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Canada, Cuba and USA win Junior Men’s Freestyle Titles at #WrestleOaxtepec

By Taylor Miller

OAXTEPEC, Mexico – Four divisions were contested today in the penultimate day of the Cadet and Junior Pan American Championships in Oaxtepec, Mexico. Champions were crowned in the Junior men’s freestyle, Junior women’s freestyle, Cadet women’s freestyle and Cadet Greco-Roman.

This week, the top-eight in the Olympic weights of the Junior divisions will earn bids to the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, in December.

With Junior men’s freestyle starting today, three countries won gold medals, including Osmany DIVERSENT MARTINEZ (CUB) at 57 kg, Carter YOUNG (USA) at 61 kg, Lachlan MCNEIL (CAN) at 65 kg and Cade DEVOS (USA) at 74 kg.

The Junior women’s freestyle and Cadet women’s freestyle tournaments ended today. Winning the Junior titles were Katerina Sheila LANGE (USA) at 65 kg and Lillian FREITAS (USA) at 72 kg. Champions in the Cadet division included Debanhi TAPIA GARCIA (MEX) at 69 kg and Rose CASSIOPPI (USA) at 73 kg.

Cadet Greco-Roman started today with the USA winning each of the weight classes. Earning titles were Bo BASSETT (USA) at 45 kg, Luke LILLEDAHL (USA) at 48 kg, Alan KOEHLER (USA) at 51 kg and Kael LAURIDSEN (USA) at 55 kg.

The tournament wraps up tomorrow, starting at 9 a.m. CT live on uww.org.

En espanol
OAXTEPEC, Mexico – Cuatro divisiones se disputaron hoy en la penúltima dia del Campeonato Panamericano Cadete y Juvenil en Oaxtepec, México. Los campeones se coronaron en estilo libre masculino juvenil, estilo libre femenino juvenil, estilo libre femenino cadete y grecorromano cadete.

Esta semana, los ocho mejores atletas en los pesos olímpicos de las divisiones Junior ganarán candidaturas para los Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021 en Cali, Colombia, en diciembre.

Con el estilo libre masculino junior a partir de hoy, tres países ganaron medallas de oro, incluido Osmany DIVERSENT MARTINEZ (CUB) en 57 kg, Carter YOUNG (USA) en 61 kg, Lachlan MCNEIL (CAN) en 65 kg y Cade DEVOS (USA) en 74 kg. .

Los torneos de estilo libre femenino junior y estilo libre femenino cadete terminaron hoy. Las ganadoras de los títulos Junior fueron Katerina Sheila LANGE (USA) en 65 kg y Lillian FREITAS (USA) en 72 kg. Los campeones en la división cadete incluyeron a Debanhi TAPIA GARCIA (MEX) en 69 kg y Rose CASSIOPPI (USA) en 73 kg.

El torneo grecorromano cadete comenzó hoy y USA gano cada una de las categorías de peso. Los títulos ganadores fueron Bo BASSETT (USA) en 45 kg, Luke LILLEDAHL (USA) en 48 kg, Alan KOEHLER (USA) en 51 kg y Kael LAURIDSEN (USA) en 55 kg.

El torneo concluye mañana, a partir de las 9 a.m. CT en vivo en uww.org.

JUNIOR WOMEN’S FREESTYLE RESULTS
65 kg
GOLD - Katerina Sheila LANGE (USA)
SILVER - Aylah Mohammed MAYALI (CAN)
BRONZE - Karime Anel MARTINEZ TERAN (MEX)

72 kg
GOLD - Lillian FREITAS (USA)
SILVER - Fernanda MARQUEZ MARTINEZ (MEX)

JUNIOR MEN’S FREESTYLE RESULTS
57 kg
GOLD - Osmany DIVERSENT MARTINEZ (CUB)
SILVER - Ryan MILLER (USA)
BRONZE - Fotis PAPADOPOULOS (CAN)
BRONZE - Diego ZULUAGA CUEVAS (COL)

61 kg
GOLD – Carter YOUNG (USA)
SILVER - Diego OLVERA RODRIGUEZ (MEX)
BRONZE - Bryan DE OLIVEIRA PEREIRA (BRA)
BRONZE - Kevin CARRASCO ARTEAGA (PAN)

65 kg
GOLD - Lachlan MCNEIL (CAN)
SILVER - Angel TINOCO TORRES (PER)
BRONZE - Chance LAMER (USA)
BRONZE - Leandro VALLEJO CABRERA (DOM)

74 kg
GOLD - Cade DEVOS (USA)
SILVER - Patrik LEDER (CAN)
BRONZE- Orislandy PERDOMO BROOKS (CUB)
BRONZE - Juan Gabriel MARTINEZ (DOM)

CADET WOMEN’S FREESTYLE RESULTS
69 kg
GOLD - Debanhi TAPIA GARCIA (MEX)
SILVER - Margaret GRAHAM (USA)
BRONZE - Nataly OVANDO ROJAS (CHI)

73 kg
GOLD - Rose CASSIOPPI (USA)
SILVER - Karime CORTES RESENDIZ (MEX)
BROZNE - Maria DE ALMEIDA DOS SANTOS (BRA)

CADET GRECO-ROMAN RESULTS
45 kg
GOLD - Bo BASSETT (USA)
SILVER - Roger KANTUN KU (MEX)
BRONZE - Joao AMORIM DE MOURA (BRA)

