Takedown Report

International Wrestling News – # 6

1 } – Dream delayed: Tony Nelson continues to prepare for Olympic challenge
This was supposed to be Tony Nelson’s final year as a competitive international wrestler. And his plan for 2020 was simple: Earn a trip to Toyko as a member of the United States Olympic wrestling team, then retire in a blaze of glory on the Olympic stage. “My original goal was to be done after this year,” Nelson said. “I have three kids, so that adds a factor to training. I had even given my wife a timeline. And then this happened.” “This” is the COVID-19 pandemic that has put everyone’s life in stasis. For Nelson, his dreams have been deferred to 2021 as the Olympic Trials, the qualifying events for the U.S. Olympic team that were scheduled for early April, were postponed, as were the Tokyo Olympics. Nelson, a 2009 graduate of Cambridge-Isanti High School, won two state titles in high school as well as two NCAA titles at the University of Minnesota. Nelson had a 141-18 record with the Bluejackets and was 131-16 with the Golden Gophers. Nelson admitted it was not hard to see postponements were coming. … rest of story at _{https://www.hometownsource.com/county_news_review/free/dream-delayed-tony-nelson-continues-to-prepare-for-olympic-challenge/article_4ecd5492-953a-11ea-8480-0bed24a90c5a.html?mc_cid=588b1d30ac&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

2 } – Igali Expresses ‘Bigger Fear’ For Wrestling Post – Covid-19
President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali is worried athletes would experience stringent scrutiny and difficulty in procuring travelling documents when competition returns after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Virtually all sporting events globally have been grounded as a result of the ravaging pandemic since March, with wrestling likely to stage a comeback later this year. However, with no cure or vaccine for Covid-19 in sight, the World and Olympic champion, who was in 2014 denied entry to Uzbekistan for the Bureau election of the United World Wrestling (UWW, then FILA), due to the outbreak of Ebola in Lagos and some parts of West Africa, fears that a similar scenario will play out when competition resumes, adding that the country could miss tournaments as a result. “My biggest fear is not even with the actual wrestling,” … rest of story at _{https://www.sports247.ng/igali-expresses-bigger-fear-for-wrestling-post-covid-19/?mc_cid=0b36b62cc1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

3 } – Denmark Is Back; SWE Saga Continues; Rumble On The Rooftop
The Danish Wrestling Federation recently announced that indoor wrestling training has finally resumed. Earlier this spring, Denmark was one of the first European nations (and the first from Scandinavia) to sign off on organized outdoor activities. That apparently went well, as less than two months later, Danish athletes are now able to participate in actual practices. Of course, there are guidelines involved. Similar to the measures being taken elsewhere for other re-opened programs, capacity in training centers is limited and wrestlers are not permitted with those outside of their groups. The Danish federation has availed five key focus points which can be viewed below. … rest of story at _{http://www.fivepointmove.com/greco-wrestling-news/denmark-sweden-update-rau-comments/?mc_cid=76bedc2d68&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

4 } – Olympic hopefuls set to compete at Rumble on the Rooftop June 28
NEW YORK — FITE will showcase the world’s best freestyle wrestlers in a once-in-a-lifetime event at an undisclosed location to be streamed live on pay-per-view. The unparalleled matchups include 10 matches featuring the main event, two-time national champ Jordan Oliver wrestling three-time national champ Jason Nolf. Other matches include two wrestlers who finished the year ranked No. 1 in the nation, Pat Lugo and Luke Pletcher, and current world team member Pat Downey versus World Greco team member Joe Rau. This event will be streamed live on FITE, the global digital platform known for its combat sport expertise. We encourage the wrestling community to get behind these guys as they continue to chase down their dreams of Olympic Gold. With all proceeds going to the athletes, the RTCs, and Chicago Beat the Streets, this won’t just be a great night of wrestling but also a great cause. “I am starved,” said Dan Gable, the world and Olympic gold medalist who coached the University of Iowa to 15 NCAA national championships. “I missed a couple of tournaments that I love.  … rest of story at _{https://intermatwrestle.com/articles/23697?mc_cid=5a3eb39922&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

