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Dimanche 15 mars 2020 - 10:55 By Taylor GREGORIO

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OTTAWA, Canada – Alma Jane VALENCIA ESCOTO (MEX) won her semifinal match at 57 kg, becoming the first woman in history from Mexico to qualify for the Olympic Games in wrestling.

In the preliminary rounds, Valencia collected wins against Betzabeth SARCO COLMENAREZ (VEN), 5-1, and Nes Marie RODRIGUEZ TIRADO (PUR) by pin.

To earn a spot in the Olympic Games, Valencia knocked off 2019 World champion Linda MORAIS (CAN) in the semifinal with another victory by fall. She went on to win the finals by injury default to take the gold medal.

In this weekend’s event, the top-two from each weight class will earn a bid for their countries to the 2020 Olympics.

The United States women’s freestyle team qualified its remaining four weight classes for the Tokyo Olympics, advancing all of its athletes to the Pan American Olympic Qualifier finals.

Thanks to medal-winning performances at 68 kg and 76 kg at the 2019 World Championships, the United States entered the weekend with two weights already qualified. On Saturday, it completed its team sending Sarah HILDEBRANDT (50 kg), Jacarra WINCHESTER (53 kg), Helen MAROULIS (57 kg) and Kayla MIRACLE (62 kg) to their respective finals.

Today was the first international competition for 2016 Olympic champion Maroulis since the 2018 World Championships. She took the 2019 season off due to injury.

In her first bout, Maroulis defeated returning World champion Linda MORAIS (CAN) with a 12-2 technical fall.

Maroulis wasn’t the only World medalist to qualify the weight for the USA.

Hildebrandt is a 2018 World silver medalist at 53 kg. This year, she moved down to 50 kg for the Olympics, which is the weight she qualified today.

In the semifinals, Hildebrandt defeated 2012 World champion and two-time World bronze medalist Jessica MACDONALD (CAN) with a dominant 11-0 performance.

Similarly, Winchester, the 2019 World champion at 55 kg, moved down a weight class to compete at 53 kg this year.

To qualify, Winchester defeated 2016 Pan American champion Samantha STEWART (CAN), 8-4, in the semifinals.

Brazil, Canada and Cuba also qualified multiple weight classes for the Tokyo Olympics.

Earning three spots for Cuba were Yusneylis GUZMAN LOPEZ (50 kg), Lianna de la Caridad MONTERO HERRERA (53 kg) and 2018 U23 World champion Yudari SANCHEZ RODRIGUEZ (68 kg).

Brazil picked up two spots with Lais NUNES DE OLIVEIRA (62 kg) and 2014 World silver medalist Aline DA SILVA FERREIRA (76 kg) advancing to the finals.

Nunes and da Silva were funded by the United World Wrestling Development Technical Assistance program, which allows athletes from developing countries the opportunities to compete at top-level events. Their qualifications for the Olympic Games would not have been possible without the support of UWW.

Host country Canada also qualified two spots, thanks to 2018 World silver medalist Danielle LAPPAGE (68 kg) and 2016 Olympic champion Erica WIEBE (76 kg).

The Pan American Olympic Qualifier wraps up tomorrow with the men’s freestyle competition.

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OTTAWA, Canada – Alma Jane VALENCIA ESCOTO (MEX) gano su semifinal en 57 kg para convertirse en la primera Mexicana en clasificar a unos Juegos Olimpicos en lucha.

En las primeras rondas, Valencia derroto a Betzabeth SARCO COLMENAREZ (VEN) y Nes Marie RODRIGUEZ TIRADO (PUR).

Para calificar la categoria, Valencia vencio a la campeona mundial de 2019 Linda MORAIS (CAN) por puestaespalda y en la final, la Mexicana gano por lesion y para así quedarse con la medalla de oro.

En este evento, los dos mejores atletas de cada categoría calificaron a sus países a la justa Olímpica.

La cuatro integrantes del equipo de Estados Unidos avanzaron a las finales en sus respectivas categorías, con lo que clasificaron a Tokio 2020.

