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Day 3 wrap: Dake wins silver, Valencia gets bronze, Winchester to go for gold, Page for bronze, Snyder in repechage

BELGRADE, Serbia – The United States added two more men’s freestyle medals on Monday and remained in the men’s freestyle team race at the World Wrestling Championships at Stark Arena.

In the Group Two finals, four-time World champion Kyle Dake had a classic battle with 2020 Olympic champion and two-time World champion Zaurbek Sidakov, an Individual Neutral Athlete from Russia at 74 kg. It was the last final of the night. When it was all over, after a number of challenges and close calls, Sidakov won his third career World title with a 10-7 victory over Dake.

Dake led 1-0 at the break on a step out, but things opened up in the second period. When Dake was on the shot clock, Sidakov got a takedown and added a point when the 30 seconds ran out on Dake to lead 3-0. A Dake takedown tied it at 3-3. There was a wild exchange which went to a challenge and when it was sorted out Sidakov led 8-7. A exchange at the end of the match also went to a challenge, and Sidakov was given two more points for a 10-7 finish.

Dake won four matches on Sunday to qualify for the finals. Dake has been in the finals for each of the five Senior World Championships that he has entered, and this loss was his first at a Senior Worlds. In his one Olympic appearance, Dake won a bronze medal, but did not face Sidakov in that event.

Zahid Valencia won a bronze medal at 92 kg, with a dominant 11-0 technical fall over Arash Yoshida of Japan. Valencia scored the first takedown, which was challenged by Japan, but upheld, giving him a 3-0 lead. Valencia hit a double leg takedown and scored three straight turns to end the match in the first period.

Valencia, who was defeated in his second match on Sunday to eventual finalist Osman Nuragomedov of Azerbaijan, … rest of story at … Themat.com/news/2023/september/18/day-3-wrap-dake-wins-silver-valencia-gets-bronze-winchester-to-go-for-gold-page-for-bronze-snyder-in-repechage

September 23, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized