SANYA, China (April 28) — Simply two weeks in the past, Jia LONG (CHN) and Mengyu XIE (CHN) had been profitable Asian Championships gold medals on mat in Bishkek.
Now on the seashore in residence nation, Lengthy and Xie entered the Seashore Wrestling finals on the sixth Asian Seashore Video games which are underway in Sanya, China.
Other than China, India and Vietnam additionally entered two wrestlers every within the gold medal bouts whereas Sri Lanka and Mongolia managed one every.
In males’s, Iran has an opportunity to comb the gold medals in spite of everything 4 its wrestlers reached the ultimate. Pakistan was probably the most profitable nation after Iran with two wrestlers within the last whereas India and China made one last every.
Seashore Wrestling on the sixth Asian Seashore Video games in Sanya, China. (Picture: United World Wrestling / Jake Kirkman)
Seashore Wrestling obtained underway on the Video games on April 28, Tuesday, with knockout rounds, group round-robin bouts, quarterfinals and semifinals in eight weight classes — 4 males’s and 4 ladies’s.
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Asian champion at 72kg Lengthy reached making the 70kg last in Sanya. Lengthy defeated Beibit SEIDUALY (KAZ), 3-1, within the semifinals. She’s going to now face Thi Linh DANG (VIE) for the gold medal after the Vietnam wrestler pinned Jaspreet KAUR (IND) within the different semifinal.
The host nation’s possibilities of gold had been additional boosted when Asian champion at 59kg Xie reached the ultimate in 60kg. She needed to battle it out in opposition to Thi My Hanh NGUYEN (VIE) however prevailed 3-2. She’s going to now tackle Pushpa YADAV (IND) who claimed a 3-1 win over Asian bronze medalist Youngjin KWON (KOR).
PRIYA (IND) defeated Wenji LI (CHN) within the +70kg semifinal. (Picture: United World Wrestling / Jake Kirkman)
Former U17 and U20 world champion PRIYA (IND) reached the ultimate at +70kg after a detailed 2-0 win over Asian bronze medalist Wenji LI (CHN). She’s going to now face Bolortungalag ZORIGT (MGL) who defeated Alina YERTOSTIK (KAZ), 3-0, within the different semifinal.
At 50kg, Nipuni HEWA PEDIGE (SRI) has put her nation inside attain of its first gold medal of the Video games after making the ultimate with fall over Funa YANO (JPN). She’s going to now should beat Thi Kim Oanh DOAN (VIE) for the historic gold. The Vietnam wrestler made it to the ultimate after beating Priyanshi PRAJAPAT (IND), 3-0, within the different semifinals.
Seyedamirreza SAHRAEMAHALI (IRI) defeated world bronze medalist Shamil SHARIPOV (BRN) within the +90kg semifinal. (Picture: United World Wrestling / Jake Kirkman)
Iran Places 4 in Finals
Iran’s first finalist got here at 70kg as Aliakbar ZAROUDI (IRI) defeated Adis RAKHAT UULU (KGZ), 2-0, in a detailed semifinal. He’ll face SIDDARTH (IND) who defeated Muhammad ABDULLAH (PAK), 1-0 to advance.
At 80kg, winner of Katerini World Sequence in 2025 Ali GHOLAMI (IRI) had no bother beating Yermakhan KOSHKINBAYEV (KAZ) through fall within the semifinals. He’ll tackle Muhammad Asad ULLAH (PAK) for the gold medal after the Pakistan wrestler confirmed a 4-0 victory over world bronze medalist Feng LU (CHN).
Muhammad INAM (PAK) reached the 90kg last. (Picture: United World Wrestling File)
A mouth-watering last is ready in 90kg after former Asian Championships bronze medalist and Katerini World Sequence gold medalist Amirhossein KAVOUSI (IRI) secured the spot in final two in opposition to former Seashore Wrestling world champion Muhammad INAM (PAK).
Whereas Kavousi secured a 3-0 win over Peilong LI (CHN), Inam defeated Turbold GANBOLD (MGL) by 1-0 to enter the finals.
The +90kg class will see Seyedamirreza SAHRAEIMAHALI (IRI) tackle Da LU (CHN) within the last. Sahraeimahali surprised Asian Championships silver medalist Shamil SHARIPOV (BRN) by pinning him to enter the ultimate. Lu additionally gained through fall, pinning Muzafar ZHAPPUEV (KGZ).
Da LU (CHN) reached the +90kg last on the sixth Asian Seashore Video games. (Picture: United World Wrestling / Jake Kirkman)
RESULTS
Males’s Seashore Wrestling
70kg
SF 1: SIDDHARTH (IND) df. Muhammad ABDULLAH (PAK), 1-0
SF 2: Aliakbar ZAROUDI (IRI) df. Adis RAKHAT UULU (KGZ), 2-0
80kg
SF 1: Muhammad Asad ULLAH (PAK) df. Feng LU (CHN), 4-0
SF 2: Ali GHOLAMI (IRI) df. Yermakhan KOSHKINBAYEV (KAZ), through fall
90kg
SF 1: Amirhossein KAVOUSI (IRI) df. Peilong LI (CHN), 3-0
SF 2: Muhammad INAM (PAK) df. Turbold GANBOLD (MGL), 1-0
+90kg
SF 1: Seyedamirreza SAHRAEIMAHALI (IRI) df. Shamil SHARIPOV (BRN), through fall
SF 2: Da LU (CHN) df. Muzafar ZHAPPUEV (KGZ), through fall
Ladies’s Seashore Wrestling
50kg
SF 1: Nipuni HEWA PEDIGE (SRI) df. Funa YANO (JPN), through fall
SF 2: Thi Kim Oanh DOAN (VIE) df. Priyanshi PRAJAPAT (IND), 3-0
60kg
SF 1: Mengyu XIE (CHN) df. Thi My Hanh NGUYEN (VIE), 3-1
SF 2: Pushpa YADAV (IND) df. Youngjin KWON (KOR), 3-1
70kg
SF 1: Thi Linh DANG (VIE) df. Jaspreet KAUR (IND), through fall
SF 2: Jia LONG (CHN) df. Beibit SEIDUALY (KAZ), 3-1
+70kg
SF 1: PRIYA (IND) df. Wenji LI (CHN), 2-0
SF 2: Bolortungalag ZORIGT (MGL) df. Alina YERTOSTIK (KAZ), 3-0