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Asian Olympic Qualifier Entries

Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 09:42 By Eric Olanowski

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ALMATY, Kazakhstan (March 26) -- The final continental qualification event for the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Asian Olympic Qualifier, kicks off Friday (April 9-11) in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Over 200 athletes from 24 countries will attempt to qualify their nations for the Olympic Games with a top-two performance. 

Those wrestlers who fall short of reaching the finals at the Asian Olympic Qualifier will have to make it to the finals at the World Olympic Games Qualifier in Sofia, Bulgaria (May 6-9) in order to earn an Olympic license for their nation.

57kg
Minghu LIU (CHN)
Ahmed Jawad Kadhim AL ZAIDAWI (IRQ)
Rei HIGUCHI (JPN)
Kodai OGAWA (JPN)
Bekbolot MYRZANAZAR UULU (KGZ)
Ulukbek ZHOLDOSHBEKOV (KGZ)
Sunggwon KIM (KOR)
Hyeonsik SONG (KOR)
Tuvshintulga TUMENBILEG (MGL)
Muhammad BILAL (PAK)
Allen Mitch ARCILLA (PHI)
Muhamad IKROMOV (TJK)
Rozgeldi SEYIDOV (TKM)
Gulomjon ABDULLAEV (UZB)

65kg
Hasibagena HASIBAGENA (CHN)
Amirmohammad Babak YAZDANICHERATI (IRI)
Mohammed Al Jawad Zuhair K KAREEM (IRQ)
Ernazar AKMATALIEV (KGZ)
Junsik YUN (KOR)
Seungbong LEE (KOR)
Yongseok JEONG (KOR)
Mohammed J M Th A ABDULKAREEM (KUW)
Dzhamshed SHARIFOV (TJK)
Kerim HOJAKOV (TKM)
Perman HOMMADOV (TKM)
Ilyas BEKBULATOV (UZB)
Hussein Abdullah Hussein Abdullah AL AZZANI (YEM)

74kg
Adam BATIROV (BRN)
Menghejigan MENGHEJIGAN (CHN)
Sandeep Singh MANN (IND)
Yones Aliakbar EMAMICHOGHAEI (IRI)
Dawood Salman Jasim AL DULAIMI (IRQ)
Elaman DOGDURBEK UULU (KGZ)
Seungchul LEE (KOR)
Byungmin GONG (KOR)
Bat Erdene BYAMBASUREN (MGL)
Abdullrahman Ibrahim A IBRAHIM (QAT)
Parinya CHAMNANJAN (THA)
Gulomdzhon SHARIPOV (TJK)
Alymuhammet OVEZMYRADOV (TKM)
Atamyrat CHARLYYEV (TKM)
Bekzod ABDURAKHMONOV (UZB)

86kg
Zushen LIN(CHN)
Mustafa Abdulbasit Abd U AL OBAIDI(IRQ)
Abdulkareem Mahmoud Abdul ABUIDAIJ(JOR)
Sohsuke TAKATANI(JPN)
Daichi TAKATANI(JPN)
Azamat DAULETBEKOV(KAZ)
Nurtilek KARYPBAEV(KGZ)
Hyeokbeom GWON(KOR)
Gwanuk KIM(KOR)
Domenic Michael ABOU NADER(LBN)
Gankhuyag GANBAATAR(MGL)
Bakhodur KODIROV(TJK)
Dovletmyrat ORAZGYLYJOV(TKM)
Azat GAJYYEV (TKM)
Javrail SHAPIEV (UZB)

97kg
Awusayiman HABILA (CHN)
Satywart KADIAN (IND)
Mohammadhossein Askari MOHAMMADIAN (IRI)
Naoya AKAGUMA (JPN)
Taira SONODA (JPN)
Symbat SULAIMANOV (KGZ)
Minwon SEO (KOR)
Jongku LEE (KOR)
Batzul ULZIISAIKHAN (MGL)
Muhammad INAM (PAK)
Zyyamuhammet SAPAROV (TKM)
Magomed Idrisovitch IBRAGIMOV (UZB)

