2016 Olympic gold medalist Kyle Snyder (Photo courtesy of Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Brackets for the sixth day of the 2020 Olympic Games have been released. The remaining men's freestyle weights begin with 65 kg and 97 kg, as well as, 50 kg in women's freestyle which will be conducted on day six of the wrestling competition. Below are all three brackets and information about the first-round opponent for each American entrant.
65 kg Men's Freestyle
American Entry - None
Top 1st Round Matches:
Gadzhimurad Rashidov (Russia) - 2019 World Champion/3x World Medalist vs. Vazgen Tevanyan (Armenia) - 2020 Individual World Cup Champion
Takuto Otoguro (Japan) - 2018 World Champion vs. Tulga Tumur-Ochir (Mongolia) - 2019 World fifth-place
Daulet Niyazbekov (Kazakhstan) - 2019 World Silver Medalist vs. Alejandro Valdes Tobier (Cuba) - 2x World Medalist
97 kg Men's Freestyle
American Entry - Kyle Snyder
1st Round Opponent: Jordan Steen (Canada) - 2x Pan-American Bronze Medalist
Top 1st Round Matches:
Abdulrashid Sadulaev (ROC) - 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist/4x World Champion vs. Sharif Sharifov (Azerbaijan) - 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist/2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist/2011 World Champion/3x World Medalist
Mohammad Mohammadian (Iran) - 2014 World Bronze Medalist vs. Elizbar Odikadze (Georgia) - 2018 World Bronze Medalist
Aleksandr Hushtyn (Belarus) - 2020 Individual World Cup Silver Medal vs. Reineris Salas Perez (Cuba) - 3x World Medalist
Suleyman Karadeniz (Turkey) - 2020 European Champion vs. Magomed Ibragimov (Uzbekistan) - 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist
Abraham Conyedo Ruano (Italy) - 2018 World Bronze Medalist vs. Albert Saritov (Romania) - 2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist/2011 World Bronze Medalist
50 kg Women's Freestyle
American Entry - Sarah Hildebrandt
1st Round Opponent: Evin Demirhan (Turkey) - 2017 World Bronze Medalist
Top 1st Round Matches:
Mariya Stadnik (Azerbaijan) - 3x Olympic Medalist/2x World Champion/6x World Medalist vs. Stalvira Orhush (ROC) - 3x European Champion
Miglena Selishka (Bulgaria) - 2020 European Champion vs. Alina Vuc (Romania) - 2x World Silver Medalist
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