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Zagreb Open Ranking Series day four finals set

By Vinay Siwach

ZAGREB, Croatia (February 4) -- The Zagreb Open Ranking Series enters its fourth day with four women's wrestling and two Greco-Roman weight classes. A huge crop of talent is competing at 67kg including Olympic champion Luis ORTA (CUB) who won the gold at 60kg in Tokyo.

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15:00: Taleh MAMMADOV (AZE) is so good. Iman Hossein Khoon MOHAMMADI (IRI) tried every trick he had but failed to break Mammadov's defense. The Azerbaijan wrestlers wins 4-4 and reaches the 63kg final.

14:35: Yelena MAKOYED (USA) is quickly becoming a threat at 76kg. She beats Dymond GUILFORD (USA) 12-2 to reach the final. If she can win domestically, she will have a chance to qualify for the Paris Olympics. But Adeline GRAY (USA) is standing on that path.

14:20: Aiperi MEDET KYZY (KGZ) with a fall over Juan WANG (CHN). She moves into the 76kg final and will face the winner of Yelena MAKOYED (USA) vs. Dymond GUILFORD (USA).

14:00: HUSIYUETU (CHN) with the upset of the tournament as he wins 13-4 over Luis ORTA (CUB). Perhaps Orta was pushed to the limits by Jafarov and Sohrabi in the previous. But here he was helpless. Husiyuetu got the par terre advantage and trapped one of Orta's arms and scored via exposure. Nothing much Orta could do there. This also means that a Jafarov vs Sohrabi rematch won't take place.

13:40: Helen MAROULIS (USA) up against Patrycja GIL (POL) at 57kg. Gil with a takedown and tries to pin but Maroulis with excellent defense. Gil leads 4-0. Maroulis scores stepout to cut the lead to 4-3. A takedown just before the break for Gil. She begins the second period with a counter takedown and it's 8-3 for Gil who is struggling to keep up. Maroulis takedown on the edge to make it 8-5 with around a minute remaining. Gil with another spin behind and it's 10-5 for her. Maroulis will take a 10-5 loss at 57kg.

13:15: The quarterfinals at GR 63kg

Samuel JONES (USA) vs. Ivan LIZATOVIC (CRO)
Shermukhammad SHARIBJANOV (UZB) vs. Taleh MAMMADOV (AZE)
Perica DIMITRIJEVIC (SRB) vs. Iman Hossein Khoon MOHAMMADI (IRI)
SAGAR (IND) vs. Aref Hossein Khoun MOHAMMADI (IRI) 

12:50: Luis ORTA (CUB) is on a roll here. After beating Hasrat JAFAROV (AZE), he now takes out Daniel SOHRABI (IRI). Sohrabi got a stepout and passivity point in the first period but Orta managed to escape. As the pressure built, Sohrabi tried pushing Orta out but a head pinch from Orta resulted in four points. Sohrabi was penalized for keeping his head low. Orta on 6-2.

12:30: Aiperi MEDET KYZY (KGZ) with a resounding win over KIRAN (IND) at 76kg. She got the cradle to fall to move into the quarterfinals.

12:10: Sae NANJO (JPN) with a technical superiority win over  Alexandria TOWN (CAN). She is on course to wrestle Maroulis in what can prove to be a blockbuster.

12:05: Helen MAROULIS (USA) was checked by Laylokhon SOBIROVA (UZB) as the latter scored the first takedown on her but she quickly fizzled out. Maroulis quickly turned up and won her opening bout at 57kg 11-2.

11:45: Akari FUJINAMI (JPN) with those perfect low singles against Lucia YEPEZ GUZMAN (ECU). Despite all the tricks in her bag, Yepez has no idea how to deal with the phenom named Fujinami, who rolls to another technical superiority win at 53kg

11:36: Daniel SHORABI (IRI) is an absolute master at his craft. The young star gets Sylla into positions of no return. Shorabi scores three takedowns in his 10-2 win over Sylla.

11:35: Luis ORTA (CUB) hands Hasrat JAFAROV (AZE) a 5-1 loss. He scores from par terre and two stepouts while Jafarov, despite getting the passivity point, fails to break Orta's defense.

11:20: Two big Greco-Roman bouts on adjacent mats. Luis ORTA (CUB) is wrestling Hasrat JAFAROV (AZE). Danial SOHRABI (IRI) is up against Mamadassa SYLLA (FRA). Both bouts are at 67kg. 

11:15: That has to be the calmest performance ever! Sumire NIIKURA (JPN) was trailing REETIKA (IND) 4-0 with 10 seconds remaining. With no signs of panic, Niikura used a head-pinched Reetika twice to win 4-4. So clutch.

10:55: Ningning RONG (CHN), competing for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics, could not get going in that bout against Patrycja GIL (POL). Shabby defense from Rong each time they got into scrambles and Gil built a 5-0 lead. Rong switched gears one in the final minute, scoring two takedowns but that was too little too late. 

10:40: A fall for Sam STEWART (CAN) over world champion Dominique PARRISH (USA) at 53kg. Parrish was going for the single leg and seems like her knee hit the mat before she could finish the move and lost her balance. Stewart kept Parrish on the back for the fall.

10:30: Akari FUJINAMI (JPN) looks like she was never off the mat. A dominant 10-0 win over Katarzyna KRAWCZYK (POL) at 53kg. Fujinami last competed internationally at the Asian Championships and has been struggling with a few injuries.

10:15: Tokyo Olympic champion Luis ORTA (CUB) makes his debut at 67kg and begins with a win! A combination of big throws and pushouts gives him a 9-1 victory over Karanjit SINGH (IND).

10:00: Welcome to a very windy day here in Zagreb! The wrestlers are ready for another long day of wrestling. The return of Akari FUJINAMI (JPN) to international competition since the Asian Championships in April last year is the biggest story of the day.

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World Championships 2025 Women's Wrestling Entries

By United World Wrestling Press

ZAGREB, Croatia (August 16) -- The Women's Wrestling entry list for the World Championships sees 230 wrestlers participating in the September 13-21 event in Zagreb.

Women's Wrestling will be held on September 15, 16, 17 and 18. For full schedule of the World Championships, click here.

Out of the 24, 11 Paris Olympic medalists are competing in Zagreb with one gold medalist - Sakura MOTOKI (JPN).

FREESTYLE ENTRIES

Zagreb

Note: The entries are subject to change and will be updated regularly.

50kg
Cheima CHEBILA (ALG)
Kamila BARBOSA (BRA)
Madison PARKS (CAN)
Yu ZHANG (CHN)
Jacqueline MOLLOCANA (ECU)
Aintzane GORRIA GONI (ESP)
ANKUSH (IND)
Emanuela LIUZZI (ITA)
Remina YOSHIMOTO (JPN)
Svetlana ANKICHEVA (KAZ)
Jinhee KIM (KOR)
Gabija DILYTE (LTU)
Munkhnar BYAMBASUREN (MGL)
Miesinnei GENESIS (NGR)
Myonggyong WON (PRK)
Chahrazed AYACHI (TUN)
Evin DEMIRHAN (TUR)
Oksana LIVACH (UKR)
Audrey JIMENEZ (USA)
Natalia PUDOVA (UWW)
Natallia VARAKINA (UWW)
Aktenge KEUNIMJAEVA (UZB)
Nohalis LOYO (VEN)

53kg
Oleksandra KOGUT (AUT)
Serena DI BENEDETTO (CAN)
Jin ZHANG (CHN)
Laura HERIN AVILA (CUB)
Lucia YEPEZ (ECU)
Carla JAUME (ESP)
Annika WENDLE (GER)
Maria PREVOLARAKI (GRE)
ANTIM (IND)
Haruna MURAYAMA (JPN)
Zeinep BAYANOVA (KAZ)
Seoyoung PARK (KOR)
Laura STANELYTE (LTU)
Namuuntsetseg TSOGT OCHIR (MGL)
Christianah OGUNSANYA (NGR)
Roksana ZASINA (POL)
Hyo Gyong CHOE (PRK)
Andreea ANA (ROU)
Jonna MALMGREN (SWE)
Zeynep YETGIL (TUR)
Liliia MALANCHUK (UKR)
Felicity TAYLOR (USA)
Kseniya STANKEVICH (UWW)
Natalia MALYSHEVA (UWW)
Shokhida AKHMEDOVA (UZB)

55kg
Karla GODINEZ (CAN)
Mengyu XIE (CHN)
Nogona BAKAYOKO (CIV)
Yaynelis SANZ VERDECIA (CUB)
Maria BAEZ (ESP)
Tatiana DEBIEN (FRA)
Amory ANDRICH (GER)
NISHU (IND)
Sowaka UCHIDA (JPN)
Zulfiya YAKHYAROVA (KAZ)
Hyerim LEE (KOR)
Mihaela SAMOIL (MDA)
Zeltzin HERNANDEZ (MEX)
Khulan BATKHUYAG (MGL)
Kyong Ryong OH (PRK)
Beatrice FERENT (ROU)
Tuba DEMIR (TUR)
Oleksandra KHOMENETS (UKR)
Cristelle RODRIGUEZ (USA)
Ekaterina VERBINA (UWW)

57kg
Zhala ALIYEVA (AZE)
Samantha STEWART (CAN)
Kexin HONG (CHN)
Luisa VALVERDE (ECU)
Graciela SANCHEZ (ESP)
Jenna HEMIAE (FIN)
Tamara DOLLAK (HUN)
TAPSYA (IND)
Himeka TOKUHARA (JPN)
Laura ALMAGANBETOVA (KAZ)
Youngjin KWON (KOR)
Bertha ROJAS (MEX)
Bolortuya KHURELKHUU (MGL)
Magdalena GLODEK (POL)
Il Sim SON (PRK)
Nethmi PORUTHOTAGE (SRI)
Evelina HULTHEN (SWE)
Pei Ying LIAO (TPE)
Chahd JELJELI (TUN)
Elvira KAMALOGLU (TUR)
Solomiia VYNNYK (UKR)
Helen MAROULIS (USA)
Iryna KURACHKINA (UWW)
Olga KHOROSHAVTSEVA (UWW)

