Thursday, August 5, 2021 - 09:20 By Eric Olanowski
Thursday's finals will feature a pair of Olympic champions looking to win back-to-back titles, but will be highlighted by the blockbuster 86kg finals between Hassan YAZDANICHARATI ?? and David TAYLOR III ??.
57kg - Kumar RAVI ?? vs. Zavur UGUEV (ROC)
86kg - Hassan YAZDANICHARATI ?? vs. David Morris TAYLOR III ??
57kg - Risako KAWAI ?? vs. Iryna KURACHKINA ??
Monday, January 26, 2026 - 18:34 By United World Wrestling Press
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (January 26) -- A decade since the Rio 2016 Olympics, UWW brings you the epic throwback to the finals of Freestyle. Six gold medals were won in the Brazilian city 10 years ago.
At 57kg, Vladimir KHINCHEGASHVILI (GEO) defeated Rei HIGUCHI (JPN) in a close final while Soslan RAMANOV (RUS) dominated his final against Togrul ASGAROV (AZE) at 65kg.
Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) won the epic final at 74kg against Aniuar GEDUEV (RUS) by one point. Abdulrashid SADULAEV (UWW) won his first Olympic gold in 2016 by beating Selim YASAR (TUR) at 86kg.
Kyle SNYDER (USA) became the youngest American wrestler then to win an Olympic gold as he defeated Khetag GOZIUMOV (AZE) in the 97kg final. At 125kg, Taha AKGUL (TUR) held on for a win against Khomel GHASEMI (IRI).
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