Gracias a que en el Campeonato Mundial de 2019 resultaron ganadores de medalla en 68 y 76 kg en el 2019, los Estados Unidos llegaron a este evento con dos categorias ya clasificadas, por lo que hoy completaron el equipo con Sarah HILDEBRANDT (50 kg), Jacarra WINCHESTER (53 kg), Helen MAROULIS (57 kg) y Kayla MIRACLE (62 kg).

Hoy fue la primera competencia internacional en 2 años para la campeona olimpica en Río 2016 Helen Maroulis, ya que no participaba en un evento de esta naturaleza desde el Campeonato Mundial 2018.

En su primero combate, Maroulis derroto a la campeona mundial 2019 Morais de Canada por superioridad tecnica.

Maroulis no fue la unica medallista mundial quien califico su categoria para EE. UU. Hildebrandt medallista de plata en 2018, y Winchester ganadora de la medalla de oro en 2019 también consiguieron el boleto a Tokio.

Brasil, Canadá y Cuba también tuvieron m múltiples clasificados para los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio.

Cuba se quedó con tres plazas gracias a Yusneylis GUZMAN LOPEZ (50 kg), Lianna de la Caridad MONTERO HERRERA (53 kg) y campeona mundial U23 de 2018, Yudari SANCHEZ RODRIGUEZ (68 kg).

Por otro lado, Brazil recolecto dos lugares cuando Lais NUÑES DE OLIVEIRA (62 kg) y la medallista mundial en 2014, Aline DA SILVA FERREIRA (76 kg) avanzaron a los combates finales.

Nuñes y da Silva fueron financiadas por el programa United World Wrestling Development Technical Assistance, que brinda a los atletas de países en desarrollo la oportunidad de competir en eventos de alto nivel. La clasificacion de ambas no sería posible sin el apoyo de UWW.

Canada califico dos categorías, gracias a la medallista de plata del mundial 2018 Danielle LAPPAGE (68 kg) y a la campeona olimpica debRío 2016 Erica WIEBE (76 kg).

El Clasificatorio Olímpico Panamericano termina mañana con los combates del estilo libre masculino.

Women’s freestyle finals results

50 kg
GOLD - Yusneylis GUZMAN LOPEZ (CUB) df. Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA), injury default
BRONZE - Thalia MALLQUI PECHE (PER) df. Carolina CASTILLO HIDALGO (COL), injury default
BRONZE - Jessica MACDONALD (CAN) df. Rita Fatima ROJAS CHAVEZ (MEX), 10-0

53 kg
GOLD - Lianna de la Caridad MONTERO HERRERA (CUB) df. Jacarra WINCHESTER (USA), injury default
BRONZE– Samantha STEWART (CAN) df. Luisa VALVERDE MELENDRES (ECU), 9-0

57 kg
GOLD - Alma VALENCIA ESCOTO (MEX) df. Helen MAROULIS (USA), injury default
BRONZE – Linda MORAIS (CAN) df. Gabriela Nicole RAMOS DIAZ (PUR), fall

62 kg
GOLD - Lais NUNES DE OLIVEIRA (BRA) df. Kayla MIRACLE (USA), injury default
BRONZE – Michelle FAZZARI (CAN) df. Nathaly GRIMAN HERRERA (VEN), injury default

68 kg
GOLD - Danielle LAPPAGE (CAN) df. Yudari SANCHEZ RODRIGUEZ (CUB), injury default
BRONZE - Luz VAZQUEZ (ARG) df. Leonela AYOVI PARRAGA (ECU), 3-2
BRONZE - Tatiana RENTERIA RENTERIA (COL) df. Yanet SOVERO NINO (PER), 4-2

76 kg
GOLD - Erica WIEBE (CAN) df. Aline DA SILVA FERREIRA (BRA), injury default
BRONZE – Genesis REASCO VALDEZ (ECU) df. Andrea OLAYA GUTIERREZ (COL), injury default

Women’s freestyle semifinals results

50 kg
Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA) df. Jessica MACDONALD (CAN), 11-0
Yusneylis GUZMAN LOPEZ (CUB) df. Carolina CASTILLO HIDALGO, 6-4

53 kg
Jacarra WINCHESTER (USA) df. Samantha STEWART (CAN), 8-4
Lianna de la Caridad MONTERO HERRERA (CUB) df. Luisa VALVERDE MELENDRES (ECU), 5-4

57 kg
Helen MAROULIS (USA) df. Nes Marie RODRIGUEZ TIRADO (PUR), 11-0
Alma VALENCIA ESCOTO (MEX) df. Linda MORAIS (CAN), fall 3:45

62 kg
Kayla MIRACLE (USA) df. Michelle FAZZARI (CAN), 12-3
Lais NUNES DE OLIVEIRA (BRA) df. Nathaly GRIMAN HERRERA (VEN), 3-1

68 kg
Yudari SANCHEZ RODRIGUEZ (CUB) df. Yanet SOVERO NINO (PER), 5-0
Danielle LAPPAGE (CAN) df. Leonela AYOVI PARRAGA (ECU), 10-0

76 kg
Erica WIEBE (CAN) df. Genesis REASCO VALDEZ (ECU), 5-0
Aline DA SILVA FERREIRA (BRA) df. Andrea OLAYA GUTIERREZ (COL), 2-1

Maroulis bat Yoshida, remporte la première médaille d'or de lutte féminine pour les USA

Vendredi 19 août 2016 - 15:48 By William May

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RIO DE JANEIRO (18 aout) – Helen MAROULIS (USA) a remporté le duel des championnes du monde en titre jeudi en battant la véritable légende Saori YOSHIDA (JPN) 4-1, aux JO de Rio 2016.

Maroulis, qui a remporté le titre mondial à 55 kg l’année passée, s’est dégagée d’un headlock tôt en seconde période et a pris l’avantage 2-1 en finale à 53 kg, et a ensuite marqué un plaquage à moins d’une minute de la fin du match. Elle offre aux  USA leur première médaille d’or olympique en lutte féminine.

« Je rêve de me mesurer à Yoshida depuis si longtemps. C’est mon héros ; elle est la lutteuse la plus décorée de l’histoire de la lutte » déclare Maroulis après sa victoire. « C’est un véritable honneur d’avoir lutté contre elle. »

En ce qui concerne Yoshida, c’est la première fois en 14 ans qu’elle ne termine pas sur la première match du podium. Elle a remporté trois médailles d’or olympiques et 13 championnats du monde.

« J’aurai du attaquer plus tôt et plus rapidement mais elle (Maroulis) était juste plus forte que moi » témoigne une Yoshida inconsolable après sa défaite.

                                  

Les fans japonais ont retrouvé leur enthousiasme avec Risako KAWAI (JPN), qui a remporté son premier titre au niveau mondial en tant que senior en battant Maria MAMASHUK (BLR) 6-0.

Kawai, médaillée d’argent il y a une année au niveau mondial, a remporté la quatrième médaille d’or du Japon en lutte féminine aux JO de Rio 2016, et la 11ème depuis les JO d’Athènes, en 2004, lorsque la lutte féminine a fait son apparition au programme olympique.

A la fin de la compétition de lutte féminine, Erica WIEBE (CAN) a gagné 6-0 face à Guzel MANYUROVA (KAZ) en finale à 75 kg.

La médaille d’or de Wiebe est la seconde que remporte le Canada après que Carol HUYNH (CAN) ait gagné à 48 kg à Pékin en 2008.

Malgré sa défaite, Manyurova a remporté sa troisième médaille olympique. Elle avait remporté l’argent pour la Russie en 2004 et le bronze à Londres il y a quatre ans.

Dans les matchs pour le bronze à 53 kg, Natalia SINISHIN (AZE) a gagné 2-1 face à Betzabeth ARGUELLO (VEN) en marquant le dernier point. Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) a jeté ZHONG Xuechen (CHN) sur son dos directement après le coup d’envoi du match et a remporté la rencontre en 29 secondes.