48 kg
GOLD - Luke LILLEDAHL (USA)
SILVER - Abel SANCHEZ JUAREZ (PER)
BRONZE - Marco GARCIA ALVAREZ (MEX)

51 kg
GOLD - Alan KOEHLER (USA)
SILVER - Yan LANDIM RIBEIRO (BRA)
BRONZE - Pedro TORIBIO TORRES (PER)

55 kg
GOLD - Kael LAURIDSEN (USA)
SILVER - Diego TERRIQUEZ IBARRA (MEX)
BRONZE - Patrick RODRIGUEZ QUINTO (ECU)

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Zagreb Open 2026 Day 2 Highlights: Yazdani in 97kg final

By Vinay Siwach

ZAGREB, Croatia (February 5) -- The Ranking Series event, Zagreb Open, enters day two and it will be Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) making his 97kg debut for Iran. The Olympic champion at 74kg in 2016, and two-time Olympic silver medalist at 86kg, is chasing that second gold, this time at 97kg.

WATCH LIVE | LIVE MATCH ORDER | DAY 1 RESULTS

13:45: 55kg WW semifinals - World silver medalist Verbina EKATERINA (UWW) with a 1-1 victory over Nagisa HARADA (JPN) in the semifinals. She got an activity point in the second period to keep the criteria lead. Ekaterina will face Karla GODINEZ (CAN) in the final after the Canadian defeated Areana VILLAESCUSA (USA), 2-1, in another low scoring semifinal.

13:30: 50kg WW semifinals - Haruna MORIKAWA (JPN) with a controlled 8-2 win over Elizaveta SMIRNOVA (UWW) at 50kg. She will wrestle NEELAM (IND) for the gold medal. Neelam defeated MUSKAN (IND), 7-4, in an all-Indian semifinal

13:20: 125kg semifinals - A fall for Shamil SHARIPOV (BRN) over Kamil KOSCIOLEK (POL) in just over two minutes as he reaches the final at 125kg. He will face Wyatt HENDRICKSON (USA) in the final after the U.S. wrestler scored an 11-1 win over Robert BARAN (POL).

13:10: 97kg semifinals - Stephen BUCHANAN (USA) with a quick fall over Adlan VISKHANOV (FRA) in the first semifinal. Now he earns himself a chance to wrestle against Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) after Iranian managed another technical superiority win. While it's rare on Yazdani, Andro MARGISHVILI (GEO) scored two takedowns on Yazdani but failed to keep the pressure before losing 14-4

12:55: 92kg semifinals - Mobin AZIMI (IRI) gets a dominant 11-0 win over Dustin PLOTT (USA) as he used a double-leg for four to finish. He earns a chance to avenge his 5-5 loss to Trent HIDLAY (USA) in the final after the American scored another come-from-behind victory. He defeated Michael MACCHIAVELLO (USA), 3-3, to setup the gold medal bout against Azimi

12:40: 79kg semifinals - Zelimkhan KHADJIEV (FRA) is back in the Ranking Series final with a 10-1 victory over Otari ADEISHVILI (GEO). He looked in complete control of the bout. Khadjiev will face Dean HAMITI (USA) for the gold medal after he defeated Evan WICK (USA), 6-5, in a thrilling semifinal

12:15: Trent HIDLAY (USA) once again shows how to come back and win a bout. Down 6-0 against Abofazl RAHMANI (IRI), he scores a four-pointer and keeps the pressure on the Iranian to win 11-9 and make his spot in the semifinal at 92kg.

11:45: Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) gives up a takedown against Richard VEGH (HUN) but that is the only slip in an otherwise dominant bout at 97kg. Two four point throws for Yazdani as he advances to the semifinals.

11:35: Ekaterina VERBINA (UWW) with a big four-pointer in her 5-0 win against Beatrice FERENT (ROU) at 55kg. The world silver medalist is the favorite to win gold here.

11:25: Mobin AZIMI (IRI) bounces back from his loss to Trent HIDLAY (USA) and beats Abolfazl RAHMANI (IRI) in his second bout at 92kg round robin. Azimi managed to score a takedown with less than 30 second left to beat Rahmani 4-3.

11:10: Two quick results at women's 50kg. Haruna MORIKAWA (JPN) beats Kendra RYAN (USA) 12-1 at 50kg before NEELAM (IND) also wins via technical superiority, 10-0, against Agata GOLUCHOWSKA (POL). 

11:00: 92kg world champion Trent HIDLAY (USA) makes a comeback from 5-0 down to beat Mobin AZIMI (IRI) 5-5 in the group stage bout. Hidlay scored a takedown in the second period before adding two stepouts. Iran challenged the second one but lost which gave the criteria lead to Hidlay

10:50: Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) doesn't the trademark jump before entering the mat but his bout against Merab SULEIMANISHVILI (GEO) is a typical Yazdani bout. He uses the underhook to start scoring and then rallies to score takedowns at will before turning Suleimanishvili and winning his bout 11-0

10:45: Magomed SHARIPOV (BRN) wrestled well but it is Yaraslau SLAVIKOUSKI (UWW) who manages to win 6-4 at 97kg and win the opening bout.

10:30: Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) will be on Mat B but before that, a few big results in Zagreb. Richard VEGH (HUN) manages to hang on for a 3-0 victory over Kamil KURUGLIYEV (KAZ) at 97kg.