#Trnava2018

World Champs Susaki, Larroque Lead #Trnava2018 Field

Sunday, September 2, 2018 - 13:54 By Eric Olanowski

TRNAVA, Slovakia (September 2) - The final women's wrestling entries for the #Trnava2018 World Championships have been submitted and the most surprising entry comes from reigning senior-level world champion, Yui SUSAKI (JPN).

Susaki, Japan's 19-year-old superstar won three straight Cadet World Championships before heading to Paris last year to claim her first senior-level World Championship, defeating current world No.1 Alina VUC (ROU), 14-4.

The 2018 Junior World Championships will be Susaki's first junior-level competition ever.

Another surprising entry comes from France's U23 world champion and 2017 world bronze medalist, Koumba LARROQUE. Larroque enters her first junior-level competition since winning the 2016 Junior World Championship gold medal.

Reigning champions Sae NANJO (JPN) and Khanum VELIEVA (RUS) also make their return to the Junior World Championships with hopes of winning back-to-back gold medals.

ROSTERS
AZE
50kg - Yasaman MAJIDLI
53kg - Tatyana VARANSOVA
65kg - Jeyla NAGHIZADE

BLR
50kg - Viktoryia APALONIK
53kg - Yuliya ZHAUNERYK
55kg - Darya SINKAVETS
59kg - Maryia HULIDA
62kg - Krystsina SAZYKINA
65kg - Hanna SADCHANKA
68kg - Yauheniya ANDREICHYKAVA
72kg - Anastasiya ZIMIANKOVA

BRA
72kg - Thais DE LUCAS DE OLIVEIRA

BUL
50kg - Raymyal ZIBEROVA
53kg - Kremena PETROVA
55kg - Sezen BELBEROVA
57kg - Aleksandrina KASHINOVA
62kg - Yuliana YANEVA
68kg - Siyka IVANOVA

CAN
50kg - Samantha ROMANO
53kg - Jayd DAVIS
57kg - Hannah TAYLOR
59kg - Sara BRINKAC
62kg - Xiao LIU
65kg - Megan FENDELET
68kg - Dejah SLATER

CHN
50kg - Yumei ZHONGCHN
53kg - Yuhong ZHONG
55kg - Jiajing HOU
57kg - Qi ZHANG
59kg - Xiuyun CHEN
62kg - Xinyuan SUN
65kg - Yue ZHANG
68kg - Man ZHANG
76kg - Yuanyuan HUANG

EGY
50kg - Nada MOHAMED
65kg - Mona AHMED

France's U23 World Champion, Koumba LARROQUE. (Photo by Max Rose-Fyne.)

FRA
72kg - Koumba LARROQUE

GER
50kg - Ellen RIESTERER
55kg - Anne NUERNBERGER
57kg - Serena BOELKE
59kg - Debora LAWNITZAK
62kg - Janny SOMMERMEYER
65kg - Eyleen SEWINA

HUN
55kg - Szimonetta SZEKER
57kg - Tamara DOLLAK
59kg - Erika BOGNAR
62kg - Viktoria FELHO
76kg - Bernadett NAGY

IND
50kg - Shivani PAWAR
53kg - Swati SHINDE
55kg - Reena REENA
57kg - Mansi MANSI
59kg - Sangeeta SANGEETA
62kg - Anshu ANSHU
65kg - Tina TINA
68kg - Divya KAKRAN
72kg - Sonika HOODA
76kg - Karuna KARUNA

ITA
50kg - Emanuela LIUZZI
53kg - Carmen DI DIO
55kg - Teresa LUMIA
59kg - Morena DE VITA
62kg - Aurora CAMPAGNA
65kg - Elena ESPOSITO
72kg - Enrica RINALDI
76kg - Eleni PJOLLAJ

Reigning Junior World Champion, Sae NANJO (JPN). (Photo by Marion Stein)

JPN
50kg - Yui SUSAKI
53kg - Umi IMAI
55kg - Saki IGARASHI
57kg - Andoriahanako SAWA
59kg - Sae NANJO
62kg - Rin KONDO
62kg - Atena KODAMA
65kg - Miyu IMAI
68kg - Miwa MORIKAWA
72kg - Naruha MATSUYUKI
76kg - Yasuha MATSUYUKI

KAZ
50kg - Marina ZAKSHEVSKAYA
53kg - Ellada MAKHYADDINOVA
55kg - Aigerim IBRASHEVA
57kg - Zhanerke ASSANOVA
59kg - Yekaterina FIRSTOVA
62kg - Irina KUZNETSOVA
65kg - Albina KAIRGELDINOVA
68kg - Valeriya GONCHAROVA
72kg - Gulnaz ZHAPPAROVA
76kg - Inkara ZHANATAYEVA

