Takedown Report

International Wrestling News — # 5

1 } – WCL announces cancellation of 2020 events, same host cities for 2021
OTTAWA – Due to safety concerns surrounding the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Wrestling Canada Lutte has cancelled the Junior / Senior and U17 / U 19 Canadian Championships, as well as the 2020 Canada Cup. Each event will be held in 2021 in the same host city that was slated to run the events in 2020. The Junior / Senior Championships will take place in London, Ont. in March, the U17 / U19 Championships & Cadet Trials will be in Edmonton in March or April, and Canada Cup will return to Calgary in June. Each event will be run in the same format as was scheduled for 2020. Dates for the three events will be announced in the coming months. …. rest of story at … https://wrestling.ca/wcl-announces-cancellation-of-2020-events-same-host-cities-for-2021/?mc_cid=eb28f2fdb6&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2 } – World Champion Morais crowned Female Wrestler of the Year, Capellan named Male Wrestler of the Year
OTTAWA – Linda Morais and Darthe Capellan have been awarded the titles of 2019 Female and Male Senior Wrestlers of the Year. In September, Morais, of Tecumseh, Ont., became World Champion at 59 kg. Morais, who trains with the Montreal Wrestling Club, defeated Liubov Ovcharova of Russia in the gold medal match with a pin to claim victory. Ovcharova appeared to be in control of the match and held a 6-1 lead at the two-minute mark. Morais, 26, scored on an exposure and was able to secure the victory by fall. …. rest of story at … https://wrestling.ca/world-champion-morais-crowned-female-wrestler-of-the-year-capellan-named-male-wrestler-of-the-year/?mc_cid=924af05634&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – Dates set for 2021 Canadian Championships
OTTAWA – Wrestling Canada Lutte and local organizing committees have finalized dates for the 2021 Junior / Senior Championships and U17 / U19 & Cadet Trials.
The Junior / Senior Canadian Championships will take place from March 19 to 21, 2021 in London, Ont. The tournament will be used as a selection event for the Pan-Am and World Championships for the senior and junior age categories. The U17 / U19 & Cadet Trials are set for March 26 to 28, 2021 in Edmonton.  …. rest of story at … https://wrestling.ca/dates-set-for-2021-canadian-championships/?mc_cid=04468f0b0b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

4 } – WRESTLING THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL FOR WANNABE REFUGEE OLYMPIAN
Syrian Amir Al-Awad is grateful to wrestling. Even at his lowest moments, when grappling on a mat was far from his thoughts, the sport has remained ingrained inside. Wrestling makes you face challenges and as a wrestler I was taught to be resilient and confront life, no matter what, explained Al-Awad, whose life was sent spinning by the outbreak of civil war in Syria in 2011. “If I am thrown to the ground or hit the bottom I have to come up and start afresh.” Wrestling-obsessed since he was nine years old, the former Asian and Arab champion has come to embody this ethos. After his house was destroyed, Al-Awad and his family became internally displaced as war raged around them. The former professional sportsman was routinely arrested. …. rest of story at … https://www.olympic.org/news/wrestling-the-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-for-wannabe-refugee-olympian?mc_cid=3777fdd4a3&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – Ismael Borrero, Olympic champion wrestler, recovers from coronavirus
Ismael Borrero, a reigning Olympic and world champion Greco-Roman wrestler from Cuba, has recovered after testing positive for the coronavirus after a March competition, according to United World Wrestling. Borrero, 28, began showing coronavirus symptoms a few days after a March 17 return to Cuba from Canada, where he competed at the Pan American Championships, according to Cuban media, which reported he entered a health center in Havana. …. rest of story at … https://sports.yahoo.com/ismael-borrero-olympic-champion-wrestler-193320180.html?mc_cid=17ded1ad3b&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

