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Weekly FIVE! May 14, 2018

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Reviewing Thursday's Beat the Streets, the Youth Olympic Games qualifiers and Yazdani making Iran's world team.  

1. Cadet European Championships Begin Monday 
The 2018 Cadet European Championships begin Monday, May 14 in Skopje, Macedonia. 

The second cadet continental championship will serve as a qualifier for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games which take place this October. 

The first place finisher in freestyle and Greco-Roman will qualify their countries spot in the five designated weight classes, while the first and second place finishers in women's wrestling will qualify their nations spot for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games.  

European Championship Schedule

Youth Olympic Weight Classes 
Freestyle - 48kg, 55kg, 65kg, 80kg, and 110kg 
Greco-Roman - 45kg, 51kg, 60kg, 71kg, and 92kg 
Women's Wrestling - 43kg, 49kg, 57kg, 65kg, and 73kg 

Amir ZARE (IRI) closes out the 2018 Cadet Asian Championship with a 10-0 win over Kumar ANIRUDH (IND). (Photo by Sachiko Hotaka)

2. Iran's Cadets Illuminate Uzbekistan 
Iranian freestyle wrestlers left the 2018 Cadet Asian Championships with medals in all but one weight class. 

Iran claimed an impressive six golds and three bronzes to close out the first cadet continental championship of the year. 

Even more impressive, in their six finals bouts, Iranian wrestlers picked up four technical superiority wins and averaged nearly ten points a match! 

Full Cadet Asian Championship Results   

3. Beat the Streets Match-up Order Announced 
The wait is almost over!

Three Olympic champions in Togrul ASGAROV (AZE), Jordan BURROUGHS (USA)  and Helen MAROULIS (USA) are set to compete at Beat the Streets which begins this Thursday, May 17 at 2:30 PM in New York, New York. 

The final two duals, USA vs. Nigeria and USA vs. Cuba start at 6:30 PM.

Women's Freestyle
USA vs. Nigeria 
57kg: Helen MAROULIS (USA) vs. Odunayo ADEKUROYE (NGR)
59 kg: Alli RAGAN (USA) vs. Adeniyi AMINAT (NGR)
68 kg: Tamyra STOCK (USA) vs. Blessing OBORUDUDU (NGR)

FREESTYLE
USA vs. Cuba
57kg – Josh RODRIGUEZ (USA) vs. Reineri ORTEGA (CUB)
70kg – James GREEN (USA) vs. Franklin MAREN CASTILLO (CUB)
79kg – Kyle DAKE (USA) vs. Livan LOPEZ AZCUY  (CUB)
92kg – J’den COX (USA) vs. Yurieski TORREBLANCA QUERALTA (CUB)
97kg – Kyle SNYDER (USA) vs. Reineris SALAS PEREZ (CUB)
125kg– Nick GWIAZDOWSKI (USA) vs. Yudenny ESTEVEZ (CUB)

Age-level Match-up - Patrick GLORY (USA) vs. Gavin TEASDALE (USA) 

Co-Main Event – Jordan BURROUGHS (USA) vs. Frank CHAMIZO (ITA)
Main Event  – Jordan OLIVER (USA) vs. Togrul ASGAROV (AZE) 

4. Olympic Champion, Yazdani Locks up Another Iranian World Team Spot 
The world and Olympic champion, Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) defeated 2018 Takhti Cup champion, Kamran GHASEMPOUR (IRI) twice in the best of three series to make Iran’s 2018 Asian Games and 2018 World Championship roster. 

In the first match-up, Yazdani was tested early, giving up the first two points. The reigning world champion came back to outscore Ghasempour, 8-0 to take the first match, 8-2. 

The Olympic champion remained undefeated in Iran for the fourth consecutive year with a 5-0 victory in the second match. 

FULL RESULTS

5. Youth Olympic Qualifications by Country 
The 2018 Youth Olympic Games will take place October 12-14 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

The highest placing athlete from the Asian Championships qualified their countries spot for the Games in both freestyle and Greco-Roman. 

In women's wrestling, the top two athletes from the Asian Championships qualified their nations spot for the Buenos Aires Games. 

Qualifiers After the Cadet Asian Championships 
Freestyle 
48kg - UZB
55kg - JPN 
65kg - IRI
80kg - IRI 
110kg - IRI

Greco-Roman 
45kg - IRI 
51kg - JPN  
60kg - UZB
71kg - JPN
92kg - IRI 

Women's Wrestling 
43kg - JPN and MGL 
49kg - JPN and UZB 
57kg - JPN and IND 
65kg - JPN and CHN 
73kg - JPN and UZB 

Full Cadet Asian Championship Results   

Weekly FIVE! In Social Media

1. Big Move Monday! @vlasovroma90 #kaspeuro2018
2. Happy Mother’s Day, wrestling fans!
3. One of the most anticipated matches in years will go down May 17th in NYC. If you live in the area go ahead and support @beatthestreets, which provides wrestling opportunities to disadvantaged youth around the city. —>http://bit.ly/rotr-tix
4. Preparing for the match #wrestling #sportsgirl #cadet #asia #борьба
5. A few Black and Whites from the 2018 European Championships Kaspiysk.  #wrestling #kaspiysk2018 #unitedworldwrestling

World Champs Evloev, Kayaalp Among Greco Gold Medalists at CISM Military World Games

Thursday, October 24, 2019 - 16:04 By Ali Feizasa

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WUHAN, China (October 24) -- A pair of 2019 Greco-Roman world champions struck gold at the 7th CISM Military World Games in Wuhan, China.

