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  • Who's In and Who Needs Quotas for the 2024 Olympics - Women's Freestyle

    Women’s Freestyle was the second discipline to take the stage at the 2023 World Championships and, in turn, the first one that finished. Now that the final medals have been awarded, we have some sort of a picture as to how the 2024 Olympics will look. In addition to winning medals and titles, the wrestlers in Belgrade were also working towards Olympic qualification. 
    At each Olympic weight, five wrestlers locked up Olympic quotas for their respective countries. Countries are the key word as they are tied to the country, not necessarily the wrestler. In most instances, the wrestler who secured the bid will also go to Paris; however, in highly competitive nations with deep talent pools (like the United States), that isn’t necessarily a given. 
    For each weight class, we have a document with wrestlers who have already qualified and the other ways to qualify. Those tournaments are months away at this point. Below each chart are some of the notables that did not earn a quota this week, divided into continents, as that will be their next avenue to solidify Olympic participation. 
    For now, we have only listed wrestlers/countries that participated in the 2023 World Championships. There may be other contenders that didn’t wrestle in Belgrade that will be a factor down the line.
    Wrestlers from Africa haven’t been listed as it doesn’t have the depth, across the board, that other continents feature. 
    Next to each wrestler is a key accomplishment for them, along with their record at the 2023 World Championships. 
     
    50 kg

    Asia
    Jasmina Immaeva (Uzbekistan) - 2x Asian Silver Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Neelam Sirohi (India) - 2023 Asian U23 Champion; 2-1 @ Worlds
    Europe
    Oksana Livach (Ukraine) - 2018 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Anna Lukasiak (Poland) - 2022 World Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Polina Lukina (Russia) - 2023 U23 World 5th Place: 1-1 @ Worlds
    Julie Sabatie (France) - 2023 European 7th Place; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan) - 4x Olympic Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds
    Kseniya Stankevich (Belarus) - 2x European Bronze Medalist; 2-2 @ Worlds
    Emilia Vuc (Romania) - 2x World Silver Medalist; 2-2 @ Worlds
     
    Pan-American
    Alisson Cardozo Rey (Colombia) - 2-3 @ Worlds
    Yusneylis Guzman (Cuba) - 2019 Pan-Am Champion; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Jacqueline Mollocana Eleno (Ecuador) - 2023 Pan-Am Silver Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Madison Parks (Canada) - 2022 Pan-Am Silver Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
     
    53 kg

    Asia
    Otgonjargal Ganbaatar (Mongolia) - 2017 U23 World Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Aktenge Keunimjaeva (Uzbekistan) - 3x Asian Champion; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Qianyu Pang (China) - 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Altyn Shagayeva (Kazakhstan) - 2022 U20 World Silver Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
     
    Europe
    Andreea Ana (Romania) - 2x European Champion; 2-1 @ Worlds
    Tuba Demir (Turkey) - 2022 U20 World Bronze Medalist; 1-2 @ Worlds
    Iulia Leorda (Moldova) - 2x World Silver Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Natalia Malysheva (Russia) - 2017 European Silver Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds
    Stalvira Orshush (Hungary) - 3x European Champion; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Elnura Mammadova (Azerbaijan) - 2023 European 5th Place; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Maria Prevolaraki (Greece) - 3x World Bronze Medalist; 3-3 @ Worlds
    Roksana Zasina (Poland) - 2017 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
     
    Pan-American
    Karla Acosta Martinez (Mexico) - 2x Pan-Am Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Dom Parrish (USA) - 2022 World Champion; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Samantha Stewart (Canada) - 2021 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
     
    57 kg

    Asia
    Ainur Ashimova (Kazakhstan) - 2021 World 5th Place; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Bolortuya Bat Ochir (Mongolia) - 2020 Olympic Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Kalmira Bilimbek Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan) - 2x U20 World Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Kexin Hong (China) - 2023 Asian U23 Champion; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Sarita Mor (India) - 2021 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Laylokhon Sobirova (Uzbekistan) - 2023 Asian Silver Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
     
    Europe
    Zhala Aliyeva (Azerbaijan) - 2022 World 5th Place: 2-1 @ Worlds
    Ramona Galambos (Hungary) - 2016 World 5th Place; 2-1 @ Worlds
    Alina Hrushyna Akobiia (Ukraine) - 2022 World Bronze Medalist; FFT @ Worlds
    Elvira Kamaloglu (Turkey) - 2022 U23 World Bronze Medalist; 4-3 @ Worlds
    Olga Khoroshavtseva (Russia) - 2019 World Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Iryna Kurachkina (Belarus) - 2020 Olympic Silver Medalist; 2-2 @ Worlds
    Evelina Nikolova (Bulgaria) - 2020 Olympic Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
     
