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this is getting interesting https://uww.org/article/uww-sets-two-independent-panels-review-chamizo-bayramov-bout if you ask me Chamizo's 300.000 dollars claim is a lie. I mean maybe someone in the arena really told him such a thing but if you accuse like this you have to give a name, who offered this ? just a random kid in Baku ? I just can't believe they are willing to pay this much for a piece of crap like Bayramov just to win a quota. (which most probably won't be turned into a medal anyway) Cuban wrestlers had a long history of accepting bribes. but Chamizo is not representing Cuba anymore and even Cubans never do it when it comes to the Olympics. it's very interesting they claim they are going to review that "challenge decision" are they going to throw Cicioglu under the buss ? but he made a big mistake, I'm not talking about the call, that wasn't a mistake, that was intentional cheating . but the mistake was doing it under the spotlight, against someone like Chamizo. that didn't worth it, CIcioglu exposed himself and maybe this time he is going to pay. still it's hard for me to predict the outcome. but I won't be surprised if they somehow give a quota to Chamizo without taking Bayramov's

I'm a bit confused here let's consider the HKG player Wong, he won the mixed double quota here, but that doesn't automatically mean he can participate in the singles event too, right ? in this case he has to participate in East Asian qualifiers, what if he fails ? he still has a very good position in the WR to win a ranking quota. but even if he wins a "ranking quota" that doesn't occupy a quota because he already has XD quota and the place will go to the next guy in the ranking. my question is can someone like him participate in the singles event ? someone who could win a ranking single quota but won a XD double quota before that.

Yeah, pinpoint accurate

so Iran finished the 1st day with 3 gold and 1 bronze. that looks good on paper but we had a very terrible start and some narrow wins. things got better during the day though. Japan and Bahrain (Russian mercenary, World Champ Tazhiddinov) won other two golds. for some wrestlers it's part of their Olympic trials. they have to reach certain goals to book their Olympic ticket. for example Amouzad made the Olympic team by winning the 65kg gold medal here.

IWF updated its website quickly. you can see the list of qualified athletes here https://iwf.sport/qualif2024/P2024_Qualification/ just note that the magician Djuraev will compete at 102kg, you can remove him from +102kg ranking

sorry but both of those calls were correct or at least not wrong, Chamizo stepped on Bayramov's foot before that annulled takedown. yes I know they are not usually strict about this. but that's the rule and of course in Baku they would be strict in favor of the host wrestler. and if you watch it again, both other refs gave 2pts to Chamizo and didn't notice the legs. the mat chairman (who wanted AZE to win so badly) noticed that and talked other two refs into changing their decision. there was a reason why Chamizo didn't challenge that call. he knew that was a foul if we go by the book and that "pin" action. the ref below the whistle a moment before the action. I totally understand that was bad luck for Chamizo but I'm pretty sure that was just a honest mistake by the ref. that happened too fast and he has to caution/penalty Bayramov. I wish he could wait half a second more but he didn't. the action happened after/during the whistle. shouldn't be counted. and the first call which was obviously a mistake. I didn't see center ref giving 4+2. I only saw a 4 (and then they changed the camera angel) only the judge made that mistake. that was a huge mistake anyway. actions like that CAN NOT be scored 4+2. that's either 4 or 2+2. you can never score 4+2 in one action. to me there were 3 or maybe 4 big mistakes in this match, I can give a pass to the refs for two of them, but that 6pts at the beginning and the last call were crystal clear. cancelling those 2pts after watching the video was intentional cheating. I would call this match 11-6 for Chamizo (or 3 cautions disqualification for Bayramov)

well actually the center referee and the judge did OK, they had some mistakes but it happens. most of UWW refs have a low level of IQ. the problem was mostly with the mat chairman (I couldn't recognize him by his face) even in the last action, he tried to change the decision of other two refs about giving 2pts to Chamizo but failed.

why ? both yesterday call and today call was correct IMO in taekwondo, even 1 second is too much

2024 Asian Championship, Freestyle brackets are out https://arena.uww.org/weight-category/1eee02d6-2759-659e-9ff0-c71089015e53 thanks to UWW its far from the highest level of competition in Asia . most countries are fielding B teams in Olympic weights because of the Asian QT. still we can see some very big names who already qualified for the Olympics in the start list including 10 current World Champions

I checked the entry list of Asian Champs and Asian OQT and except very weak countries (like SGP , IRQ etc) there are only few wrestlers in both tournaments, obviously Asian top wrestling nations have enough money to send two different teams.

sorry but nobody touches Ibrahim Cicioglu. he is one of them. the last call was clear as crystal yet Mr Cici and his assistant Bouaziz said something else.

this guy knows magic or maybe something better he weighted 101.7 kg during the Asian Champ in his home country when he secured his quota. but how is the even possible ? he was never anywhere near that weight. but all of a sudden he dropped 7kg and made a good total and then gained that 7kg back ? if that's not magic, then what it is ? https://iwf.sport/weightlifting_/athletes-bios/?athlete=djuraev-akbar-1999-10-08&id=14360

Last Chance World Qualifier entries https://arena.uww.org/weight-category/1eef6f73-073e-67fe-ad74-231b2e1b0fdb this list is probably only accurate for non-Asian countries but for the Asian NOCs it's mostly a cope/paste from their Asian Qualifier entries. for example I know Iran will send a different team if the AQT team fails.