6 } – IOC Confirms Wrestling’s Qualification Process
The International Olympic Committee Executive Committee just approved the Wrestling Qualification System for Tokyo 2020. United World Wrestling is one of the first International Federations that updated its Qualification System for Tokyo 2020. The main principles and rules will remain the same. As mentioned earlier to all the National Wrestling Federations, Morocco, Hungary and China will keep the organization of the Continental Qualifiers and Bulgaria will organize the World Qualification. We are very happy to be able to announce the next steps towards the Olympic Games for all the athletes.  …. rest of story at … https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/ioc-confirms-wrestlings-qualification-process?mc_cid=b693ccac6a&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 } – Russia women’s wrestling coach Magomed Aliomarov loses battle with COVID-19
Magomed Aliomarov, a leader in the development of women’s wrestling in Russia, died Wednesday, after a brief battle with COVID-19. He was 67. Born in the small village of Tlyarosh in Dagestan, Aliomarov launched his lifelong involvement in the sport of wrestling as a child. After concluding his active competitive career. Aliomarov worked as a club coach in Dagestan from 1978-1992 before taking an administrative role as vice-president of the Azerbaijan Wrestling Federation from 2008 to 2017. That nation saw great success during Aliomarov’s tenure including a 2009 World Championship team title in women’s wrestling. In 2011 Aliomarov became the head coach of Azerbaijan Women’s Wrestling team, where he remained until 2015. …. rest of story at … https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/23620?fbclid=IwAR0-a_ziTWPRXG7PBfGqp9awtTrZmVwhNb6pDsCMLYRkcpDagsEG33h2rjE

8 } – In Olympic sports, canceled events mean fewer member fees, which mean trouble
With their competition calendars wiped clean, Olympic organizers in the United States say the financial toll of the novel coronavirus is coming into focus, and the overall economic impact of the pandemic promises to be staggering. The national governing bodies (NGBs) that oversee the individual Olympic sports are nonprofit organizations that have seen their funding sources dry up in recent weeks as thousands of competitions and events have been canceled or postponed indefinitely. Most rely heavily on membership dues and event proceeds for revenue but have been unable to host competitions during what would normally be a busy season. Max Cobb, head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s National Governing Bodies Council, said in an interview this week that lost revenue could reach $100 million. …. rest of story at … https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/05/07/olympic-sports-canceled-events-mean-fewer-member-fees-which-mean-trouble/?mc_cid=8266d89c28&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9 } – Could N.J. native James Green upset Dake, Burroughs to claim Olympic wrestling spot?
By Bill Evans | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Much of the wrestling community is looking forward to a Jordan Burroughs vs. Kyle Dake showdown at the U.S. Olympic Trials – which were postponed from early April to sometime next year because of coronavirus precautions and the rescheduling of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021. But there’s a wrestler who, all like Burroughs, hails from New Jersey, attended the University of Nebraska, still trains in Lincoln and is hoping to change the narrative on who represents the United States in the Tokyo Olympics at 74 kg. James Green, Willingboro’s first state champion and a four-time All-American, is a two-time world medalist at 70 kg and his silver medal in 2017 helped the United States to a team title for the first time in over two decades. But with only six freestyle weights at the Olympics instead of 10 in the other three years, Green either had to drop down to 65 kg, which he did for the 2016 Olympic Trials, or go up to 74. …. rest of story at … https://www.nj.com/highschoolsports/2020/05/could-nj-native-james-green-upset-dake-burroughs-to-claim-olympic-wrestling-spot.html?mc_cid=8266d89c28&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – FIRST PITCHES: A witness to the rise of J’den Cox’s star
How do you know you’re covering a future superstar athlete?
The answer, simply, is that you don’t.
My first assignment at the Columbia Missourian was covering high school wrestling, which isn’t necessarily the most sought-after beat at the Missourian. But then I met a 14-year-old freshman at Hickman by the name of J’Den Cox. I knew he was something special, but I had no idea he would eventually become one of the greatest athletes Missouri has ever seen. Many people now know Cox for his fun-loving attitude and his long list of accomplishments on the wrestling mat — three individual NCAA national championships while at Missouri, a Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medal and 2018 and 2019 world championships. …. rest of story at … https://www.columbiamissourian.com/sports/mizzou_sports/first-pitches-a-witness-to-the-rise-of-jden-coxs-star/article_38a64fe6-864b-11ea-bbf7-6b66cb07d866.html?mc_cid=9dee3504ef&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

June 14, 2020 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized