European Games

Marzaliuk Tops Vorobeva at European Games, Day 3 Semifinals Set

Thursday, June 27, 2019 - 11:28 By United World Wrestling Press

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MINSK, Belarus (June 27) - For Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR), the road to a second straight European Games gold medal started with an Olympic champion. 

The 31-year-old Belarusian defeated two-time Olympic medalist Natalia VOROBEVA (RUS) 2-1 at 76kg in her first match Thursday in Minsk, Belarus. Vorobeva scored first and led 1-0 at the break, but Marzaliuk battled back to win. 

She was then pushed in her quarterfinal match against returning world bronze medalist Martina KUENZ (AUT), but prevailed 3-2. Marzaliuk will face 2015 world bronze medalist Epp MAE (EST) in the semifinals. The other semifinal match at 76kg will pit Sabira ALIYEVA (AZE) against Francy RAEDELT (GER).

Three-time Olympic medalist Mariya STADNIK (AZE) also remained on track for a second European Games gold medal. She picked up a 10-0 technical superiority in under a minute against Anna LUKASIAK (POL) in the quarterfinals at 50kg. Stadnik will meet world No.7 Evin DEMIRHAN (TUR), a 2017 world bronze medalist and two-time European medalist. 

World No.2 Oksana LIVACH (UKR) advanced to the semifinals at 50kg after a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Miglena SELISHKA (BUL). She will face Viyaleta CHYRYK (BLR) in the semifinals.

Iryna KURACHKINA (BLR) came from behind to stun world No.2 Grace BULLEN (NOR) 9-8 in the quarterfinals at 57kg. Bullen led 6-4 after the first period, but Kurachkina came out strong in the second period and pulled out the win. She will battle Anastasia NICHITA (MDA) in the semifinals. Also at 57kg, Mimi HRISTOVA (BUL) shut out world No.8 Alyona KOLESNIK (AZE) 6-0 to reach the semifinals, where she will face Bediha GUN (TUR). 

World No.1 Taybe YUSEIN (BUL) moved into the semifinals with a 4-0 victory over world No. 7 Johanna MATTSSON (SWE) at 62kg. Her semifinal opponent will be world No.5 Yuliia TKACH (UKR), a 2014 world champion and 2015 European Games silver medalist. Elmira GAMBAROVA (AZE) and Kriszta INCZE (ROU) will square off in the other semifinal match at 62kg.

Thursday's semifinal matches are scheduled to begin at 18:00 local time.

SEMIFINAL MATCHUPS

Women's Wrestling

50kg
SEMIFINAL - Evin DEMIRHAN (TUR) vs. Mariya STADNIK (AZE)
SEMIFINAL - Oksana LIVACH (UKR) vs. Viyaleta CHYRYK (BLR)

57kg
SEMIFINAL - Mimi HRISTOVA (BUL) vs. Bediha GUN (TUR)
SEMIFINAL - Anastasia NICHITA (MDA) vs. Iryna KURACHKINA (BLR)

62kg
SEMIFINAL - Yuliia TKACH (UKR) vs. Taybe YUSEIN (BUL)
SEMIFINAL - Elmira GAMBAROVA (AZE) vs. Kriszta INCZE (ROU)

76kg
Sabira ALIYEVA (AZE) vs. Francy RAEDELT (GER)
Epp MAE (EST) vs. Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR)
 

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Paris 2024 Olympics Women's Wrestling Entries

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 - 07:25 By United World Wrestling Press

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PARIS (July 10) -- Women's Wrestling in Paris will see only one returning Olympic champion in Yui SUSAKI (JPN). Five new Olympic champions are set to be crowned as 96 wrestlers compete in six weight classes over a week at the Paris Olympics. Wrestling will be held from August 5 to 11 with Women's Wrestling scheduled each day.

Susaki won the gold medal at 50kg in Tokyo and is looking to defend that. Japan, which won four golds out of six in Tokyo, will hope to clean sweep in Paris with world champions Akari FUJINAMI (JPN), Tsugumi SAKURAI (JPN) and Yuka KAGAMI (JPN) entered. Nonoka OZAKI (JPN), a world champion at 62kg and 65kg, is going up to 68kg for Paris. At 62kg, Sakura MOTOKI (JPN) is a silver medalist from the World Championships.

The United States and Mongolia joined Japan as the only other teams to qualify all six weight classes for Paris. India, Nigeria, Turkiye and China managed to qualify five.

Two-time world 72kg champion Amit ELOR (USA) is down at 68kg in a bid to complete the slam of winning world titles and the Olympic gold. Only Susaki has achieved this feat when she won the U23 world title in 2022. Helen MAROULIS (USA), Rio 2016 champion and bronze medalist in Tokyo, is coming for her third medal.