Because we have a f.. idiot as coach, they couldn't even calculate, Dehdar needed 213 but they went for 214 and he missed it by the narrowest possible margin. 1 kilo made a huge difference here and why the hell they started with 208 when they knew he needed 213? and Dehdar was supposed to be the CJ specialist. his plan was to lift 220 here but I think that was too much pressure for him to handle.

102kg Group B didn't go the way I preferred two more athletes surpassed the 391kg mark and that will kick our guy Dehdar out of top 10! now he needs to do something to qualify. kind of funny because at the start of this qualification period, he was our 3rd guy and nobody cared about him, now #1 and #2 are out and he is our last chance for the quota in this weight how the hell Hasanbayev (TKM) improved this much in a short period of time ? yeah I'm thinking about the same thing but TKM already has 3 doping bans (all of them less than 4 years of suspension) the rules are not clear in this case. it says the independent panel may withdraw some or all of the quota places not sure what "may withdraw" means the rules should be clear.

speaking of Chamizo, that was one of his best matches at 74kg. he didn't wrestle a good match like this for a while. I mean he was down 6-0 ( to me that was 4pts but they gave 4+2) I was 100% sure the match is over but he wrestled his heart out and if the officiating was normal he could be leading by 3-4 pts before the last action (where he again got robbed) Chamizo in morning session was terrible but from what I saw in the evening I think he will win the quota eventually. he is quite a popular wrestler (because of his unique style) and I'm sure most (if not all) of wrestling fans want to see him in Paris. but this is a very competitive weight, lots of solid wrestlers are left. Salkazanov, Demirtas, Kirov also had a good tournament today. whoever GEO sends, Kuramagomedov, Shapiev, that Russian guy of Romania was good too and there will be some good Asian wrestlers left too. at least 2 or 3. beside that, Albania and Tajikistan are purchasing some good Russian wrestlers (Veliev and Rassadin) I think they are still doing the paperwork but that can be finished anytime, Uzbekistan also hired a very high level Russian in Zhamalov.

no more surprises, the rest of the afternoon went as expected. looking back at my predictions, I was mostly wrong in Greco, only got 5 out of 12 correctly but that was expected, in freestyle it could be 10 out of 12. but that Chamizo match happened, so 9 of 12. I only missed one in 65kg and 97kg. Baitsaev was in terrible shape and I think my 65kg prediction wasn't that bad. it's not a good news that only 4 countries won all the quotas ! (and Europe was supposed to be more competitive) two teams are already completed. Russia and Azerbaijan. they both won all 6 MFS quotas. beside that only USA and Japan in women's freestyle have a full team now. (no full team in Greco yet) Belarus also had a great day, winning 4 quotas they could even win the 65kg too, but 86kg was too weak to be considered. beside that only Georgia has 3 and the rest of Europe have 2 or less. Turkey lost badly today but I think they will be prepared for the last event at home

no surprise in 86kg either Naifonov winning the quota was a 100% sure thing, I almost fell sleep during the match but Mykhailov could do better against Nurmagomedov. but his wrong tactical plan cost him the quota. he grabbed the leg so many times in the last minute but it was too late. So ... Azerbaijan didn't win a single quota on Friday and Saturday but today was different, 4 of 4 so far and I think they will win the 5th too. which means they will have a full team in Paris, (97kg quota was already in the bag)

Kadimagomedov won the battle of Russian mercenaries to win the 2nd quota. this guy is very dangerous even when he is not in a good shape like today. so far, so good for Azerbaijan and Belarus

nope whatever Cicioglu (the guy who reviews the challenge) says is final

that's robbery of the year someone got richer tonight

wrestling can be weird sometimes, IMO Dzebisashvili was maybe the worst wrestler of that half bracket but he somehow managed to win matches, beating Arushanian by a last second takedown and then Sacultan 1-1 only by passivity cautions. interesting that while other Georgian wrestlers are losing , he won the quota as the worst member of the team and in the 2nd semifinal, Haji Aliyev had a heroic comeback in the 2nd period to beat the mercenary Russian of Albania I was expecting him to win the quota but he suffered a lot and could lose in the QF and in the SF too. but winning close matches is what you expect from an experienced wrestler like him.

if I had to predict the entire bracket of 57kg, I could get a 100 out of 100 not even a minor surprise here and the quotas go to Rezazade (AZE) and the Russian mercenary of Belarus Tyutrin

I wasn't paying attention watching something else today

yeah that was stupid of him to try actions like this when he was leading comfortably. the match could end comfortably in the first period. regarding the last chance qualifier, when we talk about men's freestyle it's only about Europe and Asia (plus couple of American wrestlers at 57 and 65) I can have a better idea about the possible favorites after the Asian qualifier but I think 97kg and 125kg won't be that strong in Turkey. everything is possible with 3 quotas available there. you still have a chance in 3 heavier weights hopefully we won't have to send anybody there but I know that's wishful thinking