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International journalists predict the winners for the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade

Every year, USA Wrestling asks international journalists to predict the winners of the World Wrestling Championships in all three styles.

This journalist prediction contest has become a regular feature on TheMat.com each year, and a fun opportunity for wrestling journalists to do their best to handicap the field. This year, there are 15 journalists from six nations included in the contest.

After the tournament, TheMat.com will publish the standings of these international journalists, to determine which had the best predictions from the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

Note: Selections that come in from any journalists later on Friday will be added. No new entries will be added starting on Saturday.

Jon Kozak of FloWrestling won the 2022 TheMat.com journalist pick contest for the Senior World Championships.

GARY ABBOTT

USA Wrestling

Men’s freestyle

57 kg. – Rei Higuchi (JPN)

61 kg – Abasgadzhi Magomedov,(AIN)

65 kg – Nick Lee (USA)

70 kg- Zain Retherford (USA)

74 kg – Kyle Dake (USA)

79 kg – Mohammad Nokhodi (IRI)

86 kg – David Taylor (USA)

92 kg – Vladislav Valiev, (AIN)

97 kg – Kyle Snyder (USA)

125 kg – Geno Petriashvili (GEO)

Women’s freestyle

50 kg – Sarah Hildebrandt (USA)

53 kg- Dominique Parrish (USA)

55 kg- Jacarra Winchester (USA)

57 kg– Helen Maroulis (USA)

59 kg – Sae Nanjo (JPN)

62 kg. – Kayla Miracle (USA)

65 kg- Nonoka Ozaki (JPN)

68 kg- Irina Ringaci (MDA)

72 kg – Amit Elor (USA)

76 kg. – Adeline Gray (USA)

Greco-Roman

55 kg– Eldaniz Azizli (AZE)

60 kg- Edmond Nazaryan (BUL)

63 kg. – Leri Abuladze (GEO)

67 kg. – Mohammad Reza Geraei (IRI)

72 kg– Ali Arsalan (SRB)

77 kg- Kamal Bey (USA)

82 kg -Zhan Beleniuk (UKR)

87 kg- Ali Cengiz (TUR)

97 kg- Mohammadhadi Saravi (IRI)

130 kg– Riza Kayaalp (TUR)

Tiebreaker (most medals) – 1. USA, 2. Japan, 3. Iran, 4. Georgia, 5. Azerbaijan

CAMERON DRURY

Indiana Mat

Men’s freestyle

57 kg- Rei Higuchi (JPN)

61 kg– Reza Atrinagharchi (IRI)

65 kg. – Takuto Otoguro (JPN)

70 kg- Zain Retherford (USA)

74 kg. – Kyle Dake (USA)

79 kg- Vladimeri Gamkrelide (GEO)

86 kg- David Taylor (USA) … rest of story at … Themat.com/news/2023/september/15/international-journalists-predict-the-winners-for-the-2023-world-championships-in-belgrade

September 20, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized