SOFIA (August 18) – Russia kicked off the men’s freestyle events with a pair of gold medals on Saturday, the fifth day of the junior wrestling world championships. Two-time cadet world champion Zavur UGUEV (RUS) claimed his first junior crown at 50kg and Alan ZASEEV (RUS) rolled to five wins by technical fall at Arena Armeetz in Sofia to take the 74kg crown. Meanwhile, Azerbaijan and the United States won their first gold medals of the junior world meet with 2012 European junior champion Akhmednabi GVARZATILOV (AZE) taking the 60kg crown and Kyle SNYDER (USA) coming off his back to win at 96kg. 50kg (19 entries) UGUEV (RUS), the cadet winner in 2011 and 2012, scored late with a takedown to tilt and then a double-leg to the back to hang a 13-4 technical fall on European junior champion Suleyman ALTI (TUR) at 5:44 of the 50kg final. In the bronze medal finals, 2011 Asia cadet champion Yernur KABATAYEV (KAZ) racked up a technical fall over Asia junior bronze medalist Makhmudjon SHAVKATOV (UZB) with the end coming 35 seconds into the second period. Hometown favorite Mehmed FERAIM (BUL), the 2010 European cadet runner-up, edged 2012 world cadet bronze medalist Satoshi FUJIKAWA (JPN), 3-0, on a force-out and two penalty points. Gold medal final Zavur UGUEV (RUS) df. Suleyman ATLI (TUR) by TF, 13-4 Bronze medal finals Yernur KABATAYEV (KAZ) df. Makhmudjon SHAVKATOV (UZB) by TF, 13-5 Mehmed FERAIM (BUL) df. Satoshi FUJIKAWA (JPN), 3-0 60kg (32 entries) GVARZATILOV led Asian senior bronze medalist Nomin BATBOLD (MGL) 7-5 after a seesaw first period, but took control in the second with three different leg attacks and back exposure for the technical fall, 15-7, at 5:40. Shota PHARTENADZE (GEO), a 2011 world cadet bronze medal winner, dropped Andriy SVYRYD (UKR) to his back with a fireman’s carry for the fall at 1:49 of the first period. Gamlet RAMONOV (RUS), meanwhile, landed on top of a takedown counter throw attempt as time ran out in the first period for a 7-0 technical fall win over Mark GREY (USA). Gold medal final Akhmednabi GVARZATILOV (AZE) df. Nomin BATBOLD (MGL) by TF, 15-7 Bronze medal finals Shota PHARTENADZE (GEO) df. Andriy SVYRYD (UKR) by fall Gamlet RAMONOV (RUS) df. Mark GREY (USA) by TF, 7-0 74kg (32 entries) ZASEEV dropped 2012 junior world entry Alexander DIERINGER (USA) to his back late in the first period for a 5-0 lead before the intermission. A challenge by the American corner was rejected and ZASEEV led 6-0, heading into the second period. ZASEEV bagged his fifth technical fall triumph of the day with a single-leg takedown at 0:59 of the second period. In the bronze medal matches, European junior silver medalist Bakhtiyar ISRAFILLI (AZE) scored with a three-point knee-pick takedown early in the second period for an 8-1 win over Gheorghe BODISTEANU (ROU). Asia junior champion Mostafa GHIYAS (IRI) scored with three takedowns from a head-snap set-up on his way to a 7-0 win at 2:06 over Engin ISMAIL (BUL). Gold medal final Alan ZASEEV (RUS) df. Alexander DIERINGER (USA) by TF, 8-1 Bronze medal finals Bakhtiyar ISRAFILLI (AZE) df. Gheorghe BODISTEANU (ROU) by TF, 8-1 Mostafa GHIYAS (IRI) df. Engin ISMAIL (BUL) by TF, 7-0 96kg (27 entries) SNYDER got caught in a double arm-trap suplay by European junior bronze medalist Viktor KAZISHVILI (ARM) and had to fight off his back midway through the first period. The 17-year-old American high school wrestler of the year, however, stormed back with takedowns and force-outs for the technical fall at 4:04. Yusup MALACHMAGOMEDOV (RUS), the 2011 Euro cadet silver medalist, rolled up a quick technical fall against Robin FERDINAND (GER) to give Russia its second bronze medal – and fourth medal overall -- for the evening. Satywart KADIAN (IND), a bronze medalist at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, racked up four points in each period against European junior champion Ali BONCEOGLU (TUR) and took the technical at 3:40. Gold medal final Kyle SNYDER (USA) df. Viktor KAZISHVILI (ARM) by TF, 11-4 Bronze medal finals Yusup MALACHMAGOMEDOV (RUS) df. Robin FERDINAND (GER) by TF, 7-0 Satywart KADIAN (IND) df. Ali BONCEOGLU (TUR) by TF, 8-0
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 01:35:44 +0000
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