KOR
50kg - Miran CHEON
53kg - Haeyeong IM
55kg - Eunyoung PARK
57kg - Jeongae BARK
59kg - Hwa Young SUNG
62kg - Ohyoung HA
65kg - Hyerim YUN
68kg - Hyeonyeong PARK
72kg - Jisu KIM

LTU
72kg - Kamile GAUCAITE

Anastasia NICHITA, 2018 Junior European Champion. (Photo by Max Rose-Fyne)

MDA
53kg - Mariana DRAGUTAN
59kg - Anastasia NICHITA

MGL
50kg - Anudari NANDINTSETSEG
53kg - Enkhtsetseg BATBAATAR
55kg - Khaliunaa BAYARAA
57kg - Enkhtuvshin BALJINNYAM
65kg - Delgermaa ENKHSAIKHAN
68kg - Davaanasan ENKH AMAR
72kg - Namuunzaya BATBOLD
76kg - Ariunjargal GANBAT

NOR
59kg - Laura AAK
62kg - Hedda STRAND

POL
50kg - Magdalena MAJOS
53kg - Alicja CZYZOWICZ
55kg - Patrycja GIL
57kg - Magdalena GLODEK
65kg - Wiktoria CHOLUJ
72kg - Kamila KULWICKA

PUR
55kg - Gabriela RAMOS DIAZ
59kg - Andribeth RIVERA BELLIARD

ROU
50kg - Stefania PRICEPUTU
53kg - Andreea ANA
72kg - Maria NITU

Reigning Junior World Champion, Khanum VELIEVA (RUS). (Photo by Max Rose-Fyne)

RUS
50kg - Veronika GURSKAYA
53kg - Mariia TIUMEREKOVA
55kg - Aleksandra NITSENKO
57kg - Viktoriia VAULINA
59kg - Alina KAZYMOVA
62kg - Daria BOBRULKO
65kg - Alena TIMOFEEVA
68kg - Khanum VELIEVA
72kg - Evgeniia ZAKHARCHENKO
76kg - Elmira KHALAEVA

SVK
53kg - Nina KOLLAROVA
59kg - Reka BACSFAIOVA
62kg - Kristina OROSZOVA
72kg - Zsuzsanna MOLNAR

SWE
57kg - Sara LINDBORG
62kg - Linnea SVENSSON
68kg - Tindra SJOEBERG
76kg - Denise MAKOTA STROEM

TPE
50kg - Meng HSIEH
53kg - Ya Ling PENG
59kg - Yu Han CHENG
72kg - Hui Tsz CHANG

TUN
50kg - Sarra HAMDI
55kg - Siwar BOUSETTA
57kg - Khouloud EL OUNI
62kg - Fatma INOUBLI
68kg - Rihem AYARI

TUR
50kg - Aynur ERGE
53kg - Zeynep YETGIL
55kg - Nurife DUMAN
57kg - Ozge FINDIKCI
59kg - Sule KABAK
62kg - Gamze Nur ADAKAN
65kg - Asli DEMIR
68kg - Kadriye AKSOY
72kg - Tugba KILIC
76kg - Aysegul OZBEGE

UKR
50kg - Mariia VYNNYK
53kg - Veronika RYABOVOLOVA
55kg - Khrystyna Zoryana DEMKO
57kg - Alina AKOBIIA
59kg - Tetiana RIZHKO
62kg - Anhelina LYSAK
65kg - Iryna KOLIADENKO
68kg - Alina RUDNYTSKA LEVYTSKA
72kg - Romana VOVCHAK
76kg - Anna TISLICHENKO

Reigning Cadet World Champion, Macey KILTY (USA). (Photo by Max Rose-Fyne)

USA
50kg - Alleida MARTINEZ
53kg - Alisha HOWK
55kg - Ronna HEATON
57kg - Alexandra HEDRICK
59kg - Brenda REYNA
62kg - Alexandria LILES
65kg - Jayden LAURENT
68kg - Macey KILTY
72kg - Alyvia FISKE

UZB
50kg - Aktenge KEUNIMJAEVA
55kg - Khodicha NAJIMOVA
59kg - Nabira ESENBAEVA
65kg - Bakhtigul BALTANIYAZOVA

#Trnava2018

Iran Wins Three Greco-Roman Golds, Leads Russia by Three Points

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 - 21:33 By Eric Olanowski

TRNAVA, Slovakia (September 18) – Iran went three-for-three in Greco-Roman gold medal bouts on Tuesday capturing a three-point team lead heading into the third and final day of Greco-Roman competition at the 2018 Junior World Championships in Trnava, Slovakia.

