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Helen Maroulis Accepts Beat The Streets, Final X Berth, Will Compete for U.S. World Team Spot

2016 Olympic champion and three-time World champion Helen Maroulis (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) has officially accepted her 57 kg berth in Final X. She will battle for the 57kg spot on the 2023 U.S. World Team in women’s freestyle wrestling in Final X, presented by Tezos, on Saturday, June 10 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Final X will determine the 2023 U.S. Senior World Teams in all three Olympic disciplines: men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. There will be 30 weight classes contested, 10 in each Olympic discipline. The top two U.S. athletes in each weight class will compete in a best-of-three series in Final X to determine who will wrestle at the 2023 Senior World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

Maroulis made history at the 2016 Olympic Games, becoming the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling with her victory at 53 kg over three-time Olympic champion Saori Yoshida. She later became the first U.S. women’s wrestler to win two Olympic medals with her bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Maroulis has won three World gold medals (2015, 2017, 2021) and boasts six Senior World medals. Maroulis also won three Junior World medals. She was a four-time WCWA college national champion, winning three titles for Simon Fraser and one for Missouri Baptist.

It is the second straight year Final X will serve as the Beat the Streets New York Annual Benefit. This year’s event will be the 13th BTSNY Annual Benefit. These unique and electrifying annual events help BTSNY raise more than $1 million each year to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City. The BTSNY Annual Benefit after party will follow the conclusion of Final X.

Maroulis, a native of Rockville, Md., has a perfect 8-0 record in previous BTSNY events. She is the subject of a new movie, “Helen | Believe,” which follows her astonishing comeback to the sport after suffering a career-ending injury that forced her into retirement.

There are a variety of options for Final X wrestling-only event tickets, with prices starting at $40 on Ticketmaster.

Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages (wrestling event plus exclusive after-party celebration access) that also provide the best wrestling-event seats are available at give.btsny.org/beatthestreetsbenefit2023. For more information on ticket packages, email Katrin Pokalyukhin at katrin@btsny.org.

The team selection procedures for the U.S. World Teams in each style allows for 2022 Senior World medalists to advance directly to Final X at a specified weight class. Maroulis has met this requirement and accepted her qualification.

The Final X opponent for Maroulis will be determined at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas, Nev., April 26-30. The champion in women’s freestyle at 57 kg at the U.S. Open will qualify to face Maroulis in Final X.

FloWrestling will serve as the host broadcasting partner for Final X, presented by Tezos.

*Please note if Prudential Center's tenant, New Jersey Devils, hosts a Stanley Cup Final game on June 10 the contingency date for Final X would be Friday, June 9.

Final X, presented by Tezos At Prudential Center, Newark, N.J., Saturday, June 10

Declared Qualifiers to date Women’s Freestyle 57 kg – Helen Maroulis (Tempe, Ariz./Sunkist Kids) Men’s Freestyle 79 kg – Jordan Burroughs (Philadelphia, Pa./Sunkist Kids/Pennsylvania RTC)

HELEN MAROULIS Residence: Tempe, Ariz. Club: Sunkist Kids College: Simon Fraser Univ., Missouri Baptist High School: Marquette, Mich., Rockville, Md. (Colonel Zadock Magruder) Born: Sept. 19, 1991 • 2016 Olympic champion (first U.S. woman to win an Olympic wrestling gold medal) • 2020 Olympic bronze medalist (first U.S. woman to win two Olympic wrestling medals) • Three-time World champion (2015, 2017, 2021) • 2012 and 2022 World silver medalist • 2014 World bronze medalist • Three-time Junior World medalist (2008, 2010, 2011) • 2011 Pan American Games champion • Four-time WCWA women’s college national champion (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)

Maroulis Beat the Streets New York Annual Benefit History (8-0 record) 2012: Ashley Hudson (USA), WIN 4-0, 2-1 2014: Marcia Andrades (Venezuela), WIN Fall 2015: Yamilka del Valle Alvarez (Cuba), WIN tech fall 10-0 2016: Samantha Stewart (Canada), WIN Fall 2017: Yuzuru Kumano (Japan) WIN 7-4 2018: Odunayo Adekuoroye (Nigeria), WIN 4-1 2022: Alex Hedrick (USA), match one, WIN, tech fall, 10-0 2022: Alex Hedrick (USA), match two, WIN, tech fall, 10-0

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Bajrang Punia Net Worth, Family, Awards, Medals and Achievements

Bajrang Punia Biography: Here’s Bajrang Punia Net Worth, Family, Awards, Medals and Achievements Bajrang Punia is a prominent Indian freestyle wrestler and is regarded as one of India’s most promising freestyle wrestlers. Bajrang Punia was born on 26 February 1994 in Khudan village of Jhajjar district, Haryana, India. Bajrang got his name after Lord Hanuman, an Indian God. He recently added the bronze Olympic medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Bajrang Punia’s net worth is likely to be increased after the Olympic medal win. The 26-year-old had started wrestling at the age of seven. Bajrang was trained at the Regional Center of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Sonepat, India. Bajrang is the youngest of the three children of Balwan Singh Punia and Om Pyari Punia. His elder brother’s name is Harendra Punia. Wrestling is in his blood as his father is also a professional wrestler.

Bajrang Punia Personal life 

Bajrang inherited wrestling because the financial condition of his family was weak. His father made many sacrifices to fulfil the dream of Bajrang. They used to save their bus fare and complete their work by bicycle. Bajrang completed his Elementary education in the village itself. He started wrestling at the age of seven and was much supported by his father, after which Bajrang completed his graduation from Maharishi Dayanand University. Poonia also worked as a ticket checker (TTE) in the Indian Railways.- In 2015, his family left his village and moved to Sonepat so that he could attend the Regional Center of Sports Authority of India (SAI) in Sonepat, India. Bajrang’s hobbies are dancing and playing basketball and football. READ: Sakshi Malik Biography

Bajrang Punia Wrestling Career

Bajrang’s coach is Yogeshwar Dutt, and he aspires one day to be like his coach. Bajrang won his first international medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Delhi in the year 2013. In which he reached the semi-finals but was defeated, winning bronze for the country. Subsequently, Bajrang won a bronze medal in the 60 kg category at the 2013 World Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary. He also won the silver medal in the 61 kg category at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, Scotland. In 2014, he again won the silver medal in Asian Games Incheon, South Korea. Bajrang Poonia won the gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championship 2017, Delhi. After this, he won the gold medal in the Commonwealth Games of 2018. Bajrang Punia defeated Japan’s wrestler Takatani Daichi 11-8 in a one-sided match in the men’s 65 kg category final in the Asian Games 2018. Became India’s 9th wrestler to win a gold medal in Asian Games. Bajrang dedicated this gold medal to former Prime Minister Late. To Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Bajrang Poonia has won a total of 5 gold, 3 bronzes, 4 silver medals so far in his career. After winning silver at the 2018 World Wrestling Championships, he claimed the world’s Number 1 in the 65kg category. Related Posts

Bajrang Punia Net Worth

NameBajrang PuniaNet Worth (2021)$2 Million (INR 14 Crores)Net Worth In Indian Rupees15 Crore INRProfessionIndian wrestlerMonthly Income And SalaryINR 13 LakhsAnnual IncomeINR 1.5 Crore Bajrang Punia has a net worth of $2 Million (INR 14 Crores) and a major source of his income is wrestling cash prizes and endorsement deals.

Bajrang Punia Awards and Achievements 

- He was felicitated with Arjuna Award in 2015 - He was honored with the Padma Shri in 2019 - Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2013 – Bronze - Dave Schultz Memorial Tournament, 2015 – Bronze - Bajrang is the first person from India to win his first gold at the Asian Games. World Championship - Silver in Budapest (65 kg) 2018 - Bronze in Budapest (60 kg) Asian games - Gold (65 kg) 2018 Jakarta - Silver (61 kg) 2014 Incheon Commonwealth Games - Gold (65 kg) 2018 Gold Coast - Silver (61 kg) 2014 Glasgow Bajrang Punia dedicated his gold medal in the Dan Klov-Nikola Petrov tournament of Russia to Indian Air Force (IAF) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. Read the full article

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Coach sure Adekuoroye will win a medal at Tokyo Olympics

Coach sure Adekuoroye will win a medal at Tokyo Olympics

Odunayo Adekuoroye Head Coach of Team Nigeria’s women wrestling team, Purity Akuh, has assured the country that world number two, Odunayo Adekuoroye, will win a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He added that the other women billed for the Games scheduled from July 23 to August 8 in Japan, would also make the country proud. Adekuoroye, who secured the Olympics ticket in the 57kg women freestyle…

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Olympic Wrestling Tickets: Iran issues special stamp to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Olympic wrestling gold medalist

A singular stamp has been released in Iran to mark the 53rd anniversary of the demise of Gholamreza Takhti, the country’s 1956 Olympic wrestling champion.

