one point score,” the petition read i