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Elor wins eighth World gold as U.S. Women’s freestyle places fourth, Perez in Greco-Roman repechage

BY SAVANNAH ASMANN, USA WRESTLING
The United States women’s freestyle team finished the U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania, in fourth place Friday night. Greco-Roman action kicked off and it was gold for Amit Elor.
Elor earned her eighth World gold medal with her win in the finals. She dominated the 72 kg bracket, picking up wins from two pins, a decision and a technical fall in the finals. Elor faced UWW’s Jyoti Berwal in the gold medal match. She spun behind for a takedown, tied up the leg lace and turned her four. Elor spent just 21 seconds on the mat and wins her second-consecutive U23 World Championship gold medal. She has won U20, U23 and Senior World titles for the second straight year.
In her repechage match at 57 kg, Xochitl Mota-Pettis faced off against Alina Filipovich (Ukraine) and advanced to the bronze medal match with a pin in 1:38. Mota-Pettis faced Elvira Kamaloglu (Turkey) for bronze, falling in a close 4-3 decision to place fifth.
Macey Kilty wrestled in the bronze medal match, taking on Monika Monika (UWW). In the match, Monika led Kilty three points to none heading into the break. Kilty scored a takedown on the edge to close the gap, then led 4-3 after she got a low single. Monika got a takedown with 28 seconds left to lead 5-4 over Kilty. She placed fifth at 65 kg.
Greco-Roman action began on Friday morning, with five weights contested. The United States had Phillip Moomey (60 kg), Robert Perez III (67 kg), Justus Scott (72 kg) Tyler Eischens (82 kg) and Cade Lautt (97 kg) on the mat in the first group. Eischens picked up the win in his first match after getting his opponent Kelsi Nelaj (Albania) t his back and pinning him at 1:38. He moved on to the next round and defeated Branko Kovacevic (Serbia) in a 9-3 decision. In the quarterfinals, Eischens fell to Emad Abouelatta (Egypt) in a 11-0 technical fall. Abouelatta dropped his following match, eliminating Eischens from the tournament.
Cade Lautt (97 kg) earned his first round victory by pinning Venezuela’s Juan Diaz Blanco to head into the quarterfinals. He fell to Armenia’s Hayk Khloyan by 8-0 technical fall in a tough match. Khloyan lost in the semifinals, cutting Lautt’s tournament run short.
At 60 kg, Phillip Moomey had a tough first round match against Kazakhstan’s Aibek Sabyrbekov, as his opponent won by 9-0 technical fall. Justus Scott (72 kg) also had a gritty first round, falling to Spain’s Junior Benitez. Both athletes were eliminated from the tournament as their opponents did not advance to the finals. … rest of story at … Themat.com/news/2023/october/27/elor-wins-eighth-world-gold-as-u-s-women-s-freestyle-places-fourth

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TIRANA, Albania (October 27) — Japan only sent nine wrestlers, with none of the seven world champions from last year returning, to the U23 World Championships. Yet, it clinched the Women’s Wrestling team title comfortably in Tirana on Friday.
With no entries received at 68kg in the domestic selection trials, Japan was forced to skip that weight in Tirana but the second-string team won five gold and one silver to finish at the top with 159 points. Ukraine finished second with 144 points while the United World Wrestling team was third with 132 points. Out of the five gold medals on offer on Friday, Japan won three with Mako OONO (JPN) winning at 53kg, Sara NATAMI (JPN) winning at 57kg and Yuzuka INAGAKI (JPN) winning the 62kg gold medal. … story at … U23-worlds-japan-clinches-team-title-ringaci-wins-gold

Elor wins eighth world title, sets sights on Paris Olympics
TIRANA, Albania (October 27) — If you were logging in to watch Amit ELOR (USA) compete in the 72kg final of the U23 World Championships, most likely you missed the final. That’s because she was lightning fast in winning the bout in mere 21 seconds. And if you think that was quick, Elor finished her first bout in 16 seconds and the second in 18 seconds. Only her semifinal against Wiktoria CHOLUJ (POL) was for six minutes. Out of the 24 minutes for four bouts, Elor spent only six minutes and 55 seconds on the mat to win the U23 World Championships in Tirana, Albania on Friday.
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At the age of 19, Amit Elor now holds an impressive record of eight world titles across different age groups, including two senior, two U23, three U20, and one U17 world gold.
While her remarkable stats speak about her dominance on the mat, Elor herself has kept no record of her international wins or scores. “Maybe I should go over,” she says. “We used to do it in high school. And ever since I got into international wrestling, I haven’t thought about it as much. But it would be really cool to look back and see how many matches they’ve had and how many wins and losses. I remember the competitions, but … story at … UWW.org/Elor-wins-eighth-world-title-sets-sights-paris-olympics

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