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Commonly nicknamed Jahān Pahlevān "The World Champion" since of his chivalrous behaviour and sportsmanship. He was the most general athlete of Iran in the 20th century. Though lots of Iranian athletes have gained more international medals than he did.

Takhti gained his first Iranian title in 1950 and on his first trip overseas in 1951. He won a grey medal at the World Freestyle Championships in Helsinki. The first global medal ever increased by an Iranian wrestler. For more click here.

A year later, he won another silver medal, over in Helsinki, this time in the 1952 Olympic Sports in the under-79 kilograms group. Takhti won an Olympic gold medal at Melbourne four years later in the under-87kg group and additional silver at Rome 1960, the year after he won additional World Championships title.

He barely missed a fourth Olympic medal at Tokyo 1964 when he finished fourth. Nonetheless, it is his sportsmanship Takhti is recalled for just as well as his conquests on the mat. A famous example was a match against Russian wrestler Alexander Medved who had an injured right knee.

When Takhti found out that Medved was injured, he avoided touching the injured leg and tried to attack the other leg instead, even though he lost. Takhti was originated deceased in a hotel room in January 1968 at the age of just 37.

The Iranian Management officially announced his death a suicide, though some speculated that he was murdered since of his political activities against the Pahlavi regime. Hundreds of thousands of mourners attended Takhti’s funeral.

Details of the new stamp were released by Iranian Wrestling Federation secretary-general Jalal Askari. Fans who normally visited the Ebn-e Babvieh Cemetery to pay tributes to Takhti on the anniversary were prevented from doing so this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Olympic Hospitality: Indian Olympic Association keen to meet National Sports Federations to plan for Tokyo 2020

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra has said he is keen to meet with National Sports Federation (NSF) bureaucrats early next year to plan and tactics for the Olympic 2020 Games. Olympic fans from all over the world are invited to book Olympic 2020 tickets from our online platforms for Olympic Tickets. Olympic Hospitality fans can book Olympic Hospitality from our ticketing marketplace exclusively on discounted prices.

Batra wrote in a letter "In the early part of 2020, I would like to have a one-on-one meeting with the president and secretary general of the 33 NSFs to debate for Olympic 2020 and also their planning for Paris 2024".

Batra said "I texture it is time for us NSFs to plan our belongings and plans (which I am sure you all have done) how we can give our finest to make our country pleased in 2020 and Olympic 2020. Who developed a member of the International Olympic 2020 Committee earlier this year, said The Government has opened its heart in supporting athletes in their preparation for Olympic 2020.”

India will be looking to recover on their unsatisfactory showing at the Olympic 2016 in Rio de Janeiro when they contest at Olympic 2020. As reported by Asian News International, the meeting will travel the ways in which the country's medal total can be increased.

Winning just two medals at Rio 2016 was careful a deprived return, owing to the size and population of the country, which is now more than 1.3 billion. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu was the silver medalists in the women's singles badminton event, while Saakshi Malik took bronze in the women's freestyle wrestling 58 kilograms competition. 

In October, plans for India's first-ever Olympic Hospitality House at Olympic 2020 were officially revealed by the Indian Olympic Association. The House is being established in corporation with business conglomerate the JSW Group.

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American pride, freestyle's alluring action win the day in Iowa City

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American pride, freestyle's alluring action win the day in Iowa City

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Jordan Burroughs, the defending world champion at 74 kilograms, discusses his big win against Japan’s Yuhi Fujinami, a returning world medalist.

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IOWA CITY, Ia. — With the USA’s top wrestlers here to compete for world supremacy, national pride has overtaken college animosity this weekend at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

For fans and athletes alike.

Whether you wrestled for Penn State or Ohio State or Nebraska, you heard supportive “U-S-A! U-S-A!” chants from the fans here at the UWW Freestyle World Cup — a good chunk of them coming from those wearing black-and-gold Hawkeye sweatshirts.

After helping send Team USA to a 2-0 Saturday in duals entering Sunday’s action, former Nittany Lion David Taylor (86 kilograms/189 pounds) said of wrestling before the announced crowd of 6,388: “They’re great fans here. We all know that. Most of the time (in the past), I’m getting booed running through here. It’s great.”

Meantime, Jordan Burroughs — a former Cornhusker who is arguably the country’s most accomplished active wrestler — gave full respect to not only the fans here but the Iowa wrestling program and tradition, too.

“I’m a Husker fan — not a Hawkeye fan — but I love it here. The atmosphere’s amazing,” Burroughs said. “It’s the mecca of wrestling. Thomas Gilman’s my teammate. I spent time at Dan Gable’s house. Been in the sauna with Tom and Terry Brands. Royce Alger’s roaming the hallways telling bad jokes. It’s been an amazing week.”

