Sadulaev beats Kurbanov 5-3, back on Russia's World team
Abdulrashid Sadulaev took the 97kg wrestle-off 5-3 and dropped himself into a bracket that now holds four Olympic champions. Kyle Snyder is one of them.
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On the mat
US Greco goes 11-10 at U23 Worlds and medals none
Team USA's Greco squad finished the U23 World Championships without a medal, going 11-10 across two days, per Justin Basch. Nobody was pulled back into repechage after the semis. Basch notes the same squad went 13-13 last year and brought home two bronzes.
not one wrestler who beat an American made the finals, so no one got a shot at repechage
Why it matters: A full age-group World cycle for US Greco ends with nothing on the podium.
Turner, Leydecker and Welker reach U23 women's semifinals
Three American women are in tonight's U23 World semifinals in Las Vegas: Morgan Turner at 50kg, Everest Leydecker at 55kg and Kylie Welker at 76kg, per USA Wrestling. Isabella Mir is alive for repechage at 68kg, while Alexis Janiak is eliminated from medal contention at 59kg. Christian Pyles had all four quarterfinalists looking great.
Why it matters: Three live medal shots for US women's freestyle on the age-group world stage.
- Semifinals at 4:45 p.m. PT, live on FloWrestling
Sadulaev wins 97kg wrestle-off over Kurbanov, back on Russia's team
Abdulrashid Sadulaev beat Magomed Kurbanov 5-3 in Russia's 97kg wrestle-off and will be the World Championships entry. Jon Kozak says Sadulaev scored off a stepout, shot clock, takedown and a failed challenge, with a little controversy on a Kurbanov double leg that both Kozak and GlobalWrestOrder think was correctly called two.
can he get to PEAK shape in time for the World Championships in one of the toughest brackets of all time?
Why it matters: 97kg at Worlds now has four Olympic champions, including Kyle Snyder, in one bracket.
- Sadulaev's form at Worlds after GlobalWrestOrder flagged his RAF health