Hamaguchi, who was looking to claim the title for the first time in three meets, was outclassed by Zlateva, losing 2-0 in a decision her father and coach, former pro-wrestler "Animal" Hamaguchi called preposterous.
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Three women wrestlers gain Olympic licences
[ 24 Sep 2007 11:46 ]
Azerbaijan women’s national
team three members have gained the Beijing Olympic Games licence in the
world wrestling championship in Baku. Mariya Stadnik (48 kg), Yuliya
Radkevich (55 kg) and Olesya Zamula (63 kg) finished the championship
in the 7th place. Former judoist Sona Ahmadli(59kg) and Zumrud
Gurbvanhajiyeva(72 kg) showed worse results. The national
women’s wrestling team held 11th place in the tournament.
The men’s Greco-Roman and free style wrestling teams held
16th and 9th places correspondingly. /APA-Sport/
Kyoko Hamaguchi's hopes for winning her first wrestling championship in four years were dashed when she was beaten by defending champion Stanka Zlateva of Bulgaria on Sunday in the women's 72-kilogram weight class in the World Wrestling Championship.
She also failed to win a medal for the first time in six years, or to qualify for the next Olympics.
Despite her loss, Hamaguchi expressed her determination to improve her skills. "I found problems that I must overcome to become stronger. I just can't let myself be depressed," she told reporters after the match. (Mainichi)
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McMann, a silver medalist in the 2004 Olympics, earned her third world
medal in competing at 138.75 pounds. She won three consolation matches
to claim the bronze medal.
The finish assured the United States team of qualifying
McMann’s weight class for the 2008 Olympics.
Monday, September 24, 2007 at 07:43 EDT
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Kyoko
Hamaguchi was defeated in the second round by old-time rival and
defending champion Stanka Zlateva of Bulgaria on Sunday in the women's
72-kilogram weight category at the world wrestling championships.
Hamaguchi, who was looking to claim the title for the first time in three meets, was outclassed by Zlateva, losing 2-0 in a decision her father and coach, former pro-wrestler "Animal" Hamaguchi called preposterous.
Monday, September 24, 2007 at 07:41 EDT
BAKU, Azerbaijan — Athens Olympic champion Kaori Icho downed Yelena Shalygina of Kazakhstan in the women's 63-kilogram final Sunday to win her fifth consecutive crown at the world wresting championships.
Icho beat Shalygina 2-0 and won a berth to next year's Beijing Olympics. Her elder sister Chiharu Icho, a silver medalist in Athens, took the 48-kg title on the opening day, giving the siblings the same golden result from last year's meet.
The Hindu. Republication 9/24/07
BAKU: India’s campaign at the World wrestling championship ended with just one Olympic quota berth for the next year’s Beijing Games, as the three women grapplers in contention on Sunday fell flat belying all expectations.Much was expected from Geetika Jakhar, the Haryana woman who has been projected as a future medal prospect, but the 63kg wrestler lost tamely to Italy’s Maite Piva in the second round.
Geetika had a first round bye considering her ranking, but she failed to translate that on the mat and lost 0-2 to Piva.
In the 67kg category, Suman Kundu won her first round match against Michala Spoustova of the Czech Republic in a close decision. However in the next round, she lost to Belarus’ Hanna Beliaeyva 4-0.
The last competitor, Minakshi Devi (72kg), lost to Venezuela’s Jarasmit Weffe 0-3 in the first round.
Abbas Abbasov: I never wished Azerbaijan to have women wrestling
[ 24 Sep 2007 12:36 ]
Azerbaijan Wrestling
Federation honoured president, ex first Deputy Prime Minister Abbas
Abbasov was interviewed by APA-Sport
- Are you pleased with our
wrestlers’ results in the world championship in Baku?
- First of all I should say that the world wrestling championship in
Baku is an event of historical importance. It is not an east task to
organize the event which occupies 800 representatives from 104 states.
In my opinion our state managed successfully to carry out managerial
procedure. Our wrestlers also showed not bead results, gaining one
gold, one bronze medal and 5 Olympic licences. Ali Isayev was close to
gain the licence for the Beijing too. Not everything is lost. There is
a qualified international tournament and the European championhip. If
our wrestlers make their best and train seriously it is possible to
gain more medals for the Beijing Olympic Games.
- Do you think the national team could gain more licences?
- This is sport. Our wrestler is trained. They held their first matches
against the Olympic champion which creates extra problems. In think
those sportsmen who failed to gain licence should hope for the next
Games. I do not see any problem with it.
- Do not you think that our wrestler showed better results in
the reign of you?
- Sport always surprises with different results. The sportsman should
have nerves beside good training and fortune. I consider that the
wrestlers have every condition to show good results. Novruz Temrezov(84
kg) after losing his match came up to me and said he had temperature. I
would not say our wrestlers were in bad form.
- Will its legionaries bring success to the national team?
- All world teams have legionaries. There are other reasons too. As any
Moslem we think that woman should not wrestle. I personally think so.
We have our traditions. We think that woman has special role and duties
in family. If we do not wish it to our women let’s bring
legionaries from abroad. On the other hand we had leading wrestler in
light kg. Ibrahimpasha Dadashov, Yitzak Jafarov, Aydin Ibrahimov, Kamal
Jamilov, Rafig Hajiyev, Namig Abdullayev, Farid Mansurov… We
should fill other places with legionaries if we want our team to
succeed. We should invite someone. One of them participated well.
Another struggled not so well.
- What is reason that we lack local wrestler in heavy kg?
- They do not wish to wrestle. Besides we should tell thick people from
actual wrestlers.
- The Wrestling Federation president Fazil Mammadov thinks the
wrestling school of Azerbaijan should be re-established…
- There is no need for this. Azerbijan wrestling school has its root
and base. The aforementioned wrestler came from this school. We had
very prominent wrestlers. It is possible to improve their school.
Wrestling has new rules now. Te rules which existed five years ago is
quite different now. Fazil Mammadov meant this aspect ./APA-sport/
The 28-year-old two-time world champion earned her fifth career silver medal at the event with a 3-0, 3-0 loss to last year's world champion, Stanka Zlateva of Bulgaria.
After her bout, Marano, who has won a medal at all nine appearances at the World Championships, learned she has shared the same accolade with heavyweight freestyle legend Bruce Baumgartner.
"I didn't know that," Marano said of the record. "But he was pretty good, so it's definitely a good accomplishment. It's a an honor to accomplish something like that. It's not the medal I wanted. But it's still a medal, and that's good."
Mariano tried to take down Zlateva several times with a series of arm throws, but it was to no avail. Last month in Poland, Marano also lost to Zlateva.
"I just didn't wrestle very well," Marano said. "I don't know; I didn't wrestle very well a month ago and got pinned by her. I just didn't get anything going. There is definitely room for improvement, and I'm going to keep working hard for next year."
| Monday, 24 September 2007 | |
 Mongolia’s entry in the in the women's freestyle at the World Wrestling
Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan is returning home with a bronze medal. In her Saturday match, Dorj Narmandakh of Mongolia defeated Brittanee
Laverdure of Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada 1-0, 0-1, 6-1 to win the bronze medal.
One gold medal was won by two-time defending champion Hitomi Sakamoto of
Japan. Japan won a second gold medal in the 55-kilogram final, when 2005
champion Saori Yoshida defeated Ida-Therese Karlsson of Sweden. Canada's Erica Sharpe won a bronze medal. Sharp, from Whitehorse, Canada
defeated Tatyana Bakatyuk of Kazakhstan 1-0, 3-2. Anne-Catherine Deluntsch of
France also won a bronze medal. |