Heck, with a quote like that, make that man an honorary Hawkeye.

Some other thoughts from this two-day event, which will crown a world champion in Sunday’s 4 p.m. gold-medal match:

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Enhkee Ulzii holds up a Mongolian banner outside of Carver Hawkeye Arena during the 2018 Wrestling World Cup in Iowa City on Saturday, April 7, 2018. (Photo: Bryon Houlgrave/The Register)

The competition

As Session I opened shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday, former Hawkeye and reigning World silver medalist Gilman was introduced to a thunderous applause. Those cheers quickly turned to jeers, as Gilman’s arm was already raised — having been awarded a forfeit at 57 kilograms/125.5 pounds.

The crowd reaction was a collective, “Come on, man.”

In the lead-up to this tournament, world wrestling powers Russia and Iran withdrew. And now the competition that was here wasn’t even competing. The U.S. rolled in the remaining nine matches past helpless India, an 11th-hour tournament addition that didn’t even arrive to Iowa City until Friday.

Iran, winner of the past six World Cup titles, had declined to come over a dispute with the UWW about the dates on which it would host the Greco-Roman World Cup. Russia, which was upset by Team USA at last summer’s World Championships in Paris, pulled out just a week ago over complications with visas.

Oh, and Turkey (fourth at last year’s worlds) also declined to come, and Georgia (third at the worlds) brought its “B” team to Iowa City as it prepares for the European Championships in Russia that begin in about three weeks.

So … this wasn’t the world’s best competition, as you’d like to expect for a World Cup — not to mention a $75 all-sessions ticket.

Team USA’s stiffest competition probably comes Sunday afternoon if Azerbaijan, which did bring its formidable “A” team, reaches the 4 p.m. gold-medal match.

The Japan dual, won 7-3 by the Americans, still brought a slew of exciting moments. It would’ve been nice to see even more of them in a true heavyweight matchup for the home country against the Russians or Iranians.

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Kyle Dake went 2-0 for Team USA on Day One of the Wrestling World Cup on Saturday.

Freestyle vs. folkstyle

From a young age, I loved watching folkstyle wrestling. I grew up around it; my hunch is many of you reading this can relate.

Now, covering that style is part of my profession today. I still very much enjoy it.

But, boy, an eight-hour day of immersion in the aspects of freestyle — and it’s easy to wonder why the college system in the U.S. hasn’t switched to freestyle.

I get it: nostalgia, tradition, maybe even stubbornness to change. But the U.S. remains the only country in the world that places an emphasis on folkstyle. (There’s no such thing as a folkstyle world championship.)

The best part of freestyle: Action is always moving.

Wrestlers are repeatedly kept on their feet by the referee, summoned to the middle of the mat if there’s no quick action after a takedown.

There is no riding time, no escapes — not even overtime. If you get pushed out of bounds, you surrender a point. If you’re well behind, you can rally in a hurry. Scoring can come quickly, as Kyle Dake showed against India — scoring a four-point throw and two back-exposure points for a 6-0 lead in the first nine seconds!

What I like most: It feels like someone’s always in frantic, comeback mode from their feet — instead of being helpless while being ridden on the bottom. And if the final score is 4-4 with two takedowns each, the last wrestler to score is the winner.

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Anyway, the fans I spoke with who showed up as freestyle novices really seemed to enjoy it once they figured out the scoring.

And no doubt in my mind, wrestlers (if you polled them) would say they prefer it, too.

“I love freestyle wrestling,” Olympic champion Kyle Snyder said. “… A lot more fun for me.”

The most electric moment of the day, when Dake successively tossed Japan’s Sohsuke Takatani behind his head and to the mat for two four-point throws? That would’ve netted zero points in folkstyle — and maybe a disqualification.

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Aesop Lorenz, 14, of LaCross, Wisc., poses near the statue of Dan Gable outside of Carver Hawkeye Arena during the 2018 Wrestling World Cup in Iowa City on Saturday, April 7, 2018. (Photo: Bryon Houlgrave/The Register)

The scene

Though the crowd size Saturday was less than what you’d see at an Iowa wrestling dual, the level of passion here has been top-notch.

“This is the best atmosphere in the world, hands down,” said Dake, a former Cornell star. “These fans are insane.”

Adults here quickly gravitated toward the beer that was available for purchase from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in “Gable’s Garden” at the North Entrance — $6.50 for a 16-ounce can. (Let’s just say it was a popular choice as the Azerbaijan vs. Cuba dual unfolded in Pool B.)

Saturday was popular for parents and kids, too. Photo opportunities were obviously impactful for youngsters who got to meet some of their wrestling heroes.

More: Wrestling World Cup: USA dominates India, Japan on Day One

Yet one of the loudest ovations Saturday came when wrestling wasn’t occurring.

It came when the Amateur Wrestling News “Hammer Award” was presented during the afternoon’s opening ceremony.

Handed a large hammer trophy, symbolizing his conquering the most difficult bracket at last month’s NCAA Championships in Cleveland, was a 125-pound freshman wearing a Hawkeye polo shirt, glasses and his signature smile: Spencer Lee.

After all, the quest for international dominance aside, this is — first and foremost — Hawkeye turf.

Hawkeyes columnist Chad Leistikow has covered sports for 23 years with The Des Moines Register, USA TODAY and Iowa City Press-Citizen. Follow @ChadLeistikow on Twitter.

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6 Baguio athletes to lead march of sports awardees for 2019

#PHnews: 6 Baguio athletes to lead march of sports awardees for 2019

BAGUIO CITY – Six athletes will lead 48 awardees in the Kafagway/Kordillera International Sports Luminary Awards Podium on Monday (Dec. 30) at 2 p.m. at the Saint Francis Convent here.

World champion and South East Asian Games gold medalist Nesthy Petecio, SEAG double gold medalist Stephaine Sabalo, as well as SEAG gold medalists Jeordan Dominguez, Divine Wally, Jearome Calica, and Jean Claude Saclag, will jointly be named Athletes of the Year in the annual awards under the Silahis ng Pasko project (SnP) which is part of the annual Christmas celebration in Baguio.

Petecio is the International Boxing Association (AIBA) gold medalist last October before she plunged to SEAG action where she won the elusive gold medal in the biennial meet.

Petecio twice came here after the October AIBA to visit her school, the University of Baguio (UB) where she is enrolled at the School of International Tourism and Hotel Management.

Sabalo, a former member of the Saint Louis University dance troupe, won two golds in the SEAG dance sport competition with partner Michael Angelo Marquez.

They also won a silver medal as they helped the Philippine dancesport team to 10 golds and the overall crown.

Sabalo will also be the "Break Out" athlete in the annual awards rites.

Jeordan Dominguez, in what could be his farewell tournament, won a gold medal in freestyle poomsae.

Last June, the UB alumnus won a bronze medal in the first World Taekwondo Poomsae Grand Prix in Rome, Italy, where he was the eighth seed.

Wally also won a gold medal in the 54-kilogram event of Wushu Sanda to help the Philippine Wushu team to the overall crown. Five of the six wushu sanda team took home gold medals.

Calica took the gold in Muay Thai Waikru and Taksa, the performance side of the Thai national sport, with teammate Joemar Gallaza. Calica has been absent in any competition for 18 years after winning a gold medal in the SEAG 2001 edition.

Calica, who worked as a stuntman in Philippine movies, moved to waikru this year after he was called by national coach Billy Alumno.

He is also the "Come Back" awardee on Dec. 30.

Saclag was a member of the Philippine Wushu team like Calica, who won a silver medal in wushu sanda in the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea.

He has then shifted to kickboxing and won a gold medal in the National Kick Boxing Tournament held last March in Tagaytay City which was his ticket to joining the national squad.

He did not disappoint his coach’s trust and won the gold medal in the 64-kilogram division.

Other awardees included SEAG gold medalists and UB alumni Estie Gay Liwanen, who won a gold in kurash; Ariel Ray Lampacan (muay Thai), UC’s Sandi Menchi Abahan (obstacle course race), UB’s Abegail Abad and Elmer Manlapas in arnis, Brian Kurt Barbosa (taekwondo), Jason Baucas (wrestling), Jerry Olsim (UB) and Gina Iniong (UC) in kickboxing, Mark Eduard Striegl in sambo and Kenneth Jiane Villa in esports.

UB’s Josie Gabuco and Carlo Paalam, winner of gold medals in the last SEAG, are also on the list.

Gabuco, a UB Criminology student, who won the country’s first AIBA title in 2012 and the gold in the Asian Championships recently in Bangkok, has also won the gold medal in the SEAG in four other occasions: Vientiane in 2009, 2011 in Jakarta, 2013 in Naypyidaw, Thailand and 2015 in Singapore.

