Sr. Worlds... Day 3

[oldschool]

3 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

Valiev hurt.  Either it's real bad or he's a great actor.

you can visually see his knee pop in the replay right before he screams

[LemonPie]

Why shouldn’t Takahashi get his two points there, though?

[nhs67]

1 minute ago, bnwtwg said:

Easier said than done. Carr has never seen someone at this level on this stage and I don't think he lost the match. Doesn't mean Carr's not a gamer but Sidakov has been one of the best in the world for a decade for a reason.

Everyone knows that Sidakov is that guy.  Carr wrestled better.  The only one to take actual shots (not feigned/fake shots) and got in deep.  Carr just had a lapse, just like with Valiev.

[nhs67]

Just now, oldschool said:

you can visually see his knee pop in the replay right before he screams

Yeah, he is definitely hurt.  Getting steamrolled now.

[Dark Energy]

Valiev hurt.  Still going.  Is not looking good.  It’s over.

[Ragu]

Hope it's not too serious

[nhs67]

Bummer for Valiev there.

[oldschool]

tough way to see that bout end

was a really exciting match up til then

i hope valiev can make a full recovery

[LemonPie]

Lose to Carr and you’d still have your knee.  Maybe think about that next time!!!

[nhs67]

Just now, LemonPie said:

Lose to Carr and you’d still have your knee.  Maybe think about that next time!!!

Funny but not!  

[SocraTease]

The "Democratic" People's Republic of Korea.  What a joke.  . The regime is a hereditary dictatorship that severely represses its people, and its practices stand in direct opposition to the concepts of democracy and human rights. 

[nhs67]

What's interesting is that amongst his people, he is of larger size.  To his folks, he is like Trent Hidlay in size.

[jross]

Very entertaining wrestling today to the last second.

[jross]

What does North Korea do for their champion wrestlers?

[nhs67]

Just now, jross said:

What does North Korea do for their champion wrestlers?

They don't throw them in prison.

[shiraz321]

1 minute ago, jross said:

What does North Korea do for their champion wrestlers?

I'm going to guess they get an apartment or something.

[Ragu]

1 minute ago, jross said:

What does North Korea do for their champion wrestlers?

Deify them

[nhs67]

Happy they called that a 1 for Iran there and not 2.  It was the same position that Carr got 1 at rather than 2, so I am less pissed.

To be clear, he did get 2 points, because it was 1+1 (fleeing). 

[nhs67]

Did Bahrain buy a team, btw?  They have so many wrestlers in medal matches, or close to it.

[jross]

5 minutes ago, shiraz321 said:

I'm going to guess they get an apartment or something.

Found this excerpt that says you are correct.

Quote

The weightlifting champions who raise the country's honour will be rewarded with a new house and a new car," head coach Kim Kwang Dok told AFP, for the first time confirming something that had long been suspected in the secretive nation -- that sporting glory is a way out of grinding poverty. "Our athletes will get national hero status once they return and will get big attention from our people. Everyone will be proud." - https://sg.news.yahoo.com/cars-houses-heroes-north-koreans-win-hearts-asian-061419850--spt.html

 

[shiraz321]

1 minute ago, jross said:

Found this excerpt that says you are correct.

 

Yes, assumed it would be similar to the former soviet states.

[nhs67]

I wish they penalized negative wrestling more, regardless of what time during the match it was.

We would see more action in the first from wrestlers like Valiev and Sidakov (I just mean the guys who make end sprints) and we would see guys like the Iranian at 79 KG, who legitimately did nothing the entire second period, do more.

[nhs67]

What exactly is the challenge here?

[shiraz321]

Just now, nhs67 said:

What exactly is the challenge here?

Yolo fleeing. May as well attempt it

[Ragu]

Georgios Kougioumtsidis is only 23, is he competing at u23s later?