In Istanbul a record safe series of American Jordan Barrows interrupted.
Irrespective of results of the second day, Saturday defeat of the Olympic champion and the double world champion Jordan Barrows became the main sensation of the Iachar Dauga tournament. Before the titled Yankee since 2011 when he began to speak at the international competitions among adults, won 69 victories in a row, having set thereby a record of a safe series among the American wrestlers.
Shamil Osmanov acting in this weight left fight after defeat in the first circle from Turk Murat Ertyurk. When this meeting came to the end, the account was 5:4 in favor of the Dagestan wrestler, but owners gave a protest, and judges a generous hand threw with Ertyurka four points.
The second place in this category was taken by the Dagestan legionary of the national team of Azerbaijan Mahomed Muslimov who quite surely fought on tournament, but only to the final where couldn't show resistance to the black Cuban with the Italian passport. The account of their meeting — 8:2.
In weight to 97 kg the titled Ossetian wrestler of the national team of Azerbaijan Hetag Gazyumov and the Olympic champion Jacob Verner from the national team of the USA were the main favourites. The American after a victory in the first circle because of a trauma acted from competitions, and Gazyumov surely walked to the top step of a pedestal. It is curious that on a way to the third victory on the Iachar Dauga tournament it carried out all five fights with Turks. In the final Gazyumov forced to capitulate Ali Bancheoglu who the other day on Takhti's Cup in Tehran in persistent opposition surpassed decided to revive old customs the 41-year-old president of Federation ofwrestling of Georgia Luka Kurtanidze.
The Dagestan light heavyweight of the national team of Azerbaijan fighting in Istanbul Said Gamidov, having conceded in intense fight to the Turk to Hamza Koseoglu, I left tournament after the first circle.
Today, on February 16, dispute for memorial awards Iachar Dauga wrestlers of categories to 61, 70, 86 and 125 kg will move.
Timur RASULOV
Technical results
XLII International tournament "Iachar Dauga". Istanbul. February 15
57 kg
1 . Nominal Batbold (Mongolia)
2 . Fumitaka Morishita (Japan)
3 . Césaire Acgoul (Turkey)
3 . Yuki Takakhasi (Japan)
65 kg
1 . Frank Chamizo (Italy)
2 . Mahomed Muslimov (Azerbaijan)
3 . Mandakhnaran Ganzorig (Iongoliya)
3 . Moustapha Kaya (Turkey)
74 kg
1 . Nick Marabl (USA)
2 . Morteza Rezai (Iran)
3 . Jordan Barrows (USA)
3 . Soner Demirtash (Turkey)
97 kg
1 . Hetag Gazyumov (Azerbaijan)
2 . Ali Boncheoglu (Turkey)
3 . Ibrahim Bolukbashi (Turkey)
3 . Roman Bakirov (Azerbaijan)