The silver awardees will include SLU former student Jones Inso in wushu taolu, Pines City National High School alumnus Gideon Fred Padua (wushu sanda), Rusha Mae Bayacsan in muay Thai waikru and taksa (Benguet State University), Jenelyn Olsim and Islay Erica Bomogao in muay Thai both of UB, Jason Balabal in wrestling, Renaly Dacquel and Jomar Balangui (UB) in kickboxing, Billy Joel Valenzuela (SLU) in arnis, Minalyn Foy-os in wrestling and Irish Magno in boxing, who is also from UB.

The bronze awardees include Thornton Lou Sayan and Daniel Parantac in wushu taolu (both of UC), UB’s Ezarai Yalong in arnis, Alexis Mayag-as in muay Thai, Helen Dawa in kurash, Helen Aclopen, Jedd Andre Dino Kim and Marianne Mariano in sambo, Karol Maguide in kickboxing and Aira Villegas in boxing.

Dawa, Aclopen, Maguide, and Villegas are former and present UB students, while Mariano is a UC alumna and a bronze medalist in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in wushu sanda.

Special awards will be given to Billy Alumno as "Coach of the year", UB as "School of the year" for having the most athletes to the SEAG, UB’s men’s basketball team and University of the Cordillera Lady Jaguars in women’s basketball.

The special "Master awards" will be given to the 67-year-old Erlinda Lavandia who won a gold in the Kuching, Malaysia Masters Athletics tournament where the 40-something Christabel Martes won two golds – 10,000 and 5,000 meter runs – and two bronze medals.

Lavandia is the former SEAG javelin queen, while Martes was twice the SEAG marathon queen.

The SnP is an annual project started by the older Padilla, a former city councilor and tourism officer and camp director to Michael Keon in the Gintong Alay Project.

It is held with the support of the Larry Puckett Greenwater Foundation, Blue Leaf, Highland Boxing Promotion, the Saint Louis Boys High School Class of 1986, Axa SunStar, the Feast Baguio, Benguet Electric Cooperative, Baguio Rep. Marques and Mrs. Soledad Go, Porta Vaga Mall, Baguio Center Mall, Mr. Carlos, and Karen Anton and Jonathan Myl. (PNA)

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* Philippine News Agency. "6 Baguio athletes to lead march of sports awardees for 2019." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1089573 (accessed December 28, 2019 at 07:27PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "6 Baguio athletes to lead march of sports awardees for 2019." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1089573 (archived).

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Introduction to Freestyle Wrestling

Freestyle Wrestling, according to FILA (International Federation of Associated Wrestling Style), is originated in Great Britain and United States by the name Catch-as-catch-can” wrestling.

According to FILA Freestyle Wrestling is one of the four main forms of amateur wrestling that are practiced internationally. Other main forms of wrestling are Greco-Roman and Grappling, and Track and Field.

Freestyle Wrestling is a style of amateur wrestling that is practiced all over the world. Along with Greco-Roman it is one of the two style wrestling contest that is included in Olympic Games. This is one of the oldest organized sports in history along with Track and Field. In American high schools and Colleges wrestling is conducted under different rules is termed as “Scholastic and Collegiate Wrestling”.

Freestyle Wrestling has its greatest origins in Catch-as-catch-can wrestling, and in both styles the ultimate goal is to pin your opponent to mat, that results in win. Free style and collegiate wrestling both allow the use of wrestler’s or his opponent’s legs in offence and defense.

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Final X, Beat the Streets' 2023 Annual Benefit, set for June 10 at Prudential Center

Beat the Streets New York and USA Wrestling will present Final X, presented by Tezos, on Saturday, June 10 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Final X, presented by Tezos, will determine the 2023 U.S. Senior World Teams in all three Olympic disciplines: men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. There will be 30 weight classes contested, 10 in each Olympic discipline.

The top two U.S. athletes in each weight class will compete in a best-of-three series in Final X to determine who will wrestle at the 2023 Senior World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. The medalists and the fifth-place wrestler in each weight at the 2023 Senior World Championships will qualify the United States for their weight class at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

This will be the first time that Final X will be held in one location, as previous Final X competitions were held in either two or three cities. It will also be the first time Final X will be contested on three mats. It is the second time Final X will be hosted in New Jersey, as Final X Rutgers was held in 2019 in Piscataway.

“USA Wrestling is excited to partner once again with Beat the Streets New York to present the most important domestic wrestling event of the year, Final X, presented by Tezos. The nation’s greatest athletes will compete for the right to represent Team USA at the 2023 Senior World Championships, as well as an opportunity to qualify our nation for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Final X will once again be intense and exciting, as our elite men and women wrestlers put it all on the line in Prudential Center, a world-class facility. Make plans to join us in Newark,” said USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender.