Reigning world champions Musa EVLOEV (RUS) and Riza KAYAALP (TUR) were among the six gold medalists in Greco-Roman.

Evloev, a world champion in both 2018 and 2019, edged Matti Elias KUOSMANEN (FIN) 2-1 to win gold at 97kg.

Kayaalp, a 10-time Olympic and world medalist, earned a 3-1 victory over 2019 world bronze medalist Heiki NABI (EST) in the finals at 130kg. 

A pair of 2018 world champions for Russia failed to win gold after reaching the finals, Sergei EMELIN and Artem SURKOV.

Ri Se UNG (PRK) shut out Sergei EMELIN (RUS) 4-0 at 60kg. (Photo: Xinhua News Agency)

Two-time Asian silver medalist Ri Se UNG (PRK) shut out Emelin 4-0 to win gold at 60kg. Mohamed IBRAHIM (EGY) won by forfeit over Surkov at 67kg.

Pejman POSHTAM (IRI) earned 2-1 victory over past world champion Hasan ALIYEV (AZE) to claim gold at 77kg. 

2019 world silver medalist Viktor LORINCZ (HUN) captured a gold medal at 87kg by shutting out Rafig HUSEYNOV (AZE), 4-1. Huseynov won a world silver medal in Nur-Sultan at 82kg but moved up to 87kg for the Military World Games.

RESULTS

Greco-Roman

60kg
GOLD: Ri Se UNG (PRK) df. Sergei EMELIN (RUS), 4-0
BRONZE: Aidos SULTANGALI (KAZ) df. Gyanender (IND), 6-3
BRONZE: Ildar HAFIZOV (USA) TF Tigran MINASYAN (ARM), 8-0

Semifinals
Ri Se UNG (PRK) df. Ildar HAFIZOV (USA), 7-1
Sergei EMELIN (RUS) TF GYANENDER (IND), 9-0

67kg
GOLD: Mohamed IBRAHIM (EGY) df. Artem SURKOV (RUS) by forfeit
BRONZE: Mate NEMES (SRB) TF Jolison JUNIOR (BRA), 9-0
BRONZE: Mikayil RAHMANOV (AZE) df. Shant KHACHATRYAN (ARM), 5-0

Semifinals
Mohamed IBRAHIM (EGY) df. Mate NEMES (SRB), 8-6
 Artem SURKOV (RUS) df. Mikayil RAHMANOV (AZE), 3-1

77kg
GOLD: Pejman POSHTAM (IRI) df. Hasan ALIYEV (AZE), 2-1 
BRONZE: Viktor NEMES (SRB) df. Dmytro PYSHKOV (UKR), 3-0
BRONZE: Florian NEUMAIER (GER) df. Mariea GEORGE VLAD (ROU), 5-0 

Semifinals
Pejman POSHTAM (IRI) df. Florian NEUMAIER (GER), 1-1
Hasan ALIYEV (AZE) df. Viktor NEMES (SRB), 3-2

87kg
GOLD: Viktor LORINCZ (HUN) df. Rafig HUSEYNOV (AZE), 4-1
BRONZE: Denis KUDLA (GER) df. Metehan BASAR (TUR), 6-0
BRONZE: EvgHYSHMAN (UKR), 2-1

Semifinals
Viktor LORINCZ (HUN) df. Denis KUDLA (GER), 2-1
Rafig HUSEYNOV (AZE) Pinned Evgeny SALEEV (RUS) 

97kg
GOLD: Musa EVLOEV (RUS) df. Matti Elias KUOSMANEN (FIN), 2-1
BRONZE: Oliver Adrian HASSLER (GER) Pinned  Michail IOIFIDIS (GRE) 
BRONZE-Aliksandr HRABOVIK (BLR) df. Alimulati DALAWUBAI (CHN), 5-1

Semifinals
Matti Elias KUOSMANEN (FIN) df. Alimulati DALAWUBAI (CHN), 3-0
Musa EVLOEV (RUS) TF Oliver Adrian HASSLER (GER), 9-0

130kg
GOLD: Riza KAYAALP (TUR) df. Heiki NABI (EST), 3-1
BRONZE: Abdellatiif AHMED (EGY) TF Berei LEONARD ISTVAN (ROU), 8-0
BRONZE: Amin MIRZAZADEH (IRI) df. Oleksandr CHERNETSKYY (UKR), 2-2

Semifinals
Riza KAYAALP (TUR) TF Oleksandr CHERNETSKYY (UKR), 9-0
Heiki NABI (EST) df. Berei LEONARD ISTVAN (ROU), 3-1

CISM Military World Games Final Standings (All Styles)

1. Russia: 5 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze
2. North Korea: 4 gold, 2 bronze
3. China: 3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
4. Iran: 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze
5. Turkey: 2 gold, 3 bronze