 

A 63kg, Yekaterina LARIONOVA (KAZ) a battu Elena PIROZHKOVA (USA) par tombé en 4 :41.  Monika MICHALIK (POL) a marqué deux plaquages et a battu Inna TRAZHUKOVA (RUS) 6-3.

A 75kg, ZHANG Fengliu (CHN) a gagné 8-4 face à Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR) et Ekaterina BUKINA (RUS) a marqué un plaquage dans les dernières secondes de son match pour s’assurer la victoire 5-3 face à Laure ALI ANNABEL (CMR).

La lutte continue vendredi avec le premier jour de lutte libre à 57 kg et 74 kg.

Lutte féminine 53kg (19 inscriptions)

Médaille d’or
Helen MAROULIS (USA) df. Saori YOSHIDA (JPN), 4-1

Médaille de bronze
Natalia SINISHIN (AZE) df. Betzabeth ARGUELLO (VEN), 2-1
Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) df. ZHONG Xuechun (CHN) by Fall, 0:29 (6-0)

Demi-finale
Saori YOSHIDA (JPN) df. Betzabeth ARGUELLO (VEN), 6-0
Helen MAROULIS (USA) df. Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) by Fall, 5:23 (8-0)

Repêchage
Natalia SINISHIN (AZE) df. Isabelle SAMBOU (SEN), 4-0
ZHONG Xuechun (CHN) df. Yulia KHAVALDHZY (UKR) by TF, 10-0, 1:43 
ZHONG Xuechun (CHN) df. JONG Myong-Suk (PRK), 5-5

Lutte féminine 63kg (19 inscriptions)

Médaille d’or
Risako KAWAI (JPN) df. Maria MAMASHUK (BLR), 6-0

Médaille de bronze
Yekaterina LARIONOVA (KAZ) df. Elena PIROZHKOVA (USA) by Fall, 4:01 (4-3)
Monika MICHALIK (POL) df. Inna TRAZHUKOVA (RUS), 6-3

Demi-finale
Maria MAMASHUK (BLR) df. Elena PIROZHKOVA (USA), 3-2 
Risako KAWAI (JPN) df. Inna TRAZHUKOVA (RUS) by TF, 10-0, 2:10

Repêchage
Yekaterina LARIONOVA (KAZ) df. Henna JOHANSSON (SWE) by Fall, 3:58 (4-1)
Monika MICHALIK (POL) v Anastasija GRIGORJEVA (LAT), 5-2

Lutte féminine 75kg (18 inscriptions)

Médaille d’or
Erica WIEBE (CAN) v Guzel MANYUROVA (KAZ)

Médaille de bronze
ZHANG Fengliu (CHN) df. Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR), 8-4
Ekaterina BUKINA (RUS) df. Laure ALI ANNABEL (CMR), 5-3

Demi-finale
Erica WIEBE (CAN) df. Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR), 3-0 
Guzel MANYUROVA (KAZ) df. Ekaterina BUKINA (RUS) by Fall, 5:52 (6-8)

Repêchage
ZHANG Fengliu (CHN) df. Maria SELMAIER (GER) by TF, 10-0, 3:54 
LAURE ALI ANNABEL (CMR) df. Zsanett NEMETH (HUN), 5-2

Japanese fans, however, regained some of their festive mood from Risako KAWAI (JPN), who claimed her first world-level title as a senior with three takedowns for a 6-0 win over Maria MAMASHUK (BLR).

Kawai, world silver medalist one year ago, earned Japan its fourth gold medal in women’s wrestling at Rio 2016 and 11th overall since Athens 2004 where the discipline made its Olympic Games debut.

In the finale of the women’s events, Erica WIEBE (CAN) stepped over a failed force-out attempt for two points in the first period of the 75kg final with Guzel MANYUROVA (KAZ). Wiebe then added a double-leg takedown and a spin behind in the second for a 6-0 victory.