Final X, presented by Tezos, will be broadcast live on FloWrestling.

It is the second straight year Final X will serve as the Beat the Streets Annual Benefit. In 2022, BTSNY hosted Final X New York at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This year’s event will be the 13th BTSNY Annual Benefit.

These unique and electrifying annual events help BTSNY raise more than $1 million each year to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City. BTSNY provides a safe, positive atmosphere for student-athlete to learn essential life lessons of discipline, perseverance, self-reliance, humility and a strong work ethic through wrestling. The BTSNY Annual Benefit after party will follow the conclusion of Final X.

Session times will be 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Eastern time, with the Beat the Streets after party to immediately follow. Ticket information for Final X will be available on Ticketmaster at a later date, while tickets for the BTSNY Annual Benefit after party can be purchased at btsny.org.

“Beat the Streets New York is excited to host Final X once again for our Annual Benefit this year alongside one of our strongest partners in USA Wrestling. This event is our largest fundraiser of the year and will support 75 percent of our annual expenses, so we can continue to make a lifelong impact on the 2,500 boys and girls in New York City that rely on us. We are looking forward to hosting this event at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, a state filled with rich wrestling traditions. We have no doubt this year's event will add to that tradition and provide exciting moments for some of the World’s greatest men and women athletes who are looking to earn a spot on Team USA at the 2023 World Championships," BTSNY Executive Director Brendan Buckley said.

“Wrestling in the state of New Jersey has proven to be the incubator for success on the international level. It’s only fitting for Prudential Center to now host the best wrestlers in our nation as they compete to represent Team USA at the upcoming World Championships,” said Dylan Wanagiel, Vice President of Sports Properties & Special Events for Prudential Center. “On the heels of Top Rank Boxing (April 8) and UFC 288 (May 6), Final X (June 10) will keep all eyes in the combat sports world on Newark. Previously we have established ourselves as a top venue for college wrestling with the creation of ‘Garden State Grapple.’ We are now thrilled to add freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling to our diverse calendar and are very appreciative of our partners at USA Wrestling and Beat the Streets for bringing this marquee event to New Jersey.”

There are 15 wrestlers who won a 2022 Senior World medal that are eligible to advance directly to the Final X best-of-three series, if they accept their position and compete in the same weight class in Final X, presented by Tezos. They must declare they will compete at that weight class and accept their direct Final X qualification by April 21. USA Wrestling will announce when athletes accept their Final X position.

Once World medalists have either accepted or refused their Final X position, the rest of the field will be determined at the U.S. Open on April 26-30 in Las Vegas and the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament on May 20-21 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

In weight classes where an athlete has advanced directly to Final X, the U.S. Open champion will earn the opposing Final X spot. In weight classes in which no athlete earned an automatic Final X berth, the U.S. Open champion and World Team Trials Challenge Tournament champion will advance to Final X.

World Team Trials Challenge Tournament qualifiers are determined based on the approved World Team Trials procedures for each of the Olympic disciplines, which are posted in the Team Selection section of USA Wrestling’s website.

FINAL X locations

2018 – Lincoln, Neb.; State College, Pa.; Bethlehem, Pa.

2019 – Piscataway, N.J; Lincoln, Neb.

2022 – Stillwater, Okla., New York, N.Y.

2023 – Newark, N.J.

*Please note if Prudential Center’s tenant, New Jersey Devils, host a playoff game on June 10 the contingency date for Final X would be Friday, June 9.

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Beat the Streets Raises $950K with Annual Benefit, Final X New York

Fourteen athletes punched their ticket to the 2022 Senior World Championships in front of a lively crowd of 3,000 wrestling fans at the 12th Beat the Streets Annual Benefit on Wednesday at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.

As great as it was for spectators and athletes, it was an even better night for Beat the Streets, which raised more than $950,000 to help in its efforts to make a lifelong impact on New York City student-athletes through the benefits and skills acquired through wrestling.

Olympic champions Jordan Burroughs (74 kg men’s freestyle), Helen Maroulis (57 kg women’s freestyle) and David Taylor (86 kg men’s freestyle), Olympic bronze medalists Sarah Hildebrandt (50kg women’s freestyle) and Kyle Dake (74kg men’s freestyle) and World bronze medalist G’Angelo Hancock (97kg Greco-Roman) were among the winners. The victors of each Final X New York Championship Series will represent the Team USA at the Senior World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 10-18.

