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NF Roundup Blog, March 1 - March 7

Monday, March 1, 2021 - 14:18 By United World Wrestling Press

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The XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial wrapped up over the weekend in Kyiv and a pair of champions will travel directly to Italy to compete at the first Ranking Series event of the year, the Matteo Pellicone (March 4-7).

Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA (KGZ) and Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ), who won golds over the weekend at 62kg and 68kg, respectively, and will try to keep their winning streaks alive in Ostia.

Tynybekova, a '19 world champion, is one of ten returning champions looking to repeat their titile-winning efforts from the '20 Matteo Pellcione. She'll compete at 62kg.

Her fellow Kyrgyzstani teammate and '20 Individual World Cup champion, Zhumanazarova will try to win her third consecutive competition. The '19 junior world runner-up won the '20 Poland Open and Individaul World Cup.

RESULTS
Freestyle
57kg: G. ABDULLAEV (UZB) df. N. SAFAROV (UZB), 7-1
61kg: A. GVARZATILOV (AZE) df. A. DZHELEP (UKR), 7-2
65kg: A. RAHIMZADE (AZE) df. E. AKMATALIEV (KGZ), 5-4
70kg: I. BEKBULATOV (UZB) df. D. GADZHIEV (AZE), 5-0
74kg: M. FIROUZPOURBANDPEI (IRI) df. S. DEMIRTAS (TUR), 2-1
79kg: N. KENTCHADZE (GEO) df. R. SARI (TUR), 6-5
86kg: S. JEZIERZANSKI (POL) df. A. MAGAMAEV (BUL), via inj.
92kg: I. MTSITURI (GEO) df. D. PIDLYPINETS (UKR), 2—0
97kg: S. KARADENİZ (TUR) df. ANDRIITSEV (UKR), 1-1

Greco-Roman
55kg: N. TSURTSUMIA (GEO) df. S. ABBASPOURRAGANI (IRI), 3-3
60kg: A. NEJATI (IRI) df. Z. SHARSHENBEKOV(KGZ), 5-1
63kg: L. ABULADZE (GEO) df. K. KAMAL (TUR), 4-3 
67kg: R. ZOIDZE (GEO) df. J. KHETSURIANI (GEO), 2-1
72kg: M. AMOYAN (ARM) df. S. BOLKVADZE (GEO), 9-1
77kg: M. GERAEI (IRI)  df. A. KAVIYANINEJAD (IRI), 4-2
82kg: A. RIKADZE (GEO) df. K. CHALYAN (ARM), 5-3
87kg: S. NOVIKOV (UKR) df. L. GOBADZE (GEO), 5-0
97kg: U. DZHUZUPBEKOV (KGZ) df. G. MELIA (GEO), via inj.

Women’s Wrestling
50kg: O. LIVACH (UKR) df. A. ŁUKASIAK (POL) , 10-0
53kg: V. PHOGAT (IND) df. V. KALADZINSKAYA (BUL), via fall
55kg: A. HRUSHYNA (UKR) df. K. DEMKO (UKR), 10-0
57kg: A. NICHITA (MDA) df. I. KHARIV (UKR), 8-3
59kg: K. ZELENYKH (UKR) df. N. MARSBEK KYZY (KGZ), via fall
62kg: A. TYNYBEKOVA (KGZ) df. I. PROKOPEVN, (UKR), 9-7
68kg: M. ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ) df. O. DI BACCO (CAN), 1-1
72kg: A. BELINSKA (UKR) df. R. VOVCHAK (UKR), 2-0
76kg: E. MAE (EST) df. A. MEDET KYZY (KGZ), 2-0

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Olympic champion Focken carries Olympic torch for Paris 2024

Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 09:38 By Vinay Siwach

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ALSACE, France (June 27) -- Tokyo Olympic champion Aline FOCKEN (GER) was part of the Olympic Torch Relay on Wednesday in Alsace, stage 41 of the relay for the 2024 Paris Games.

"It was magical," Focken said. "It was a short run for only a few minutes but I enjoyed it. I felt the Olympic spirit and pride to run with the torch. We were briefed a lot, about the significance of the torch and it's for peace and I felt it all the time. It was special."

The relay began from the European Parliament and then passed in front of the European Court of Human Rights and the Council of Europe. It also lit up the city’s covered bridges, the Grande île district, the Alsatian Museum and the Notre Dame gothic cathedral before finishing at Place Kléber, in the city’s heart, where the celebration venue was located.

 

The Olympic Torch Relay continued its voyage through eastern France with a distinctly European tone. In addition to putting the spotlight on the gems of Alsace, the Olympic Torch Relay also highlighted fraternity between people, such as Franco-German links, which were celebrated during an exceptional collective relay on the Three Countries Bridge in Huningue. Another collective relay took place in Strasbourg, dedicated, as each day, to a specific sport.

Focken carried the torch at the start of the three country bridge for 250 metres. The starting point of Focken's run was in Germany while her finish was in France. She then handed over the Olympic Torch to Frenchman Eric Kueny, representative of the host country in Huningue.

Aline FOCKEN (GER)Aline FOCKEN (GER) with the Olympic torch on Wednesday. (Photo: Lewis Joly)

Focken, who won the gold medal in 76kg weight class in Tokyo, became the first woman from Germany to win gold at the Olympics in wrestling. She said her feeling was similar to Olympic Games but she was nervous before the run.

"I was nervous," she said. "It's different and all the TV is around you. I was relaxed but nervous. It was a really special moment and I thought that this may be the last Olympic moment for you so just enjoy it. I took my family with me to the relay."