    Pan-American
    Nes Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) - 2020 Pan-Am Silver Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Betzabeth Sarco Colmenarez (Venezuela) - 3x Pan-Am Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Hannah Taylor (Canada) - 2x U23 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Alma Valencia (Mexico) - 2022 Pan-Am Silver Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds
    Luisa Valverde Melendres (Colombia) - 2023 Pan-Am Champion; 1-1 @ Worlds
     
    62 kg

    Asia
    Jia Long (China) - 2022 World Silver Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Irina Kuznetsova (Kazakhstan) - 2x Asian U23 Champion; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Orkhon Purevdorj (Mongolia) - 2017 World Champion; 2-1 @ Worlds
     
    Europe
    Bilyana Dudova (Bulgaria) - 2021 World Champion; 3-3 @ Worlds
    Anastasija Grigorjeva (Latvia) - 2x World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Kriszta Incze (Romania) - 2019 European Silver Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds
    Veronika Ivanova (Belarus) - 2x European Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Alina Kasabieva (Russia) - 2021 U20 World Champion; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Johanna Lindborg (Sweden) - 2021 World 5th Place; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Elis Manolova (Azerbaijan) - 2019 World Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
     
    Pan-American
    Ana Godinez-Gonzalez (Canada) - 2x U23 World Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Alexis Gomez (Mexico) - 0-1 @ Worlds
    Kayla Miracle (USA) - 2x World Silver Medalist
    Lais Nunes (Brazil) - 2x Pan-Am Champion; 2-2 @ Worlds

     
    68 kg

    Asia
    Yelena Shalygina (Kazakhstan) - 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist; 2-2 @ Worlds
    Feng Zhou (China) - 2x World Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Meerim Zhumanazarova (Kyrgyzstan) - 2021 World Champion; 2-0 (+FFT) @ Worlds
     
    Europe
    Alexandra Anghel (Romania) - 2022 World Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Wiktoria Choluj (Poland) - 2022 U23 World Silver Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Adela Hanzlickova (Czech Republic) - 2021 World 5th Place; 2-2 @ Worlds
    Vusala Parfianovich (Russia) - 2021 U23 World Silver Medalist; 2-1 @ Worlds
    Tatiana Rizhko (Ukraine) - 2022 European Champion; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Noemi Szabados (Hungary) - 3x European U23 Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Yuliana Yaneva (Bulgaria) - 2023 European Champion; 1-1 @ Worlds
     
    Pan-American
    Emma Bruntil (USA) - 3-3 @ Worlds
    Olivia DiBacco (Canada) - 2x World 5th Place; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Nicoll Parrado Osorio (Colombia) - 2x Pan-Am U20 Champion; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Grabriela Pedro de Rocha (Brazil) - 2x Pan-Am Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Alejandra Rivera Arriaga (Mexico) - 1-2 @ Worlds
    Yanet Sovero Nino (Peru) - 2020 Pan-Am Champ, 0-1 @ Worlds
     
    76 kg

    Asia
    Yuanyuan Huang (China) - 2018 Junior World Champion, 2-2 @ Worlds
    Divya Kakran (India) - 2021 U23 World Bronze Medalist; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Svetlana Oknazarova (Uzbekistan) - 2022 World 5th Place; 0-1 @ Worlds
     
    Europe
    Anastasiya Alpyeyeva (Ukraine) - 2021 U23 World Champion; 2-1 @ Worlds
    Catalina Axente (Romania) - 2x European Bronze Medalist, 2-3 @ Worlds
    Epp Mae (Estonia) - 4x World Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Cynthia Vescan (France) - 2021 World 5th Place; 1-1 @ Worlds
    Inkara Zhanatayeva (Kazakhstan) - 2022 U23 World 5th Place; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Anastasiya Zimiankova (Belarus) - 2021 U23 World 5th Place, 1-1 @ Worlds
     
    Pan-American
    Maria Acosta (Venezuela) - 5x Pan-Am Bronze Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds
    Justina DiStasio (Canada) - 2018 World Champion; 2-2 @ Worlds
    Genesis Reasco Valdez (Ecuador) - 3x Pan-Am Silver Medalist; 0-1 @ Worlds

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    Rau Advances to Saturday's Repechage in Greco-Roman