Four-time Olympic medalist Mariya STADNIK (AZE) is going for her fifth medal, a feat no one has achieved in wrestling before. Kaori ICHO (JPN) has four medals, all golds. In total, 10 Olympic medalists are entered in the field of 96 wrestlers.

Paris 2024 will also mark the first time Algeria, Lithuania, New Zealand and Uzbekistan will send a woman wrestler to the Olympics.

PARIS 2024 SCHEDULE | PARIS 2024 NEWS | PARIS 2024 GRECO-ROMAN ENTRIES | PARIS 2024 FREESTYLE ENTRIES

50kg
Ibtissem DOUDOU (ALG)
Mariya STADNIK (AZE)
Ziqi FENG (CHN)
Alisson CARDOZO REY (COL)
Yusneylis GUZMAN LOPEZ (CUB)
Nada MOHAMED (EGY)
Anastasia BLAYVAS (GER)
VINESH (IND)
*Emanuela LIUZZI (ITA)
Yui SUSAKI (JPN)
Gabija DILYTE (LTU)
Otgonjargal DOLGORJAV (MGL)
Evin DEMIRHAN (TUR)
Oksana LIVACH (UKR)
Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA)
Aktenge KEUNIMJAEVA (UZB)

53kg
Qianyu PANG (CHN)
Lucia YEPEZ GUZMAN (ECU)
Annika WENDLE (GER)
Maria PREVOLARAKI (GRE)
Mia AQUINO (GUM)
ANTIM (IND)
Akari FUJINAMI (JPN)
Mariana DRAGUTAN (MDA)
Khulan BATKHUYAG (MGL)
Christianah OGUNSANYA (NGR)
Hyo Gyong CHOE (PRK)
Andreea ANA (ROU)
Jonna MALMGREN (SWE)
Zeynep YETGIL (TUR)
Dominique PARRISH (USA)
Betzabeth ARGUELLO VILLEGAS (VEN)

57kg
Chaimaa AOUISSI (ALG)
Giullia PENALBER (BRA)
Hannah TAYLOR (CAN)
Kexin HONG (CHN)
Luisa VALVERDE (ECU)
Sandra PARUSZEWSKI (GER)
Rckaela AQUINO (GUM)
ANSHU (IND)
Aurora RUSSO (ITA)
Tsugumi SAKURAI (JPN)
Anastasia NICHITA (MDA)
Khongorzul BOLDSAIKHAN (MGL)
Odunayo ADEKUOROYE (NGR)
Anhelina LYSAK (POL)
Alina HRUSHYNA AKOBIIA (UKR)
Helen MAROULIS (USA)

62kg
Bilyana DUDOVA (BUL)
Ana GODINEZ (CAN)
Ameline DOUARRE (FRA)
Luisa NIEMESCH (GER)
Sakura MOTOKI (JPN)
Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA (KGZ)
*Hanbit LEE (KOR)
Orkhon PUREVDORJ (MGL)
Esther KOLAWOLE (NGR)
Grace BULLEN (NOR)
Kriszta INCZE (ROU)
Johanna LINDBORG (SWE)
Siwar BOUSETA (TUN)
Nesrin BAS (TUR)
Iryna KOLIADENKO (UKR)
Kayla MIRACLE (USA)

68kg
Linda MORAIS (CAN)
Feng ZHOU (CHN)
Koumba LARROQUE (FRA)
NISHA (IND)
Nonoka OZAKI (JPN)
Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ)
Irina RINGACI (MDA)
Delgermaa ENKHSAIKHAN (MGL)
Blessing OBORUDUDU (NGR)
Tayla FORD (NZL)
Wiktoria CHOLUJ (POL)
Sol Gum PAK (PRK)
Buse TOSUN (TUR)
Tetiana SOVA RIZHKO (UKR)
Amit ELOR (USA)
Soleymi CARABALLO (VEN)

76kg
Yuliana YANEVA (BUL)
Justina DI STASIO (CAN)
Juan WANG (CHN)
Tatiana RENTERIA (COL)
Milaimys MARIN POTRILLE (CUB)
Genesis REASCO VALDEZ (ECU)
Bernadett NAGY (HUN)
REETIKA (IND)
Yuka KAGAMI (JPN)
Aiperi MEDET KYZY (KGZ)
Davaanasan ENKH AMAR (MGL)
Hannah RUEBEN (NGR)
Catalina AXENTE (ROU)
Zaineb SGHAIER (TUN)
Yasemin ADAR YIGIT (TUR)
Kennedy BLADES (USA)

Note:

* 50kg: Son Hyang KIM (PRK) was originally entered at 50kg. However, DPR Korea surrendered its quota which went to the next best NOC -- Italy

* 62kg: Hyon Gyong MUN (PRK) was originally entered at 62kg. However, DPR Korea surrendered its quota which went to the next best NOC -- Korea