Wrestling Qualification for Summer Olympic Games 2016

[tirtha22 238]

Wonderful day for India at the Wrestling Qualification tournament

 

Gold for Vinesh in 48 kg

 

Silver for Sakshi Malik in 58 kg

 

Shilpi Sheoran lost the bronze medal repechage match in 63 kg

 

Two quota places for India in 48 kg and 58 kg women's freestlye 

 

[nitinsanker 208]

16 minutes ago, tirtha22 said:

Wonderful day for India at the Wrestling Qualification tournament

 

Gold for Vinesh in 48 kg

 

Silver for Sakshi Malik in 58 kg

 

Shilpi Sheoran lost the bronze medal repechage match in 63 kg

 

Two quota places for India in 48 kg and 58 kg women's freestlye 

 

 

 

 

 

also the only 2 non-European quotas given today ......good  job by  Sakshi and vinesh ......... Vinesh  was awesome in the 48 kg category ....... gaining 50 points vs losing just 3 points 

Edited May 7, 2016 by nitinsanker

[MHSN 3,813]

Interesting that Ukraine participated at 58kg despite winning the quota in Europe there is only one way to explain it, the girl failed the drug test but why Moldova is also wrestling here ? I think it's easy to find why, you know it's not a sure thing yet, still they have to test the B sample , hearing process etc, they couldn't deny Moldova's chance to be here, in case Ukrainian girl can survive the whole thing which is VERY unlikely.

 

btw I took a look at men's draw (will write about it later) I see Ukraine has a representative at 125kg, which means Zaseev failed a drug test ! what they want to do with that ?!!! Ligeti who will qualify in his place, already qualified himself in Mongolia ?! maybe Iliev from Bulgaria (finished 4th in MGL) will qualify instead ?! 

 

or maybe they can give it to Gagloev (SVK) who finished 5th in Europe behind Ligeti (actually didn't show up in bronze medal match) , lol poor guy that's why you always have to wrestle. even in this non-important bronze medal matches, one day you will need that bronze medal !

Edited May 7, 2016 by MHSN

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Updated as of May 7th, 2016

[dcro 10,210]

9 minutes ago, MHSN said:

Interesting that Ukraine participated at 58kg despite winning the quota in Europe there is only one way to explain it, the girl failed the drug test but why Moldova is also wrestling here ? I think it's easy to find why, you know it's not a sure thing yet, still they have to test the B sample , hearing process etc, they couldn't deny Moldova's chance to be here, in case Ukrainian girl can survive the whole thing which is VERY unlikely.

 

btw I took a look at men's draw (will write about it later) I see Ukraine has a representative at 125kg, which means Zaseev failed a drug test ! what they want to do with that ?!!! Ligeti who will qualify in his place, already qualified himself in Mongolia ?! maybe Iliev from Bulgaria (finished 4th in MGL) will qualify instead ?! 

 

or maybe they can give it to Gagloev (SVK) who finished 5th in Europe behind Ligeti (actually didn't show up in bronze medal match) , lol poor guy that's why you always have to wrestle. even in this non-important bronze medal matches, one day you will need that bronze medal !

 

And what will happen if Ukraine qualifies again in 125kg and it turns out that Zaseev B sample comes negative?

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4 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

And what will happen if Ukraine qualifies again in 125kg and it turns out that Zaseev B sample comes negative?

 

haha that will make a mess

 

I just found another one ! they also have a rep at 65kg ! means Kvyatkovskyi also failed a test (apparently all 3 of them failed on Meldonium)

again the Georgian guy who finished 3rd qualified later in Mongolia

they have 3 options now

1) 5th place finish in Serbia, Arzoumanidis (GRE)

2) the Other bronze medalist in Serbia, Safaryan (ARM)

3) 4th place in Mongolia Novachkov (BUL)

 

I wonder which one of these guys deserve it more ?!

 

in 125kg case

1) 5th place finish in Serbia, Gagloev (SVK)

2) the Other bronze medalist in Serbia, Iliev ( BUL )

3) 4th place in Mongolia , again Iliev ( BUL )

[MHSN 3,813]

Damn, I just found another one ! Belarus also has a rep at 125 ! Ibragim Saidov ! which means Jalilov also failed in Serbia ! both 125 finalists, which secures a quota for Iliev (BUL) here.

 

I have to check if there are more

[dcro 10,210]

This is hilarious!

[hckošice 16,571]

hey guys, can you please stop to excite me with making me false hopes

[MHSN 3,813]

Here is my preview about freestyle draws

 

but first I have to say we have less depth in freestyle comparing to Greco-Roman which means the level of competition is quite low ! makes harder to predict, but still there are some great wrestlers not qualified yet.

