PARIS (August 26) – Kyle SNYDER (USA) scored the final takedown in the showdown of young legends to defeat fellow world and Olympic Games champion Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS), 6-5, in the grand finale of the Paris 2017 Wrestling World Championships.
Kyle SNYDER (USA)
Snyder and Sadulaev, both 21 – Sadulaev is about five months younger – battled mightily in the 97kg freestyle finale at AccorHotels Arena with the young Russian scoring the first takedown only 15 seconds into the “Match of the Century” while the American collegiate champion scored the decisive takedown in the final 30 seconds.
The Snyder-Sadulaev showdown – much hoped for and overly hyped – proved to be worthy of all the excitement, pitting the world’s middleweight with two world titles and the Rio 2016 gold medal at 86kg against the top heavyweight with one world title and the Rio crown at 97kg.
Jordan BURROUGHS (USA)
The tournament finale capped an evening that saw London 2012 Olympic Games champion Jordan BURROUGHS (USA) win his fourth world title at 74kg – in only the odd-numbered years since 2011 – and secured the United States a one-point victory for the freestyle team title, 54-53, over Russia.
Burroughs prevailed in another seesaw battle with 2014 world champion, Khetik TSABOLOV (RUS) with a counter and go-behind takedown and double-leg attack in the final minute for a 9-6 victory in the 74kg final.
Frank CHAMIZO (ITA)
And at 70kg, Rio 2016 bronze medalist Frank CHAMIZO (ITA) added a second world title with a one-sided win over Pan American champ James GREEN (USA), 8-0, to go with the 65kg world crown he won in 2015.
Zurabi IAKOBISHVILI (GEO)
Meanwhile, at 65kg, European bronze medal winner Zurabi IAKOBISHVILI (GEO) edged Magomedmurad GADZHIEV (POL), 3-1, for his first world title. Gadzhiev was Poland’s first participant in a world gold medal final since 1998, when Marek GARMULEWICZ (97kg) took a silver medal in Tehran.
In the bronze medal bouts at 65kg, Alan GOGAEV (RUS) scored three takedowns in the second period to defeat Mustafa KAYA (TUR), 8-2, and capture his first world championships medal since taking silver in 2010. Alejandro VALDES TOBIER (CUB) slipped behind Azamat NURIKOV (BLR) twice for takedowns in the first period and held on for a 4-2 victory.
At 70kg, two-time junior world medalist Yuhi FUJINAMI (JPN) scored at will against former European under-23 champion Zurabi ERBOTSONASHVILI (GEO) for the 11-0 technical fall. London 2012 bronze medalist Akzhurek TANATAROV (KAZ) scored a takedown going out of bounds for a 4-2 win over Yakup GOR (TUR) 5:59.
In the bronze medal ties at 74kg, Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR) won the battle of Rio 2016 bronze medalists, 5-0, over Jabrayil HASANOV (AZE) with a pair of takedowns in the first period that stood throughout the second. Ali SHABANOV (BLR) scored four points with a back-arching throw and forged and 8-4 win over Bekzod ABDURAKHMANOV (UZB).
At 97kg, Ali Aliev tourney champion Aslanbek ALBOROV (AZE) forced a step-out on Rio 2016 Olympian Mamed IBRAGIMOV (KAZ) for a 3-2 win and Georgi KETOEV (ARM) scored a bear-hug takedown in the first period held off Elizbar ODIKADZE (GEO) to win 2-2 on criteria. Results of the Gold & Bronze Medal Finals
Freestyle
65kg (31 entries) Gold – Zurabi IAKOBISHVILI (GEO) df. Magomedmurad GADZHIEV (POL), 3-1 Bronze – Alan GOGAEV (RUS) df. Mustafa KAYA (TUR), 8-2 Bronze – Alejandro VALDES TOBIER (CUB) df. Azamat NURIKOV (BLR), 4-2
70kg (27 entries) Gold – Frank CHAMIZO (ITA) df. James GREEN (USA), 8-0 Bronze – Yuhi FUJINAMI (JPN) df. Zurabi ERBOTSONASHVILI (GEO) by TF, 11-0, 2:35 Bronze – Akzhurek TANATAROV (KAZ) df. Yakup GOR (TUR), 4-2
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.
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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