The trio of Amin MIRZAZADEH (IRI), Pouya NASERPOUR (IRI), and Mohammadhadi SARAVI (IRI) had the opportunity to carry their country’s flag around the mat after winning their first world titles.

In the 55kg gold-medal bout Naserpour, the junior Asian champion, gave up an early head pinch and trailed Tigran MINASYAN (ARM), 4-0 before going on a 9-0 run to claim his first junior world gold medal.

Naserpour improved on his third-place finish from the 2017 Cadet World Championships with the 9-4 victory.

Mohammadhadi SARAVI (IRI), 2018 junior world champion at 87kg. (Photo by Max Rose-Fyne)

Saravi, this year’s junior Asian champion neutralized Ramon Rainer BETSCHART (SUI) in the 87kg finals, stopping Switzerland from winning its first-ever junior-level world gold. Saravi, who also won his first Junior world gold medal scored his five points from a passivity call and two gut wrenches.

The third and final Iranian Asian champion to claim a world title on the second day of competition was Amin Mirzazadeh who shutout Armenia’s David OVASAPYAN, 5-0 in the 130kg gold medal match.

Islam OPIEV (RUS) knocked off three world medalists on his way to the 77kg gold medal. (Photo by Max Rose-Fyne)

At 77kg, Russia’s Islam OPIEV capped off his improbable run to a junior world gold medal with three straight wins over a returning Tampere junior world medalists.

Opiev had knocked off last year’s junior world silver medalist, Akzhol MAKHMUDOV (KGZ), 1-1 to make the semifinals where he stunned returning world champion Kamal BEY (USA), 7-1 to set up a finals date with India’s returning bronze medalist, Sajan SAJAN (IND).

In his first world finals appearance, Opiev scored the first-period technical superiority victory, thumping Sajan, 8-0.

In the opening 90 seconds, Sajan was hit with passivity and was thrown from the par terre position. With Sajan down, Opiev went to work, scoring six additional points from a pair of back-arches, followed by a feet over back exposure to take the 7-0 lead.

The action was blown dead, and both wrestlers were brought up to their feet. In the standing position, Opeiv charged Sajan near the edge of the mat and picked up the match-ending eighth point, and the 77kg gold medal.

Erbol BAKIROV (KGZ) does a backflip after winning the 63kg gold medal. (Photo by Max Rose-Fyne)

The final gold medal of the night went to Erbol BAKIROV (KGZ). After trailing 1-0, Bakirov put a sudden stop to the 63kg gold-medal bout, throwing Egypt’s Hassan Hassan MOHAMED to his back with a massive head-lock to win the gold medal.

The final day of Greco-Roman action, along with the start of women’s wrestling, begins tomorrow morning at 10:30 AM local time.

RESULTS

Team Scores
GOLD – Iran (75 points)
SILVER – Russia (72 points)
BRONZE – Kyrgyzstan (50 points)
Fourth – Armenia (50 points)
Fifth – India (47 points)

GR 55kg
GOLD – Pouya Mohammad NASERPOUR (IRI) df. Tigran MINASYAN (ARM), 9-4

BRONZE - Emin SEFERSHAEV (RUS) df. Nurtazin KERIMBERDI UULU (KGZ), 6-1
BRONZE - Vijay VIJAY (IND) df. Cihat LIMAN (TUR), via fall

GR 63kg
GOLD - Erbol BAKIROV (KGZ) df. Hassan Hassan Ahmed MOHAMED (EGY), via fall.

BRONZE - Azamat KAIROV (RUS) df. Hrachya POGHOSYAN (ARM), 3-1
BRONZE Krisztian VANCZA (HUN) vs. Sagar SAGAR (IND), 9-0

GR 77kg
GOLD - Islam OPIEV (RUS) df. Sajan SAJAN (IND), 8-0

BRONZE - Akzhol MAKHMUDOV (KGZ) df. Kamal Ameer BEY (USA), 8-1
BRONZE - Per KURE (NOR) df. Dmytro GARDUBEI (UKR), 4-1

GR 87kg
GOLD - Mohammadhadi SARAVI (IRI) df. Ramon BETSCHART (SUI)

BRONZE - Ilia ERMOLENKO (RUS) df. Temuri TCHKUASELIDZE (GEO), 4-2
BRONZE - Nazarshah FATULLAYEV (AZE) df. Maimaiti KAISAIER (CHN), 5-1

130kg
GOLD - Amin Mohammadzaman MIRZAZADEH (IRI) df. David OVASAPYAN (ARM), 5-0

BRONZE - Franz RICHTER (GER) df. Beka MAKARIDZE (GEO), 10-0
BRONZE - Cohlton SCHULTZ (USA) df. Ante MILKOVIC (CRO), 7-1

World Champs Susaki, Larroque Lead #Trnava2018 Field

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