    Friday at the 2023 World Championships marked the first full day of Greco-Roman action. Three new weight classes got underway for the first time, 60 kg, 72 kg, and 97 kg. Unfortunately for the American contingent, two of those athletes; Ildar Hafizov (60) and Pat Smith (72) were eliminated from medal contention. Joe Rau (97 kg) still has an opportunity to bring home a medal as the opponent that defeated him, five-time World/Olympic champion Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia), advanced to Saturday’s gold medal match. Rau, along with Smith, both won their first bouts of the tournament before suffering a loss. 
    Rau will have to win a pair of matches on Saturday to wrestle for a bronze medal and an Olympic quota. First up, is Romania’s Nicu Ojog, a 2018 U23 World silver medalist and a 2022 European runner-up. Should Rau get past Ojog, he’d face Artur Omarov (Czech Republic), a 2023 European bronze medalist. 
    Speaking of repechage, the only American from yesterday’s action that made it to the second day of competition was Kamal Bey. Bey was facing an uphill battle to earn a bronze medal as he would need three repechage victories just to wrestle for a medal. 
    Bey responded with a victory in his first repechage match. He downed Finland’s Jonni Sarkkinen 7-3. The key sequence in the contest took place with under :40 seconds remaining and Bey trailing 3-2. He bullied Sarkkinen to the edge, caught him off balance, and drove through him for a takedown. On the ensuing restart, Sarkkinen pushed the pace as he was now trailing. Bey was able to slip out of a Sarkkinen head and arm for an insurance takedown. 
    In his second repechage match, Bey took on Moldova’s Alexandrin Gutu. The key sequence in this bout took place during the waning seconds of the opening period. Gutu had a chest lock and went for a big throw. Bey did not expose himself; however, he did give up a takedown, which brought the score to 3-2 in favor of Gutu. Bey would tie the score in the second period on a passivity point, but he still trailed since all of his scores were of the one-point variety. Despite a frantic effort from Bey in the last minute, he wasn’t able to add to his score and lost 3-3 on criteria. 
     
    55 kg
    Gold Medal Match - Eldaniz Azizli (Azerbaijan) over Nugzari Tsurtsumia (Georgia)  13-4
    Bronze Medal Match - Poya Dad Marz (Iran) over Marlan Mukashev (Kazakhstan)  6-3
    Bronze Medal Match - Artiom Deleanu (Moldova) over Mohamed Yacine Dridi (Algeria)  Fall :44
     
    77 kg
    Gold Medal Match - Akzhol Makhmudov (Kyrgyzstan) over Sanan Suleymanov (Azerbaijan)  1-1
    Bronze Medal Match - Malkhas Amoyan (Armenia) over Demeu Zhadrayev (Kazakhstan)  9-7
    Bronze Medal Match - Nao Kusaka (Japan) over Aram Vardanyan (Uzbekistan)  8-0
    Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off - Aram Vardanyan (Uzbekistan) over Demeu Zhadrayev (Kazakhstan)  5-4
     
    82 kg
    Gold Medal Match - Rafig Huseynov (Azerbaijan) over Alireza Mohmadipiani (Iran)  2-1
    Bronze Medal Match - Aues Gonibov (AIN - Russia) over Burhan Akbudak (Turkey)  6-3
    Bronze Medal Match - Yaroslav Filchakov (Ukraine) over Branko Kovacevic (Serbia)  9-0
     
    130 kg
    Gold Medal Match - Amin Mirzazadeh (Iran) over Riza Kayaalp (Turkey)  2-2
    Bronze Medal Match - Abdellatif Mohamed (Egypt) over Lingzhe Meng (China)  3-2
    Bronze Medal Match - Oscar Pino Hinds (Cuba) over Romas Fridrikas (Lithuania)  5-1
    Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off - Lingzhe Meng (China) over Romas Fridrikas (Lithuania)  1-1
     
    American Results
    60 kg
    Round of 32 - Mehdi Mohsen Nejad (Iran) over Ildar Hafizov  7-0
     
    72 kg 
    Qualification - Pat Smith over Kamil Czarnecki (Poland)  Fall 4:08
    Round of 16 - Ibragim Magomadov (Kazakhstan) over Pat Smith  5-1
     
    77 kg
    Repechage - Kamal Bey over Jonni Sarkkinen (Finland)  7-3
    Repechage - Alexandrin Gutu (Moldova) over Kamal Bey  3-3
     
    97 kg
    Round of 32 - Joe Rau over Filip Smetko (Croatia)  4-1
    Round of 16 - Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia) over Joe Rau  9-0

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    2023 World Championships: Women's Freestyle Final Results

    Final Results
    Team Scores
    1) Japan  195
    2) United States  135
    3) Mongolia  80
    4) China  65
    5) Ukraine  59
     
