'26 U23 World Championships (10/12-18) thread
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74 kg Marcu MDA beat Geo 7-4 which eliminates Wagin. Marcu is in the 1/4 waiting for James
Merrill might get in a fistfight before this tournament is over. I don’t think these foreigners are going to like his style
Marcu is decent but James should be a big favorite. Marcu competes a ton. He has been wrestling at the senior level as well but only has average results. No idea what happened to Wagin. I wonder if he has trouble making 74kg?
Easy work for James. He was much more controlled that match. I thought his opponent was going to choke him out in the front headlock though!
Davino beats Iran 7-1. It was the Iranian Ono beat in the 2024 u 20 world gold match
I think his opponent was considerably stronger, and Jayden couldn’t move him much with his underhook at all. But he eventually figured it out.
That was a much more measured approach from Jayden. Night and day from his first match. With his offensive and defensive skillset, he doesn't need to place himself in precarious positions.
Reminder Jayden is a first year U20 .... you can see older opponents are stronger than him right now. You saw it at Seniors domestically as well. But he's so technically and instinctively gifted (not to mention quick) he overcomes it and even dominates.
Once his grown man strength comes in ....
Once his grown man strength comes in ....
This is a good win. Myradov is a legit guy. He lost like 12-5 to Cardenas earlier this year I think. I keep thinking back to how good Shumate was as a young high schooler. He just bombed dudes all over the mat when he was young
yuck sinclair.
Wrestled with the fear of god after getting headlocked twiced
Wrestled with the fear of god after getting headlocked twiced
Sinclair in a tight one. I was worried about this match. I thought he would pull it off but it’s not looking good. Mihalcean is damn good and looks huge. I think Sinclair has a good shot to get pulled back in to repechage. Mihalcean probably has Begenjov (Past U20 champ) who hasn’t looked great lately and then maybe Yagan. Yagan beat Iran first round
So you’re saying he needs to hit the weights, hard!!!!!!
Some would rather lose 10-2 then get ground to dust like did. Just stopped attempting anything after the headlocks.
That throw from Shumate was sick. Too bad it was on the edge or he would’ve gotten the fall
Do not go upper body with Shumate! He bombs him again and wins 14-7 after being down big early
Do not go upper body with Shumate! He bombs him again and wins 14-7 after being down big early
Yes, then semifinals are this evening @7:45 eastern followed by Women's medal round.
That Ukrainian will be flying home on Shumate Airlines
Mihalcean is darn athletic. His body awareness is off the charts.
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