125kg
Sumit SUMIT (IND)
Tetsuya TANAKA (JPN)
Yusup BATIRMURZAEV (KAZ)
Aiaal LAZAREV (KGZ)
Donghwan KIM (KOR)
Lkhagvagerel MUNKHTUR (MGL)}
Haroon ABID (PAK)
Omar Ihab SAREM (SYR)
Rustam ISKANDARI (TJK)
Shatlyk HEMELYAYEV (TKM)
Makhsud VEYSALOV (UZB)

Greco-Roman
60kg 
Sailike WALIHAN (CHN)
Gyanender GYANENDER (IND)
Karrar Abbas Mukasr ALBEEDHAN (IRQ)
Zholaman SHARSHENBEKOV (KGZ)
Hanjae CHUNG (KOR)
Seunghak KIM (KOR)
Mohammad F Kh M J ALAJMI (KUW)
Davaabandi MUNKH ERDENE (MGL)
Firuz MIRZORAJABOV (TJK)
Merdan ALLAYAROV (TKM)
Azimjan RAHMANOV (TKM)
Jui Chi HUANG (TPE)

67kg
Qiye TIAN (CHN)
Ashu ASHU (IND)
Mohammadreza Abdolhamid GERAEI (IRI)
Waael Jasim Abed ALAAJAMI (IRQ)
Ahmad Mahmoud Ahmed DAHSHAN (JOR)
Shogo TAKAHASHI (JPN)
Katsuaki ENDO (JPN)
Nurbek KYZYROV (KAZ)
Almat KEBISPAYEV (KAZ)
Meiirzhan SHERMAKHANBET (KAZ)
Marlen ASIKEEV (KGZ)
Hansu RYU (KOR)
Dohyeong KIM (KOR)
Abdwlkarim Mohammad ALHASAN (SYR)
Piyachat PHONDET (THA)
Sheroz OCHILOV (TJK)
Azatjan ACHILOV (TKM)
Aram VARDANYAN(UZB)

77kg
Hujun ZHANG (CHN)
Singh GURPREET (IND)
Hussein Ali Muksr ALBIDHAN (IRQ)
Shohei YABIKU (JPN)
Akzhol MAKHMUDOV (KGZ)
Hyeonwoo KIM (KOR)
Yeonghun NOH (KOR)
Rabie K. A. KHALIL (PLE)
Bakhit Sharif K BADR (QAT)
Habibjon ZUHUROV (TJK)
Muhammetberdi MAMEDOV (TKM)

87kg
Fei PENG (CHN)
Kumar SUNIL (IND)
Hossein Ahmad NOURI (IRI)
Abbas Shaalan Abdulkadhim AL TAMEEMI (IRQ)
Masato SUMI (JPN)
Yoji KAWAMURA (JPN)
Azamat KUSTUBAYEV (KAZ)
Nursultan TURSYNOV (KAZ)
Jinhyeok KIM (KOR)
Seunghwan LEE (KOR)
Sukhrob ABDULKHAEV (TJK)
Shageldi ANNAYEV (TKM)
Jaloladdin JUMANIYAZOV (TKM)

97kg
Yanan CHEN(CHN)
Ravi RAVI(IND)
Mohammadhadi Abdollah SARAVI(IRI)
Ali Majeed Hameed AL KAABI(IRQ)
Yuta NARA(JPN)
Kaito MIYAMOTO(JPN)
Olzhas SYRLYBAY(KAZ)
Yerulan ISKAKOV(KAZ)
Uzur DZHUZUPBEKOV(KGZ)
Seyeol LEE(KOR)
Seungjun KIM(KOR)
Mirzoamin SAFAROV(TJK)
Jahongir TURDIEV(UZB)

