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World Silver Becomes European Gold for Mattson and Olli Date: March 10, 2016 at 1:16 AM To: Lanny@Wrestlingusa.Com From: Tim Foley [email protected] Subject: World Silver Becomes European Gold for Mattson and Olli Date: March 10, 2016 at 1:16 AM To: [email protected] World Silver Becomes European Gold for Mattson and Olli Story: William May // Photo: Gabor Martin, United World Wrestling RIGA (March 9) – World champions had a tough night Wednesday at the European championships, but Las Vegas silver medalists Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) and Petra OLLI (FIN) emerged victorious at the European wrestling championships. Mattsson notched her fourth fall of the day in the 53kg final for her fifth overall continental crown and Olli defeated reigning world champion at 60kg Oksana HERHEL (UKR) for her first senior European title -- making silver the new gold at Arena Riga. (WATCH: 2016 European champion Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) explains why she's competing through the Olympic year.) Meanwhile, in the men’s events, world champion Frank CHAMIZO (ITA) claimed the medal he “missed” last year but struggled in winning it and Anzor BOLTUKAEV (RUS) forged a technical fall at 97kg worthy of the “God of Thunder” moniker appearing on some websites after his triumph. Mattsson kicked the evening off with her fourth fall of the day, catching challenger Irina KURACHKINA (BLR) with a half-nelson and whip-over off a single-leg attack for the pin only 53 ticks into the women’s 53kg final. Asked about her plans leading up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August, Mattsson replied that she plans to remain active in competitions “I have never wrestled better, so I want to keep up with my schedule. Why change?” Olli, who had won four European junior titles, 2011-2014, and then captured the European under-23 championship crown last year, pinned Herhel in the U23 semifinals before claiming her fifth age-group title in a row. “We’ve (Herhel and I) wrestled a number of times in the past, so I knew what to expect from her,” Olli said after her victory. “I knew that if I wrestled smart, I would be ok.” Most feared is Herhel’s headlock, and even though the world champ uncorked three throw attempts during the bout with effect, but Olli slipped under and behind her opponent’s grip for six of her eight points in an 8-2 decision. After four technical falls in the early session, expectations were raised for Chamizo in the evening. But the world champ stepped onto the mat with a heavily tapped elbow and appeared to wrestle cautiously against Mustafa KAYA (TUR) in the 65kg final. Late in the second period after Kaya took a 5-4 lead and attack the ankles of the world champion, Chamizo backed over his opponent, using his legs to turn his opponent on his way to an 8-6 victory. “I’m not going to wrestle in anymore competitions until the Olympic Games,” Chamizo announced to reporters. “I want to rest my elbow and prepare for the Games.” “I chose to wrestle here because I wanted a chance to win the medal I should have at the European Games last year,” said Chamizo, alluding to his loss by fall to Togrul ASGAROV (AZE) in the 65kg final. At 97kg, Boltukaev, who defeated world champion Kyle SNYDER (USA) at the Yarygin Grand Prix in January, hacked his way through a thicket of opponents that included European Games runner-up Elizbar ODIKADZE (GEO) and London 201 silver medalist Valerii ANDRIITSEV (UKR). In the gold medal final, Boltukaev found his rhythm in the second period to hand Ivan YANOUSKI (BLR) an 11-0 technical fall loss for his first-ever European championship crown. -- Results -- Men’s freestyle 65kg (23 entries) Gold – Frank CHAMIZO (ITA) df. Mustafa KAYA (TUR), 8-6 Bronze – Israil KASUMOV (RUS) df. Zurabi IAKOBISHVILI (GEO), 13-4 Bronze – Semyon RADULOV (UKR) df. Agahueseyin MUSTAFAEV (AZE) by Fall, 5:38 (4-5) 97kg (21 entries) Gold – Anzor BOLTUKAEV (RUS) df. Ivan YANKOUSKI (BLR) by TF, 11-0, 3:36 Bronze – Erik THIELE (GER) df. Micheil TSIKOVANI (GRE), 5-1 Bronze – Elizbar ODIKADZE (GEO) df. Valerii ANDRIITSEV (UKR), 3-1 Women’s Wrestling 53kg (16 entries) Gold – Sofia MATTSSON (SWE) df. Irina KURACHKINA (BLR) by Fall, 0:53 (4-0) Bronze – Nina HEMMER (GER) df. Estera DOBRE (ROU) by Fall, 4:14 (6-4) Bronze – Yulia KHAVALDZHY (UKR) df. Natalia BUDU (MDA), 5-2 60kg (10 entries) Gold – Petra OLLI (FIN) df. Oksana HERHEL (UKR), 8-2 Bronze – Yulia RATKEVICH (AZE) df. Charlotte SKAUEN (NOR) by Fall, 2:18 (10-0) Bronze – Yulia PRONTSEVICH (RUS) df. Gabriella SLEISZ (HUN) by TF, 10-0, 4:33 United World Wrestling is the international governing body of wrestling and is headquartered in Corsier--​ Sur-​- Vevey, Switzerland. To learn more about United World Wrestling and the activities of its 179 national federations, please visit: www.UnitedWorldWrestling.org, Facebook or Twitter. For more information please contact Tim Foley at [email protected] or Gordon Templeman at [email protected] United World Wrestling Rue du Château, 6, 1804 Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland T. 0041 21 312 84 26 F. 0041 21 312 84 Disclaimer: If you do not wish to receive further news/releases from United World Wrestling, please click the following link: [Remove Me]. Requests will take a maximum of 2 business days to process. Contact information: Tim Foley, United World Wrestling, Rue du Château, 6, Corsier-sur-Vevey, 1804 .
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