The stakes were not the same but Aiperi Medet Kyzy of Kyrgyzstan will be very satisfied with her win over Genesis Reasco of Equador at the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series in Tirana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Champion Reasco and silver medalist Medet Kyzy met in the 76kg final in the rematch of the World Championships final. This time, Medet Kyzy changed her strategy and kept Reasco tangled in upper body match-up. It worked out well for Medet Kyzy as she defeated Reasco 5-4 to clinch the gold medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Five months ago in Zagreb, Reasco led 4-0 with two different takedowns before Medet Kyzy cut it to 4-2 but was unable to score another takedown which would have given her the win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Tirana on Saturday, the Kyrgyzstan wrestler did not let Reasco settle down and dictate. She scored the first stepout of the bout to take a 1-0 lead. Reasco and Medet Kyzy then were locked in par terre but the former managed to get her hand out and score a takedown to lead 2-1. Medet Kyzy got a two-on-one and snapped Reasco for takedown and turned her using a gut-wrench to step ahead 5-2 at the break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reasco tried her getting a two-on-one on Medet Kyzy but was blocked as Medet Kyzy kept her left arm on the Ecuadorian’s forehead. Reasco then switched plans and went for her favorite double-leg attack to get the takedown and cut the lead to 5-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Medet Kyzy did not panic and locked Reasco in double underhooks and then standing to run out the time and claim the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While there were no celebrations from Medet Kyzy but her win makes her the favorite not just for the April’s Asian Championships but also the October’s World Championships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bakbergenova Dominates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Three-time world silver medalist Zhamila Bakbergenova of Kazakhstan was dominant throughout the day and won the gold medal at 72kg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Coming out of the Nelson bracket as the number one from the group, she won the semifinal, 10-0, against Diksha Malik of India. From the other side, world bronze medalist Nurzat Nurtaeva of Kyrgyzstan reached the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bakbergenova was put on the activity clock in the first period and Nurtaeva was on the board with a 1-0 lead. But a slide-by from Bakbergenova threw the bout wide open. Bakbergenova elevated Nurtaeva’s leg and rolled over for four points but the latter kept her control to get two points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Kazakhstan wrestler kept her position and was awarded a point for reversal and then tried to pin Nurtaeva, however, the Kyrgyzstand wrestler flee out of bounds. At the end of the exchange, Bakbergenova led 11-3. Kyrgyzstan challenged the call and lost one more point and Nurtaeva was put in forced par terre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bakbergenova sat on Nurtaeva as the latter tried to get out of the hold but going between the former’s legs. That was the two points Bakbergenova needed to complete her victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Vynnyk Edges Neha<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Albania is turning out to be a happy hunting ground for Solomiia Vynnyk of Ukraine. After winning her two U23 World Championships gold medals here in 2023 and 2024, Vynnyk won the 57kg gold medal at the Ranking Series on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In one of the most exciting finals of the night, Vynnyk defeated Neha of India, 8-7, with 13 points coming in the second period. It was the Indian who opened the score with an early takedown to lead 2-0 at the break, before Vynnyk who used a chest wrap to throw her over and led 2-2. She continued the exchange with three turns before a reversal and came out with an 8-3 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Neha, who looked clueless in her defense, used strength to put Vynnyk down for two points to cut the lead to 8-5. With 50 seconds remaining and needing three points to win, Neha elevated Vynnyk’s leg, trying to score four points. But Vynnyk defended all attempts to trip her and killed the time as Neha tried to find a way to score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eventually, Vynnyk fell on the edge and Neha got only two points, that too after a challenge. Neha was left with only six seconds to win the match and that was always too little against Vynnyk, who improved her bronze from last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At 53kg, Natalia Malysheva (UWW) won all her four bouts in the Nelson bracket to win the gold medal. She outscored her four opponents 36-3 to stamp her authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n India’s Meenakshi won the silver medal after beating Zeynep Yetgil of Turkey, 2-1, in the Round 5 bout. Yetgil ended with a bronze medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shermakhanbet Returns With Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Meiirzhan Shermakhanbet of Kazakhstan, who has been out of action for close to a year, returned to international competition with a gold medal at 67kg. The former Asian champion took out Zagreb Open champion Diego Chkhivadze of Georgia, 5-1, in the final. He was the second Georgian who Shermakhanbet defeated as he took out European bronze medalist Joni Khetsuriani in the semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the final, Shermakhanbet scored a turn from par terre in the first period and then defended his par terre in the second period despite desperate efforts from Chkhikvadze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Kazakhstan wrestler got the last two points when Chkhikvadze tried to throw him but landed on his back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At 63kg, Ziya Babashov of Azerbaijan defeated compatriot Sakit Guliyev after the bout ended 1-1, But thanks to the first par terre call he got and held criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Women’s Wrestling<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 53kg<\/strong> 57kg<\/strong> BRONZE: Nilufar RAIMOVA (KAZ) df. Kristina MIKHNEVA (UWW), via fall (7-7) 72kg<\/strong> BRONZE: Wiktoria CHOLUJ (POL) df. Diksha MALIK (IND), via fall<\/p>\n\n\n\n 76kg<\/strong> BRONZE: Dymond GUILFORD (USA) vs. Alexandra ANGHEL (ROU) Greco-Roman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 63kg<\/strong> BROBZE: Yernur FIDAKHMETOV (KAZ) df. 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GOLD: Natalia MALYSHEVA (UWW)
SILVER: MEENAKSHI (IND)
BRONZE: Zeynep YETGIL (TUR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GOLD: Solomiia VYNNYK (UKR) df. NEHA (IND), 8-7<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BRONZE: Amanda MARTINEZ (USA) df. Felicitas DOMAJEVA (NOR), 5-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GOLD: Zhamila BAKBERGENOVA (KAZ) df. Nurzat NURTAEVA (KGZ), 14-3<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GOLD: Aiperi MEDET KYZY (KGZ) df. Genesis REASCO (ECU) <\/p>\n\n\n\n
BRONZE: Gulmaral YERKEBAYEVA (KAZ) vs. Elmira YASIN (TUR)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GOLD: Ziya BABASHOV (AZE) df. Sakit GULIYEV (AZE), 1-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BRONZE: Morten THORESEN (NOR) df. Bakytzhan KABDYL (KAZ), 2-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GOLD: Meiirzhan SHERMAKHANBET (KAZ) df. Diego CHKHIKVADZE (GEO), 5-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BRONZE: Erzu ZAKRIEV (UWW) df. Otto BLACK (USA), 8-0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"