Batirov Adds Bahrain to Rio 2016 Wrestling Events at 1st World OG Qualifier

ULAANBAATAR (April 24) – Asia champion and former Russian national team member Adam BATIROV (BRN) racked up five wins on Sunday to add Bahrain to the list of countries sending wrestlers to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

Batirov rolled over 2014 world silver medalist Yakup GOR (TUR), 7-2, in the 65kg semifinals to book Bahrain’s place at Rio 2016, then fashioned a 3-1 win over Zurabi IAKOBISHVILI (GEO) for the tournament title.

With Batirov’s triumph, Bahrain will send its first-ever wrestler to the Olympic Games since first competing at the summer Olympic Games in 1984.

Meanwhile, Iakobishvili, who narrowly missed qualifying at the European meet one week ago, came through with a 5-4 win against Borislav NOVACHKOV (BUL) in the semifinals to complete Georgia’s list of freestyle qualifiers with six.

Azerbaijan also earned its sixth qualification in freestyle from 2014 junior world runner-up Mirjalal HASANZADE (AZE), who defeated Asia champion Sandeep TOMAR (IND), 8-8, in the closing seconds of the 57kg semifinals.

Moldova qualified its first wrestlers for Rio 2016 as Evgheni NEDEALCO (MDA) and Nicolae CEBAN (MDA) each won in the special round of bouts between bronze medal winners in freestyle and Greco-Roman.
 

Nedealco fashioned a 6-0 shutout of Oleg BILOTSERKIVSKI (UKR) in the 74kg playoff while Ceban booked a place in his third Olympic Games with a pair of late takedowns and a 9-3 win over local favorite DORJKHAND Khuderbulga (MGL) at 97kg.

Dorjkhand was trying to qualify host Mongolia for its sixth position in freestyle at Rio 2016.

European champion Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR) atoned for a loss by fall at last week’s continental qualifier in Serbia with five wins by a combined score of 41-1, including a 12-1 technical fall over Georgi IVANOV (BUL) in the 74kg final.

Beijing 2008 bronze medalist for Russia Georgi KETOEV (ARM) made his international debut for Armenia by winning a ticket to Rio 2016 at 97kg, coming from behind with a four-point back-arching throw in the final for a 4-3 win over Magomed IBRAGIMOV (UZB).

Rio 2016 qualifying action now shifts to Istanbul, where the “last chance” world qualifier will be held May 6-8.

Freestyle

57kg (18 entries)

Gold – Ivan GUIDEA (ROM) df. Mirjalal HASANZADE (AZE), 8-3

Rio 2016 Playoff – Sandeep TOMAR (IND) df. Andrey YATSENKO (UKR) by TF, 11-0, 3:18

Bronze – Andrey YATSENKO (UKR) df. Vladislav ANDREEV (BLR), 10-2
Bronze – Sandeep TOMAR (IND) df. Alexandru CHIRTOACA (MDA) by TF, 10-0, 1:52

Semifinal – Ivan GUIDEA (ROM) df. Vladislav ANDREEV (BLR), 4-3
Semifinal – Mirjalal HASANZADE (AZE) df. Sandeep TOMAR (IND), 8-8

65kg (27 entries)

Gold – Adam BATIROV (BRN) df. Zurabi IAKOBISHVILI (GEO), 3-1

Rio 2016 Playoff – Yakup GOR (TUR) df. Borislav NOVACHKOV (BUL), 4-2

Bronze – Borislav NOVACHKOV (BUL) df. David SAFARYAN (ARM) by TF, 11-0, 2:12
Bronze – Yakup GOR (TUR) df. David HABAT (SLO), 6-0

Semifinal – Zurabi IAKOBISHVILI (GEO) df. Borislav NOVACHKOV (BUL), 5-4
Semifinal – Adam BATIROV (BRN) df. Yakup GOR (TUR), 7-2

74kg (25 entries)

Gold – Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR) df. Georgi IVANOV (BUL) by TF, 12-1, 5:11

Rio 2016 Playoff – Evgheni NEDEALCO (MDA) df. Oleg BILOTSERKIVSKI (UKR), 6-0

Bronze – Evgheni NEDEALCO (MDA) df. Mihaly NAGY (HUN), 9-2
Bronze – Oleg BILOTSERKIVSKI (UKR) df. Gamid DZHALILOV (TJK), 3-2

Semifinal – Georgi IVANOV (BUL) df. Mihaly NAGY (HUN), 10-7
Semifinal – Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR) df. Oleg BILOTSERKIVSKI (UKR), 4-0

86kg (23 entries)

Gold – Jayden COX (USA) df. Pedro CEBALLOS FUENTES (VEN), 6-0

Rio 2016 Playoff – Zbigniew BARANOWSKI (POL) df. ZHANG Feng (CHN), 4-3

Bronze – ZHANG Feng (CHN) df. Lyubomir SAGALIUK (UKR), 8-7
Bronze – Zbigniew BARANOWSKI (POL) df. Umidyon ISMANOV (UZB), 7-1

Semifinal – Pedro CEBALLOS FUENTES (VEN) df. Lyubomir SAGALIUK, 12-4 (UKR)
Semifinal – Jayden COX (USA) df. Umidyon ISMANOV (UZB), 5-2

97kg (20 entries)

Gold – Georgi KETOEV (ARM) df. Magomed IBRAGIMOV (UZB), 4-3

Rio 2016 Playoff – Nicolae CEBAN (MDA) df. DORJKHAND Khuderbulga (MGL), 9-4

Bronze – Nicolae CEBAN (MDA) df. Vasile CARAS (ROU) by TF. 10-0, 3:43
Bronze – DORJKHAND Khuderbulga (MGL) df. KIM Jae-Gang (KOR), 4-1

Semifinal – Georgi KETOEV (ARM) df. Nicolae CEBAN (MDA), 7-0
Semifinal – Magomed IBRAGIMOV (UZB) df. DORJKHAND Khuderbulga (MGL), 9-2

125kg (17 entries)

Gold – DENG Zhiwei (CHN) df. Daniel LIGETI (HUN) by Injury Default, 0:00

Rio 2016 Playoff – Robert BARAN (POL) df. Lyuben ILIEV (BUL), 5-1

Bronze – Robert BARAN (POL) df. Ioannis ARZOUMANIDIS (GRE), 2-2
Bronze – Lyuben ILIEV (BUL) df. Aiaal LAZAREV (KGZ), 3-1

Semifinal – DENG Zhiwei (CHN) df. Robert BARAN (POL), 11-3
Semifinal – Daniel LIGETI (HUN) df. Aiaal LAZAREV (KGZ), 4-0

گئورگی کتویف که مدال برنز المپیک پکن را برای روسیه بدست آورد در این رقابتها برای ارمنستان به میدان آمد و در مبارزه ای که عقب بود، یک فن پرتابی چهار امتیازی زد و فینال را 4-3 از ماگومد ابراگیموف ازبکی برد.

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