    50 kg
    Gold Medal Match: Yui Susaki (Japan) over Otgonjargal Dolgorjav (Mongolia)  10-0
    Bronze Medal Match: Ziqi Feng (China) over Alisson Cardozo Rey (Colombia)  10-0
    Bronze Medal Match: Sarah Hildebrandt (USA) over Evin Demirhan (Turkey)  5-0
    Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Evin Demirhan (Turkey) over Alisson Cardozo Rey (Colombia)  4-1
     
    53 kg
    Gold Medal Match: Akari Fujinami (Japan) over Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (Belarus)  10-0
    Bronze Medal Match: Lucia Yepez Guzman (Ecuador) over Maria Prevolaraki (Greece)  10-3
    Bronze Medal Match: Antim Panghal (India) over Emma Malmgren (Sweden)  16-6
    Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Emma Malmgren (Sweden) over Maria Prevolaraki (Greece)  Fall 2:11
     
    55 kg 
    Gold Medal Match: Haruna Okuno (Japan) over Jacarra Winchester (USA)  4-2
    Bronze Medal Match: Mariana Dragutan (Moldova) over Karla Godinez Gonzalez (Canada)  3-2
    Bronze Medal Match: Anastasia Blayvas (Germany) over Neha Sharma (UWW - India)  2-2
     
    57 kg
    Gold Medal Match: Tsugumi Sakurai (Japan) over Anastasia Nichita (Moldova)  3-2
    Bronze Medal Match: Helen Maroulis (USA) over Anhelina Lysak (Poland)  10-6
    Bronze Medal Match: Odunayo Adekuoroye (Nigeria) over Elvira Kamaloglu (Turkey)  9-5
    Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Anhelina Lysak (Poland) over Elvira Kamaloglu (Turkey)  Fall 1:55
     
    59 kg
    Gold Medal Match: Qi Zhang (China) over Yulia Tkach (Ukraine)  4-1
    Bronze Medal Match: Jennifer Page (USA) over Alyona Kolesnik (Azerbaijan)  Fall 1:40
    Bronze Medal Match: Othelie Hoeie (Norway) over Elena Brugger (Germany)  5-1
     
    62 kg
    Gold Medal Match: Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan) over Sakura Motoki (Japan)  4-1
    Bronze Medal Match: Grace Bullen (Norway) over Bilyana Dudova (Bulgaria)  3-0
    Bronze Medal Match: Iryna Koliadenko (Ukraine) over Luisa Niemesch (Germany)  10-0
    Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Luisa Niemesch (Germany) over Bilyana Dudova (Bulgaria)  3-2
     
    65 kg 
    Gold Medal Match: Nonaka Ozaki (Japan) over Macey Kilty (USA)  10-0
    Bronze Medal Match: Mimi Hristova (Bulgaria) over Tatsiana Paulava (AIN - Belarus)  Fall 1:51
    Bronze Medal Match: Lili (China) over Kadriye Aksoy (Turkey)  3-2
     
    68 kg
    Gold Medal Match: Buse Tosun (Turkey) over Delgermaa Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia)  Fall 3:17
    Bronze Medal Match: Koumba Larroque (France) over Emma Bruntil (USA)  10-0
    Bronze Medal Match: Irina Ringaci (Moldova) over Ami Ishii (Japan)  8-8
    Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Ami Ishii (Japan) over Emma Bruntil (USA)  2-0
     
    72 kg
    Gold Medal Match: Amit Elor (USA) over Davaanasan Enkh Amar (Mongolia)  8-2
    Bronze Medal Match: Zhamila Bakbergenova (Kazakhstan) over Natalia Strzalka (Poland)  4-1
    Bronze Medal Match: Miwa Morikawa (Japan) over Kendra Dacher (France)  4-2
     
    76 kg
    Gold Medal Match: Yuga Kagami (Japan) over Aiperi Medet Kyzy (Kyrgyzstan)  Injury Default
    Bronze Medal Match: Tatiana Renteria (Colombia) over Catalina Axente (Romania)  Fall 5:59
    Bronze Medal Match: Adeline Gray (USA) over Milaimys Marin Potrille (Cuba)  10-6 
    Olympic Quota Wrestle-Off: Milaimys Marin Potrille (Cuba) over Catalina Axente (Romania)  Fall :50

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    • Who's In and Who Needs Quotas for the 2024 Olympics - Women's Freestyle

      Who's In and Who Needs Quotas for the 2024 Olympics - Women's Freestyle

    • Rau Advances to Saturday's Repechage in Greco-Roman

      Rau Advances to Saturday's Repechage in Greco-Roman

    • 2023 World Championships: Women's Freestyle Final Results

      2023 World Championships: Women's Freestyle Final Results



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