Wrestletokyo Day 6 Preview
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From: United World Wrestling Team [email protected] Subject: #WrestleTokyo / Day 6 Preview Date: August 5, 2021 at 8:04 AM To: [email protected] View In Browser WATCH NOW #WrestleTokyo FS 97 Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS), Kyle SNYDER (USA) and Sharif SHARIFOV (AZE) head into the Tokyo Olympic Games looking to add a second Olympic title to their storied resumes. Sadulaev and Snyder won Olympic titles in Rio while Sharifov claimed his gold at the London Olympic Games. Sadualev is unbeatably the world's top wrestler across all styles. The 25-year-old, who hails from the village of Tsurib, Dagestan, is up a weight class from his Rio title-winning weight of 86kg. READ MORE #WrestleTokyo WW 50 In one of those wild twists of fate that adds to the appeal of sports, Yanan SUN (CHN) and Mariya STADNIK (AZE) can be indirectly credited with helping Yui SUSAKI (JPN) get to the Tokyo Olympics. Now those two and the rest of the field in the women's 50kg division will have to contend with the unintended result of their largesse. Although unseeded, Susaki will be the prohibitive favorite when they all take to the mat at Makuhari Messe on Aug. 6-7. READ MORE #WrestleTokyo #WrestleTokyo FS 65 Top-seeded Gadzhimurad RASHIDOV (RUS) headlines the loaded 65kg bracket that'll feature fellow world champions Takuto OTOGURO (JPN) and Haji ALIYEV (AZE) and six other world-medal holders. Rashidov, who captured a world title in '19 after falling in the gold-medal match in back-to- back years, is seeded No. 1. The other trio of seeded wrestlers included '19 world-medal winners Bajrang BAJRANG (IND), Daulet NIYAZBEKOV (KAZ) and Iszmail MUSZUKAJEV (HUN). READ MORE SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS ! SHARE View in Browser Email Settings © United World Wrestling - All Rights Reserved | Unsubscribe .