Wiebe’s gold medal is the second for Canada after Carol HUYNH (CAN) won the 48kg title at Beijing 2008.

Despite the loss, 38-year-old Manyurova secured her third Olympic Games medal. Previously, Manyurova took a silver medal for Russia at Athens 2004 and then grabbed a bronze medal four years ago in London.

In the bronze medal matches at 53kg, Natalia SINISHIN (AZE) took the last point off three “shot clock” situations for a 2-1 win over Betzabeth ARGUELLO (VEN). Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) dumped ZHONG Xuechen (CHN) to her back off the whistle and heard the slap of the mat at 29 seconds.

At 63kg, Yekaterina LARIONOVA (KAZ) threw Elena PIROZHKOVA (USA) with an arm-trap, back-arching throw early in the second period and pressed for the fall at 4:01. Monika MICHALIK (POL) scored a pair of go-behind takedowns on her way to a 6-3 win over Inna TRAZHUKOVA (RUS).

At 75kg, ZHANG Fengliu (CHN) forged an 8-4 back-and-forth win over Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR) and Ekaterina BUKINA (RUS) scored a spin-behind takedown in the closing seconds to secure a 5-3 victory over Laure ALI ANNABEL (CMR).

Wrestling continues Friday with the first day of freestyle action in the 57kg and 74kg categories.

Women’s Wrestling 53kg (19 entries)

Gold Medal Final
Helen MAROULIS (USA) df. Saori YOSHIDA (JPN), 4-1

Bronze Medal Finals
Natalia SINISHIN (AZE) df. Betzabeth ARGUELLO (VEN), 2-1
Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) df. ZHONG Xuechun (CHN) by Fall, 0:29 (6-0)

Semifinals
Saori YOSHIDA (JPN) df. Betzabeth ARGUELLO (VEN), 6-0
Helen MAROULIS (USA) df. Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) by Fall, 5:23 (8-0)

Repechage
Natalia SINISHIN (AZE) df. Isabelle SAMBOU (SEN), 4-0
ZHONG Xuechun (CHN) df. Yulia KHAVALDHZY (UKR) by TF, 10-0, 1:43 
ZHONG Xuechun (CHN) df. JONG Myong-Suk (PRK), 5-5

Women’s Wrestling 63kg (19 entries)

Gold Medal Final
Risako KAWAI (JPN) df. Maria MAMASHUK (BLR), 6-0

Bronze Medal Finals
Yekaterina LARIONOVA (KAZ) df. Elena PIROZHKOVA (USA) by Fall, 4:01 (4-3)
Monika MICHALIK (POL) df. Inna TRAZHUKOVA (RUS), 6-3

Semifinals
Maria MAMASHUK (BLR) df. Elena PIROZHKOVA (USA), 3-2 
Risako KAWAI (JPN) df. Inna TRAZHUKOVA (RUS) by TF, 10-0, 2:10

Repechage
Yekaterina LARIONOVA (KAZ) df. Henna JOHANSSON (SWE) by Fall, 3:58 (4-1)
Monika MICHALIK (POL) v Anastasija GRIGORJEVA (LAT), 5-2

Women’s Wrestling 75kg (18 entries)

Gold Medal Final
Erica WIEBE (CAN) v Guzel MANYUROVA (KAZ)

Bronze Medal Finals
ZHANG Fengliu (CHN) df. Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR), 8-4
Ekaterina BUKINA (RUS) df. Laure ALI ANNABEL (CMR), 5-3

Semifinals
Erica WIEBE (CAN) df. Vasilisa MARZALIUK (BLR), 3-0 
Guzel MANYUROVA (KAZ) df. Ekaterina BUKINA (RUS) by Fall, 5:52 (6-8)

Repechage
ZHANG Fengliu (CHN) df. Maria SELMAIER (GER) by TF, 10-0, 3:54 
LAURE ALI ANNABEL (CMR) df. Zsanett NEMETH (HUN), 5-2