5 } – Bureau Approves Bundle of Updated Options to Competition Calendars for 2020, 2021
The decisions, made in response to COVID-19, will impact the number of previously scheduled continental and world championships.
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (June 17) — The United World Wrestling bureau voted Tuesday on a large number of changes to the 2020 and 2021 competition calendars, including a blanket delay on all competitions until no earlier than September 1, 2020. The changes are an optimistic outlook to the return of competition and will be reviewed again in August. The recommendations reviewed by the bureau were first considered and drafted by the Technical Commission. “I thank the Technical Commission for their hard work and consideration in this difficult time,” said United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic. “We will only return to the mat when it is safe for our athletes, coaches, referees, and spectators.” … rest of story at _{https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/bureau-approves-bundle-updated-options-competition-calendars-2020-2021?mc_cid=19bf6bc4f5&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

6 } – Dake vs Chamizo – July 25 – Only On FloWrestling
Wrestling is back, LIVE on FloWrestling, and we’re starting an international incident with our main event! 
Italy’s two-time world champ and Olympic bronze medalist Frank Chamizo is bumping from 74kg to take on America’s two-time reigning 79kg world champion Kyle Dake, deep in the heart of Texas!
Kyle Dake vs Frank Chamizo Sat. July 25th at 8:00 p.m. … rest of story at _{https://www.flowrestling.org/articles/6751151-dake-vs-chamizo-july-25-only-on-flowrestling}

7 } – Wrestling Cited for Good Governance in Recent ASOIF Report
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (July 3) — Following the decision to cancel and postpone international wrestling competition until August 31, the Executive Board of United World Wrestling recently convened to develop an action plan for the remaining events in 2020. This plan includes conditions and criteria which would allow events to be delivered if they ensure the health and safety of the athletes and any additional participants. Competitions must provide general sanitary conditions, the ability to travel to/from the nation,  and robust countermeasures to COVID-19 impacts on competition must be enforced.  The specific countermeasures are still being reviewed by various UWW commissions and experts with the intent to provide the safest possible competition conditions. … rest of story at _{https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/wrestling-cited-good-governance-recent-asoif-report?mc_cid=da10187ca8&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

8 } – NextGen athletes announced for 2020-2021
OTTAWA – Wrestling Canada Lutte has announced the 35 athletes who will make up the NextGen program for 2020-2021. The athletes are broken into Tier 1 and Tier 2. The eight wrestlers who make up the Tier 1 list are Jade Dufour, Hannah Taylor, Tianna Kennett, Ana Godinez, Hunter Lee, Alexander Moore, Aly Barghout, and Nishan Randhawa. Dufour, Taylor, and Kennett each captured bronze medals at the 2019 U23 World … rest of story at _{https://wrestling.ca/nextgen-athletes-announced-for-2020-2021/?mc_cid=7ba10e0d72&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

9 } – HMA Interview #40: U.S. Olympian Ken Chertow
On the latest interview of Home Mat Advantage, Jude sits down with long-time friend and coach Ken Chertow for an excellent interview, discussing Ken’s successful high school, collegiate, and Senior level career, Ken’s highly successful camp system, and proper nutrition.  … rest of story at _{http://www.hmawrestling.com/article/hma-interview-40-u-s-olympian-ken-chertow/?mc_cid=46983272fd&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

10 } – Former top wrestler says his sport could teach law enforcement about the right methods of combat
On a sports podcast this week, a former athlete who once ranked as the No. 5 Greco-Roman wrestler in the U.S. said his sport could help teach cops about better methods of combat while on duty. “If athletics can have a role in this way and helping our country heal, it should come from athletes who understand not only how combat works — physical hand-to-hand combat — but also what it feels like to be on the other side,” said Akil Patterson, who is also a former collegiate football player and currently is a community advocate in Baltimore. “To feel fear, to have a representation that is a different mindset.” … rest of story at _{https://www.foxnews.com/sports/former-top-wrestler-teach-law-enforcement-about-combat?mc_cid=54d8473a59&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b}

July 5, 2020 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized