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Three "Must Watch" Matches on the Opening Day at the Ivan Yariguin

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 18:48 By Eric Olanowski

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KRASNOYARSK, Russia (January 23) - The brackets for the opening day of freestyle and women's wrestling competition at first Ranking Series event of the year, the Ivan Yariguin, have been released and here are three potential matches that you can't afford to miss. 

1. 70kg Semifinal -  Magomedrasul GAZIMAGOMEDOV (RUS) vs. James GREEN (USA) 

Russia’s two-time world champion Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov has won a pair of world titles since 2015, and each of those world titles came at weights where James Green competed, yet these two have never met. 

Gazimagomedov’s first world title came in 2015 at 70kg where James Green finished with a bronze medal. His second first-place finish came last season, where Green, the returning 70kg world finalist, went 1-1 and failed to medal. 

For this semifinal to happen, each guy would have to win their first two matches.


For two-time world bronze medalist ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar (MGL) to earn his sixth trip to the world championships, he'll have to defeat fellow countryman TUMENBILEG Tuvshintulga (MGL) in the 57kg semifinals. (Photo: Sachiko Hotaka)

2. 57kg Semifinal - ERDENEBAT Bekhbayar (MGL) vs.TUMENBILEG Tuvshintulga (MGL)

This match is quietly one of the most important matches of the weekend and could later be used as one of the determining factors for Mongolia’s Astana world championship selection process, and ultimately the Olympic Game spot. 

Erdenebat, a two-time world bronze medalist, has been the Mongolian go-to at 57kg for the last five straight world championships and the Rio Olympic Games.  But Tumenbileg, a 2018 world bronze medalist at 61kg, will be moving down to the Olympic weight with hopes of denying Erdenebat a sixth straight world championship trip and a second potential trip to the Olympic Games.

For this match to happen, Tumenbileg has to win his opening round match, then beat 2017 world runner-up Thomas GILMAN (USA) in the quarterfinals. 


Thomas GILMAN (USA), 2017 world runner-up returns to competition after missing out on a medal in Budapest.  (Photo: Tony Rotundo) 

3. 57kg Quarterfinal - Thomas Gilman vs. TUMENBILEG Tuvshintulga (MGL).

America’s 2017 world runner-up Thomas Gilman was a safe-bet to medal at the 2018 world championships after claiming at least a bronze at every competition he ended during his senior-level career. But something wasn’t right with Gilman in Budapest. His offensive production dipped nearly two points from his 2017 world championship campaign. Gilman average five points in Paris, but only averaged just over three points in Budapest and fell short of medaling for the first time in his career. 

Missing out on medaling will surely be a motivating factor for Gilman, but for his potential opponent, Tumenbileg Tuvshintulga, a trip to the 2019 World Championships rides on winning this match. 

*Please note that these are not official matchups and will only happen if both wrestlers win all of their matches. 

SCHEDULE (Local time)

January 24 (Thursday)
08:30 - Medical examination and weigh-in cat: Women: 50,55,59,65 kg Men: 57,61,70 kg
11.00 - Elimination rounds cat: Women: 50,55,59,65 kg Men: 57,61,70 kg
16.00 - Draw cat: Women: 53,57,62,68 kg Men: 65,79,125kg
17.00 - 1⁄2 finale cat: Women: 50,55,59,65 kg Men: 57,61,70 kg

January 25 (Friday)
08:15 - Weigh-in cat: Women: 50,55,59,65 kg Men: 57,61,70 kg
08:30 - Medical examination and weigh-in cat: Women: 53,57,62,68 kg Men: 65,79,125kg
11.00 - Elimination rounds and 1⁄2 finale cat: Women: 53,57,62,68 kg Men: 65,79,125kg  - Repechage cat: Women: 50,55,59,65 kg Men: 57,61,70 kg
16.30 - Draw cat: Women: 72,76 kg Men: 74,86,92,97 kg
16.00 - Opening ceremony
17.00 - Finals cat: Women: 50,55,59,65 kg Men: 57,61,70 kg

January 26 (Saturday)
08:15 - Weigh-in cat: Women: 53,57,62,68 kg Men: 65,79,125kg
08:30 - Medical examination and weigh-in cat: Women: 72,76 kg Men: 74,86,92,97 kg
11.00 - Elimination rounds and 1⁄2 finale cat: Women: 72,76 kg Men: 74,86,92,97 kg - Repechage cat: Women: 53,57,62,68 kg Men: 65,79,125kg
18.00 - Finals cat: Women: 53,57,62,68 kg Men: 65,79,125kg

January 27 (Sunday)
09:00 - Weigh-in cat: Women: 72,76 kg Men: 74,86,92,97 kg
11.00 - Repechage cat: Women: 72,76 kg Men: 74,86,92,97 kg
13.00 - Finals cat: Women: 72,76 kg Men: 74,86,92,97 kg

Development

Successful Level 1 Coaching Course held in Bulgaria

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 - 12:26 By United World Wrestling Press

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PAZARDZHIK, Bulgaria (November 6) – The Bulgarian Wrestling Federation organized a Level 1 Coaching course to help improve and provide training for their coaches.  This 5-day course was held in conjunction with Olympic Solidarity, Bulgarian Olympic Committee and United World Wrestling. 

The Level 1 course was led by UWW Certified Educator Mr. Georgi Sredkov (BUL).

The course was held from 15-20 October and was attended by 40 coaches and 6 athletes. “I point to my many years of experience to emphasize that, from a professional point of view, the seminar held by G. Sredkov was indeed at a very high professional level, with enormous benefit for all participants and especially for young coaches. The selection of the topics and issues in the sport of wrestling, the arrangement of the topics and the inclusion of free discussions submitted by the participants, greatly increases the quality and effect of this seminar.” said Mr. Georgi Kalchev (European Champion and World Medalist). 

This course focuses on the foundational skills to be a great coach.  The topics included: key factor analysis, introducing new techniques, communication skills, improving coaching skills, risk management and safety, and athlete safeguarding.  The participants learned and practiced their skills through theoretical and practical evaluations throughout the course. “Thanks to Georgi Sredkov for the seminar. Everything he offered us in the seminar was completely useful and beneficial.” said Emil Budinov (Olympic Coach).

Additional Comments from Participants

“My participation was extremely useful for me as a coach. We exchanged experiences and I learned new practices with which I can upgrade my coaching activity.” – Miroslav Geshev (European Medalist and National Coach)

“I am personally very pleased that I had the opportunity to attend this seminar. I managed to learn many interesting things that will be useful for the development of our wrestling.” – Georgi Dumkov (Club Coach)

“Thanks for the fruitful seminar, especially the way of presentation. Special thanks to Georgi Sredkov - 5-day seminar full of content, excellently structured - balance between theory and practice.” – Vasil Popov (European Champion)