 

59kg

I think in easier top half , the winner of Buruian-Atli match in first round will make it to Rio. can't see any other competition for them (maybe Ewald or the Chinese guy), Atli is slight favorite here.

in bottom half we have two very good wrestlers Shuptar and Andreyev. both world medalist, I think the quota will be between them but still we have the Kyrgyz guy, Mejias, Metreveli and a guy from Uzbekistan

I expect Turkey and Ukraine to qualify.

 

65kg

we have 32 wrestlers here ! still the top half is still easier despite having 16 wrestlers in each half ! it's hard to pick a clear favorite here becuase there are 4-5 good (but not great) wrestlers there , Garcia (CAN), Perpelita (MDA), Bucur (ROU) and Habat (SLO) all have chances here and maybe the guy from Kyrgyzstan. Bucur has a clean path to the semifinal. still I think Garcia has more chance.

we have Molinaro, Zhumagaziyev, Novachkov, Safaryan, Radulov, Nurykov and few more good wrestlers from Japan, France and Korea here. it's really hard to pick someone they are all at the same level. Novachkov might even got the quota if they disqualify the Ukrainian wrestlers. on other hand Radulov (UKR) is very good but he is probably not prepared as a last minute entry. Safaryan is a former world champion.

I expect Canada and Belarus to qualify.

 

74kg

out of remaining wrestlers, I see only Rashid Kurbanov as a serious medal treat in Rio and he is not here ! Uzbekistan is sending Abdurakhmanov (raised in USA , world bronze medalist) here, he is the top favorite in top half, have an easy path to quarterfinal probably against China, his semifinal will be probably against Ukraine or Germany, I consider Ukraine as the second favorite behind him.

again there is no clear favorite in second half, but a bunch good wrestlers almost in the same level. Brzozowski, Sufiev, Ncube, Nagy, Friev, Grigoryan, even the new Belarus guy, beside all of them I'm curious to see this Uruguayan guy Palacio ! he is an American wrestler with Uruguay heritage. I won't surprise if he qualifies (still not a top favorite here) . really hard to pick one snce they are all at the same level. but I go with my favorite wrestler here , our Tajik friend.

I expect Uzbekistan and Tajikistan to qualify.

 

86kg

The biggest name here is a former world champion Aldatov. this is his last chance and I think he won't miss it.by saying that he still has some competition in top half. Ismanov in second round, Murtazaliev/Harth in Quarters and probably Ianulov (or Japan) in semifinal, I think Ianulov is the only real treat for him. he lost narrowly in Serbia.

bottom half is much easier this time, wide open for everybody. I had to check the list so many times to pick one ! if Tagziev survives his first match he has an easy way to the semifinal (I have no idea about the Russian guy of France but his CV doesn't look good) in the lower quarter I see Korea, Latvia, even FInland and Romania with chance, Stefan (ROU) used to be a good wrestler but did nothing special recently.

I expect Ukraine and South Korea to qualify.

 

97kg

Only in this weight , I didn't have hard time to pick two wrestlers ! Khudelbulga has a dream draw in top half. nobody serious on his way to the semifinal and there he only has to beat India or Germany to make it. Shala of Albania also can make a surprise here, this Mongolia guy was terrible at home two weeks ago which makes me give chance to those guys as well. still he is the clear favorite.

with Saritov around, this is useless to talk about the rest, he will qualify most probably, I think the only one who can challenge Saritov is Yanouksi, that will be a close mtch.

I expect Mongolia and Romania to qualify.

 

125kg

We have a very weird situation here, 3 wrestlers are here while they shouldn't ! Ukraine and Belarus qualified the weight before but they are still here (and still not clear who will qualify instead of them) Brazilian guy Jaoude also qualified in Greco-Roman but still he is trying his chance (which is an absolute ZERO) in freestyle they have a naturalized Armenian wrestler who will probably take his place in Greco-Roman. I won't surprise if they simply qualify all top 4 wrestlers here, so it's better for everybody to take bronze medal matches serious ! but if they want to give spot to someone Iliev of BUL deserved it more, but he is still here !

OK let's back to the competition without considering all these crazy things.we have some surprising names in top half, Saidov (BLR) and Krupnyakv (KGZ) !! both from Russia, both considered be a big name in 97kg, both once got banned for doping. Saidov was the biggest nobody ! I heard so many things about him and now he has to qualify the weight AGAIN for Belarus. we also have Chintoan and Matuhin here, plus Vivenes.

in bottom half it will be between the new guy of Ukraine, Greece and Slovakia. and maybe Iliev.

I expect Belarus and Ukraine to qualify again