130kg
Lingzhe MENG (CHN)
Naveen NAVEEN (IND)
Ahmed Shaalan Abdulkadhim AL TAMEEMI (IRQ)
Arata SONODA (JPN)
Mansur SHADUKAYEV (KAZ)
Alimkhan SYZDYKOV (KAZ)
Georgiy TSURTSUMIA (KAZ)
Roman KIM (KGZ)
Minseok KIM (KOR)
Minjoon KIM (KOR)
Muminjon ABDULLAEV (UZB)

Women's Wrestling
50kg
Seema SEEMA (IND)
Misaki YOSHIBA (JPN)
Yui SUSAKI (JPN)
Miran CHEON (KOR)
YeoJin KIM (KOR)
Namuuntsetseg TSOGT OCHIR (MGL)
Dauletbike YAKHSHIMURATOVA (UZB)

53kg
Assylzat SAGYMBAY (KAZ)
Tatyana AKHMETOVA AMANZHOL (KAZ)
Hyungjoo KIM (KOR)
Hyunyoung OH (KOR)
Bolortuya BAT OCHIR (MGL)
Vatansulton SHAKARSHOEVA (TJK)
Meng Hsuan HSIEH (TPE)
Aktenge KEUNIMJAEVA (UZB)


57kg
Anshu ANSHU (IND)
Altynay SATYLGAN (KAZ)
Emma TISSINA (KAZ)
Nazira MARSBEK KYZY (KGZ)
Jieun UM (KOR)
Shinhye LEE (KOR)
Khongorzul BOLDSAIKHAN (MGL)
Shokhida AKHMEDOVA (UZB)


62kg
Jia LONG (CHN)
Sonam SONAM (IND)
Irina KUZNETSOVA (KAZ)
Ayaulym KASSYMOVA (KAZ)
Hanbit LEE (KOR)
Youngjin KWON (KOR)
Tserenchimed SUKHEE (MGL)
Hsin Ping PAI (TPE)
Nabira ESENBAEVA (UZB)

68kg
Feng ZHOU (CHN)
Nisha NISHA (IND)
Alexandra ZAITSEVA (KAZ)
Irina KAZYULINA (KAZ)
Zhamila BAKBERGENOVA (KAZ)
Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ)}
Hyeonyeong PARK (KOR)
Eun Sun JEONG (KOR)
Svetlana OKNAZAROVA (UZB)

76kg
Pooja POOJA (IND)
Aiperi MEDET KYZY (KGZ)
Seoyeon JEONG (KOR)
Sujin PARK (KOR)
Burmaa OCHIRBAT (MGL)
Shakhribonu ELLIEVA (UZB)

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U23 World Championships 2025 Day 7 Highlights

Sunday, October 26, 2025 - 09:54 By Vinay Siwach

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NOVI SAD, Serbia (October 26) -- The U23 World Championships will see only Freestyle action on day seven. Four weight classes till semifinals are -- 61kg, 65kg, 86kg and 97kg.

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14:40: A clash between Arash YOSHIDA (JPN) and Abolfazl BABALOO (IRI) at 97kg. Babaloo began well but Yoshida with his high-paced wrestling has Babaloo in all sorts of trouble. Yoshida was trying to pin Babaloo but referees called a foul. Iran challenged for a singlet foul but there was none. Yoshida led 5-2 after that review. He then scored two stepouts and three takedowns to win 13-2

14:30: SUJEET (IND) takes out Bashir MAGOMEDOV (UWW) at 65kg. He was put on the clock twice and was down 2-0. But he finally got a point when Magomedov was put on the clock. Sujeet hit a low single to make it 3-2 before he scored a stepout to seal a spot in the semifinal with a 4-2 win.

14:15: Technical superiority 12-0 win for Yuto NISHIUCHI (JPN) over Andranik AVETISYAN (ARM) as he moves into the 65kg semifinals. Nishiuchi does seem to struggle a little bit with his conditioning. Will be a factor in the semifinals? 

