Wrestling at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

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The repechage matches and medal matches are happening on the subsequent days of the qualifications, Quarter Final and Semifinal matches.

 

Then how the weigh in and recovery happens for the wrestlers? 

 

Do they get enough time?

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Pictures from yesterday's finals between Tynybekova and Kawaii

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Kyrgyzstan people supporting their wrestling team back there in the country. 

 

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20 minutes ago, tirtha22 said:

The repechage matches and medal matches are happening on the subsequent days of the qualifications, Quarter Final and Semifinal matches.

 

Then how the weigh in and recovery happens for the wrestlers? 

 

Do they get enough time?

the weight-in is being held 2 hours before the start of the morning session. those who advance to the 2nd day (repechage or main draw) will have another weight-in the next day.

 

most of these wrestlers walk around 4-5 kg above their competition weight, some of them even more. they usually cut weight "brutally" just to make the weight and gain the weight back again after couple hours. UWW is trying to force wreslters to NOT cut weight with these rules. UWW wants them to move up weight instead of cutting for the lower weight. but that's the culture in this sport and they can't change it easily.

 

which means the first day morning session is usually VERY tough for those who cut weight. specially the first match, we always say here that the first match is always the toughest. Uguev was probably 60kg or more when he wrestled Atri in the semifinal. (Atri himself cuts weight too) he had to participate in weight-in once again today morning. which means he needs another recovery. but this time he has much more time to recover since there was no morning session for him.

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14 hours ago, Siddhartha Talukdar said:

During semi final match in 57kg freestyle between Ravi Dahiya and Nurislam Sanayev, Sanayev apparently bit Ravi. Does this impose any penalties or suspension

 

 

It was concluded that Nurislam Sanayev unintentionally bit Ravi Kumar Dahiya

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/wrestling-governing-body-says-kazakh-athletes-bite-unintentional-no-action-2021-08-05/

 

 

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1 hour ago, MHSN said:

the weight-in is being held 2 hours before the start of the morning session. those who advance to the 2nd day (repechage or main draw) will have another weight-in the next day.

 

most of these wrestlers walk around 4-5 kg above their competition weight, some of them even more. they usually cut weight "brutally" just to make the weight and gain the weight back again after couple hours. UWW is trying to force wreslters to NOT cut weight with these rules. UWW wants them to move up weight instead of cutting for the lower weight. but that's the culture in this sport and they can't change it easily.

 

which means the first day morning session is usually VERY tough for those who cut weight. specially the first match, we always say here that the first match is always the toughest. Uguev was probably 60kg or more when he wrestled Atri in the semifinal. (Atri himself cuts weight too) he had to participate in weight-in once again today morning. which means he needs another recovery. but this time he has much more time to recover since there was no morning session for him.

Wow that sounds interesting. How do they cut 3 kgs? Would love to know that for myself 

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2 hours ago, hckošice said:

I see the guy who denied Salkazanov to qualify for Tokyo the Kadimahamedau is still in great form like he was at the last qualifiers in Sofia, beating Dake 11-0

 

Now he´ll face Chamizo, funny enough the only one who beat him this year if I am not wrong was Salkazanov, really interested to see how will that BLR guy do today against him.

 

and by the logic. Kadzimahamedau won also.

 

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Sidakov one of the few Russians who is in top form here, total victory over Kaisanov.

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15 minutes ago, sounak said:

Wow that sounds interesting. How do they cut 3 kgs? Would love to know that for myself 

An interesting article about the same. 

 

https://www.espn.in/wrestling/story/_/id/31636607/no-food-no-water-how-wrestlers-cut-weight-big-events

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Surprising to see Akgül not going for gold here. Had no idea Steveson was that good.