70kg @ 2023 Worlds

[peanut]

Last year's gold medalist does not return. (Narikuni.) Zain, of course, is the returning silver medalist. One bronze medalist returns. (Akmataliev.) He was also the silver medalist in 2021. Iran's Yazdani was a silver medalist down a weight in 2021.

Anybody care to add anything?

Here are the preliminary entries:

1. Nikita DMITRIJEVS MAYEUSKI  (AIN)
2. Patricio MANGUAU (ANG)
3. Arman ANDREASYAN (ARM)
4. Magomed KHANIEV (AZE)
5. Ramazan RAMAZANOV (BUL)
6. Michael ASSELSTINE (CAN)
7. Hazhimuhan YELIXIATI (CHN)
8. Amr REDA (EGY)
9. Caetano SA (GBS)
10. Giorgi ELBAKIDZE (GEO)
11. Kevin HENKEL (GER)
12. Daniel ANTAL (HUN)
13. Mulaym YADAV (IND)
14. Amirmohammad YAZDANI (IRI)
15. Orts ISAKOV (JOR)
16. Yoshinosuke AOYAGI (JPN)
17. Sanzhar DOSZHANOV (KAZ)
18. Brian Maurice OLOO (KEN)
19. Ernazar AKMATALIEV (KGZ)
20. Yongseok JEONG (KOR)
21. Nicolai GRAHMEZ (MDA)
22. Cristian SANTIAGO (MEX)
23. Temuulen ENKHTUYA (MGL)
24. Fati VEJSELI (MKD)
25. Patryk OLENCZYN (POL)
26. Viktor VOINOVIC (SRB)
27. Niroshan MUNASINGE (SRI)
28. Marc DIETSCHE (SUI)
29. Mustafo AKHMEDOV (TJK)
30. Perman HOMMADOV (TKM)
31. Servet COSKUN (TUR)
32. Ihor NYKYFORUK (UKR)
33. Zain RETHERFORD (USA)
34. Zafarbek OTAKHONOV (UZB)

Edited September 1, 2023 by peanut

[nhs67]

9 minutes ago, peanut said:

Viktor VOINOVIC (SRB)

Is this our Hawkeye VV?

[Le duke]

Is this our Hawkeye VV?

Yes.


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[MPhillips]

10 hours ago, nhs67 said:

Is this our Hawkeye VV?

Wrestled for them in 2021 at the Junior European championships I believe.

[KingOtoguro]

This weight category is not interesting at all.  Even 61 and 79 are much better than this. 

[Takuto_Otoguro]

What happened to the Japanese world champ from last year?

[Le duke]

What happened to the Japanese world champ from last year?

Greco.


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[D3 for LU]

1 hour ago, Le duke said:

Greco.


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Confirmed...

World freestyle champ makes challenge in Greco

https://www.japan-wrestling.jp/2023/06/01/207747/

D3

[Takuto_Otoguro]

I recall it coming out right after he won worlds that he was going Greco at 67kg, but I don't believe he's on their Greco team either.

 

Maybe he lost in the trials or something. Bizarre situation. Don't think anyone can do both outside of maybe HW.