14:05: Arsen BALAIAN (UWW) gets the best of Ali TCOKAEV (AZE) in a heated 86kg bout. Balaian scored a takedown and point for activity in the second period to lead 3-1. He then forced Tcokaev a stepout before countering Tcokaev's desperate attack to score two points and win 6-1

13:55: Umidjon JALALOV (UZB), world bronze medalist in Zagreb, crafts three takedowns in his 6-1 victory over Aykhan ABDULLAZADA (AZE) and advance to the semifinals at 65.

13:50: Jaxen FORREST (USA) opens his 61kg campaign with a 13-0 masterful victory over Vasile MARCU (MDA). High-schooler Forrest missed out on a medal in Zagreb, losing a thriller in his bronze-medal bout

13:40: Abolfazl RAHMANI (IRI) downs Rocco WELSH (USA) 7-4 at 86kg. Welsh hit a big four pointer to lead 6-4 but Iran challenged the call. On review, the four points were awarded to Rahmani as he hit countered the double-leg attack. Both exchange stepout but Rahmani wins the bout.

13:05: Bashir MAGOMEDOV (UWW) with some crafty wrestling to sail through Yasin REZAEI (IRI) at 65kg. He also got a four-pointer in that 11-0 win. Magomedov is two-time U23 world champion at 61kg.

13:00: A point for activity point and a takedown for Umidjon JALOLOV (UZB) for a 3-0 but Mykyta HONCHAROV (UKR) hits a takedown with 26 seconds left to make it 3-2. Jalalov defends that lead to win at 65kg.

12:40: Abolfazl RAHMANI (IRI) needed two dramatic attacks in the final 25 seconds to win against Ahmet YAGAN (TUR) at 86kg. Down 3-1, Rahmani hit a takedown on the edge which was awarded one point for stepout after challenge, but he got an attack with 10 seconds left which was exposure two points and he won 4-3. Turkiye challenged the call but this time lost the challenge.

12:30: SUJEET (IND) with his second technical superiority win at 65kg. He scores five takedowns and one stepout to beat Dominik JAGUSZ (POL), 11-0.

12:25: Rakhim MAGAMADOV (FRA) falls to Eugeniu MIHALCEAN (MDA). Magamodov looked completely off color in his 7-4 loss at 86kg.

12:15: Arsen BALAIAN (UWW) and Gabriele NICCOLINI (ITA) had a little heated moment in their 86kg bout. Balaian was clearly the superior wrestler as he wins 10-0 and advance at 86kg. Balaian helps Niccolini off the mat and it's all good

11:45: Defending 97kg champion Rizabek AITMUKHAN (KAZ) takes his own time but starts off with an 11-1 victory over Ibrahim BENEKLI (TUR) at 97kg. The match is followed by world bronze medalist Arash YOSHIDA (JPN) finishing with a 10-0 victory over Musza ARSUNKAEV (HUN).

11:25: Bilol SHARIP UULU (KGZ) takes out U20 world champion at 61kg Marcus BLAZE (USA) at 65kg. Sharip Uulu scored a takedown to lead 3-1 and Blaze had to score a takedown to win. He managed to only score a stepout. He also challenged for a singlet pull but it was ruled that Sharip Uulu got his fingers stuck in stimulation and did not stop any attack. The lost challenge made it 4-2, the winning score of Sharip Uulu

11:05: SUJEET (IND) gives up the first takedown but then launches a spree of attacks to finish the bout 12-2 against Fiodor CEAVDARI (MDA) and advance at 65kg.

10:50: Two-time U20 world champion Yuto NISHIUCHI (JPN) begins his U23 career with a 10-0 win over Ryan DAHCHA (CAN) at 65kg. Nishiuchi is the favorite to win the gold medal here

10:40: World U23 champion Abolfazl RAHMANI (IRI) was challenged by ASHISH (IND) in his first bout at 86kg but he scores two exposures for four points which gives him 6-4 lead which he defends in the second period and win.

10:25: After the early repechage rounds, the qualifications of the four Freestyle weights are underway here. If you are wondering why there is a time change for the start of the competition, the daylight saving have commenced in Europe.