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Blades dominates bronze medal match, Bey to repechage at World Championships

ZAGREB, Croatia – After experiencing her first loss since the Olympic final over one year ago, 22-year-old Kennedy Blades got the next best thing—She showed the grit of a champion to come back for a World bronze medal.
It was a tall task for blades in the 68 kg bronze medal showcase. She was matched against 2024 Olympic bronze medalist and 2023 World champion Buse Cavusoglu Tosun of Türkiye. Blades made Cavusoglu Tosun appear pedestrian, posting a 12-1 technical fall over the savvy veteran.
Blades saved her best effort for last. She got to all of her spots with apparent ease, converting multiple takedowns, displaying excellent mat awareness and body positioning, all-the-while snuffing out any Cavusoglu Tosun threat. Fittingly, a re-attack single leg iced the win with 37 seconds left in on the clock. The bronze is Blades first medal at a Senior World Championships, in this her first appearance. She is a three-time age-group World medalist, with a U20 World title coming in 2021, plus a U20 World bronze and U23 World silver in 2023. Blades collected silver up at 76 kg last year at the Olympic Games in Paris, France.
Women’s freestyle group three athletes Adaugo Nwachukwu at 62 kg and Alex Glaude at 72 kg—both of whom lost in the quarterfinals and … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2025/september/18/blades-dominates-bronze-medal-match-bey-to-repechage-at-world-championships

September 26, 2025 Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized | Leave a comment