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Live Blog: #WrestleBudapest European Championships Day 3

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - 08:59 By Vinay Siwach

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (March 30) -- The European Championships in Budapest will see women's wrestling in five weight classes with several Tokyo Olympians and World Championships medalists competing.

The five weight classes are 50kg, 55kg, 59kg, 68kg and 76kg. Irina RINGACI (MDA), Yasemin ADAR (TUR), Epp MAE (EST), Anastasia NICHITA (MDA), Emilia VUC (ROU) and other women's wrestling stars will be on the mat.

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13:05: That's the end of the session for the morning. Jowita WRZESIEN (POL) could not have planned a more thrilling bout. She scored a takedown with four seconds left to win 7-7 to reach the semifinal at 59kg

12:45: Tokyo Olympian Emilia VUC (ROU) moves into the semifinals with an 8-2 win over Emanuela LIUZZI (ITA) at 50kg. On Mat A, Oleksandra KHOMENETS (UKR) gets the first win of the day for Ukraine. She beats Nova BERGMAN (SWE) at 55kg

12:30: At 76kg, world silver medalist Epp MAE (EST) gets the victory via fall over Enrica RINALDI (ITA) and in the next bout, Tokyo bronze Yasemin ADAR (TUR) beats Mariya ORYASHKOVA (BUL) by technical superiority. 

12:25: Between a battle of world champion Irina RINGACI (MDA) and European champion Alla BELINSKA (UKR), Ringaci runs to an easy 10-0 win inside the first period. 

12:15: Adela HANZLICKOVA (CZE) with a quick pin at 68kg against Amina CAPEZAN (ROU) who was a silver medalist at the U23 European Championships.

12:05: 59kg Round 2 is here. Top seed Alyona KOLESNIK (AZE) gets hte win over Elena BRUGGER (GER) 8-4. On Mat B, Solomiaa VYNNYK (UKR) with some late points against Jowita WRZESIEN (POL) to win 5-4 but we have a challenge. Wrzesien gets the takedown and the score is reversed to 5-3 for Poland.

11:55: Bernadett NAGY (HUN) might have pulled off the upset of the tournament. She was trailing 2-0 with five seconds remaining against Martina KUENZ (AUT). But she scores the takedown for the win

11:45: U23 European champion Anastasia NICHITA (MDA) starts the day with a close 4-2 win over Jowita WRZESIEN (POL) 

11:40: What a start to the day. Morena DE VITA (ITA) pins Solomiia VYNNYK (UKR) in Round 1 of the 59kg weight class.

11:30: Big day in Budapest as women's wrestling begins with five weight classes. Ukraine will have a team competing here

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Budapest Ranking Series Live: Tazhudinov untroubled; Aoyagi, Suda win

Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 08:07 By Vinay Siwach

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BUDAPEST, Hungary (July 17) -- The final Ranking Series of the season begins Thursday in Budapest with seven Freestyle weight classes -- 57kg, 61kg, 65kg, 70kg, 79kg, 97kg and 125kg.

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97kg: Olympic champion Akhmed TAZHUDINOV (BRN), who wrestled for the first time since Paris last week with a gold medal in Grand Prix of Spain, continues his return at the Budapest Ranking Series at 97kg.

In his first bout, Tazhudinov was up against Adlan VISKHANOV (FRA) and rolled to a 12-2 technical superiority win, making Viskhanov pay for his half-hearted attacks.

Tazhudinov began slow but hit a double-leg for four points and Viskhanov scored exposure for two points. But Tazhudinov scored a takedown and two turns from par terre to make it 10-2.

The bout went into the second period and Tazhudinov locked a cradle but Viskhanov avoided the fall, but failed to stop a Tazhudinov win.

His next bout was even shorter as he defeated Aliaksandr HUSHTYN (UWW) 10-0, thanks to a series of takedowns, and book  a spot in the semifinals.

65kg: Another Paris Olympic medalist, Islam DUDAEV (ALB), suffered an 11-0 loss to Asian U23 champion SUJEET (IND). After a slow start, Sujeet had a scoring spree in the second period and broke Dudaev down to post a win.

Vazgen TEVANYAN (ARM) has no trouble taking out Krzysztof BIENKOWSKI (POL), 6-0, in the bout which included a huge suplex from quad-pod.

79kg: Georgios KOUGIOUMTSIDIS (GRE), wrestling for the first time since the Paris Games, opens with a 12-1 win over European silver medalist Zelimkhan KHADJIEV (FRA) in a very aggressive match. Kougioumtsidis just too much for an aging Khadjiev.

70kg: Austin GOMEZ (MEX) gets the better of a very sluggish Iszmail MUSZUKAJEV (HUN) 10-0. Muszukajev has not looked the same ever since the 2024 Olympic Games.

Arman ANDREASYAN (ARM) hands Sina KHALILI (IRI) a defeated at 70kg. That means that Khalili may be out of the contention for the World Championships now.