59kg
Victoria CHHEN (AUS)
Hiunai HURBANOVA (AZE)
Laurence BEAUREGARD (CAN)
Yuqi LIU (CHN)
Lydia PEREZ (ESP)
Elena BRUGGER (GER)
Erika BOGNAR (HUN)
NEHA (IND)
Aurora RUSSO (ITA)
Sakura ONISHI (JPN)
Viktoriia KHUSAINOVA (KAZ)
Hyeonju KWON (KOR)
Altjin TOGTOKH (MGL)
Jumoke ADEKOYE (NGR)
Othelie HOEIE (NOR)
Arian CARPIO (PHI)
Pyol HONG (PRK)
Bediha GUN (TUR)
Mariia VYNNYK (UKR)
Jacarra WINCHESTER (USA)
Anastasiia SIDELNIKOVA (UWW)
Nadzeya BULANAYA (UWW)
Laylokhon SOBIROVA (UZB)

62kg
Birgul SOLTANOVA (AZE)
Bilyana DUDOVA (BUL)
Ana GODINEZ (CAN)
LILI (CHN)
Nikolett SZABO (HUN)
MANISHA (IND)
Aurora CAMPAGNA (ITA)
Sakura MOTOKI (JPN)
Tynys DUBEK (KAZ)
Hanbit LEE (KOR)
Melanie JIMENEZ (MEX)
Orkhon PUREVDORJ (MGL)
Esther KOLAWOLE (NGR)
Alicja NOWOSAD (POL)
Ok Ju KIM (PRK)
Amina CAPEZAN (ROU)
Johanna LINDBORG (SWE)
Selvi ILYASOGLU (TUR)
Iryna BONDAR (UKR)
Adaugo NWACHUKWU (USA)
Amina TANDELOVA (UWW)
Veranika IVANOVA (UWW)
Astrid MONTERO (VEN)

65kg
Miki ROWBOTTOM (CAN)
Virginia JIMENEZ (CHI)
Qi ZHANG (CHN)
Vaishnavi PATIL (IND)
Miwa MORIKAWA (JPN)
Subeen JO (KOR)
Elma ZEIDLERE (LAT)
Irina RINGACI (MDA)
Alexis GOMEZ (MEX)
Enkhjin TUVSHINJARGAL (MGL)
Grace BULLEN (NOR)
Aylah MAYALI (PLE)
Natalia KUBATY (POL)
Beyza AKKUS (TUR)
Iryna KOLIADENKO (UKR)
Macey KILTY (USA)
Dinara KUDAEVA (UWW)

68kg
Albina DRAZHI (ALB)
Aniseta ACOSTA (ASA)
Grabriela PEDRO (BRA)
Yuliana YANEVA (BUL)
Meile ZHANG (CHN)
Adela HANZLICKOVA (CZE)
Sophia SCHAEFLE (GER)
Noémi SZABADOS (HUN)
RADHIKA (IND)
Ami ISHII (JPN)
Beibit SEIDUALY (KAZ)
Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (KGZ)
Hyeonyeong PARK (KOR)
Delgermaa ENKHSAIKHAN (MGL)
Hannah RUEBEN (NGR)
Sol Gum PAK (PRK)
Kateryna ZELENYKH (ROU)
Tindra SJOEBERG (SWE)
Buse TOSUN (TUR)
Manola SKOBELSKA (UKR)
Kennedy BLADES (USA)
Khanum VELIEVA (UWW)
Nabira ESENBAEVA (UZB)

72kg
Zelu LI (CHN)
Rosie TABORA (COD)
Veronika VILK (CRO)
Pauline LECARPENTIER (FRA)
Jyoti BERWAL (IND)
Masako FURUICHI (JPN)
Zhamila BAKBERGENOVA (KAZ)
Nurzat NURTAEVA (KGZ)
Jiseon LEE (KOR)
Auguste GENDVILAITE (LTU)
Bolortungalag ZORIGT (MGL)
Alexandra ANGHEL (ROU)
Zsuzsanna MOLNAR (SVK)
Nesrin BAS (TUR)
Alla BELINSKA (UKR)
Alexandria GLAUDE (USA)
Kseniia BURAKOVA (UWW)
Svetlana OKNAZAROVA (UZB)

76kg
Thamires MACHADO (BRA)
Vanesa GEORGIEVA (BUL)
Brianna FRASER (CAN)
YANGLA (CHN)
Milaimy MARIN POTRILLE (CUB)
Genesis REASCO (ECU)
PRIYA (IND)
Enrica RINALDI (ITA)
Nodoka YAMAMOTO (JPN)
Elmira SYZDYKOVA (KAZ)
Aiperi MEDET KYZY (KGZ)
Seoyeon JEONG (KOR)
Kamile GAUCAITE (LTU)
Davaanasan ENKH AMAR (MGL)
Damola OJO (NGR)
Elmira YASIN (TUR)
Anastasiya ALPYEYEVA (UKR)
Kylie WELKER (USA)
Anastasiya ZIMIANKOVA (UWW)
Kristina SHUMOVA (UWW)
Ozoda ZARIPBOEVA (UZB)