“This was a great night for wrestling, in large part because of the support and generosity of our community,” said Brendan Buckley, Executive Director of Beat the Streets. “They were treated to a night of exciting matches, newly crowned champions and a celebration of everything that the sport can be, and the best part is that the real winners are the many kids that will benefit from our programs year-round because of it.”

Wednesday represented the first in-person Beat the Streets benefit event since 2019, as the COVID-19 pandemic safety guidelines prohibited spectators in 2020 and 2021. Beat the Streets hosted a virtual benefit on the banks of the Hudson River in 2020 in Hoboken, New Jersey. The 2019 Benefit was also held at the Hulu Theater, and previous benefits have been at other historic New York locations such as Times Square, Grand Central Terminal and South Street Seaport. These unique and electrifying annual events help Beat the Streets New York raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City. To provide contributions to Beat the Streets, visit http://btsny.org/donate.

For the full results, visit https://go.teamusa.org/3MtX4ah.

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Lineups Set for Final X New York/Beat the Streets on June 8 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden

The field has been finalized for Final X New York. presented by Tezos, on Wednesday, June 8 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Athletes qualified for Final X New York either by winning a 2021 World medal, or based upon their placement at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament in Coralville, Iowa, May 20-21.

The winner of each Final X Championship Series will represent the Team USA at the Senior World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 10-18.

Final X New York. presented by Tezos, will serve as the 12th Beat the Streets Annual Benefit. These unique and electrifying annual events help Beat the Streets New York raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City.

The lineup in New York is loaded, featuring three Olympic champions, 2012 Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs (74 kg men’s freestyle), 2016 Olympic champion Helen Maroulis (57 kg women’s freestyle) and 2020 Olympic champion David Taylor (86 kg men’s freestyle).

The field includes four World champions who have won a combined 12 World titles: Burroughs (5x), Maroulis (3x), Taylor plus three-time World champion Kyle Dake (74 kg men’s freestyle).

It also features five Olympic medalists who have won six Olympic medals: Maroulis (2x, 2016 gold and 2020 bronze), Dake (2020 bronze), Burroughs (2012 gold), Taylor (2020 gold), plus 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Sarah Hildebrandt (50 kg women’s freestyle).

There will be nine World medalists who have won a combined 26 World medals: Burroughs (8x), Maroulis (5x), Dake (3x), Hildebrandt (2x), Taylor (2x), two-time World bronze medalist Nick Gwiazdowski (125 kg men’s freestyle), two-time World bronze medalist Alyssa Lampe (50 kg women’s freestyle), 2021 World silver medalist Kayla Miracle (62 kg women’s freestyle) and 2021 World bronze medalist G’Angelo Hancock (97 kg Greco-Roman).

There are nine Olympians with a combined 11 Olympic appearances: Maroulis (2x), Burroughs, Taylor, Dake, Miracle, Hildebrandt, Hancock, 2008 and 2020 Olympian Ildar Hafizov (60 kg Greco-Roman) and 2020 Olympian Alejandro Sancho (67 kg Greco-Roman). Hafizov competed for Uzbekistan in 2012 and the USA in 2020.

The event will include 14 World Team members who have been on a total of 51 World Championships teams:

Maroulis (9x), Burroughs (8x), Hafizov (5x, 3x for Uzbekistan and 2x for USA), Lampe (5x), Gwiazdowski (4x), Hancock (4x), Hildebrandt (4x), Dake (3x), Taylor (2x), Miracle (2x), two-time World Team member Dalton Roberts (60 kg Greco-Roman), Kamal Bey (77 kg Greco-Roman), Yianni Diakomihalis (65 kg men’s freestyle) and Alan Vera (87 kg Greco-Roman).

Final X will have two sessions. The first match of the best-of-three championship series in each event will be held during the first session. The second (and third match if necessary) for all 15 weight classes will be conducted in the second session. The weight class order will be the same for both sessions. Session times for Final X New York are 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time and 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

There are a variety of ticket options available for Final X New York, beginning at $65 so you don't miss the first in-person Benefit since 2019. Purchase your wrestling-only event tickets on Ticketmaster (https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B005C8B9CD81033). For information on Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages (wrestling event and exclusive after party access) that also provide the best wrestling-event seats, visit give.btsny.org/benefit (https://give.btsny.org/event/annual-benefit-2022/e396736) or email Fund Development Manager Kerry Doyle at kdoyle@btsny.org.

FloWrestling will serve as the host broadcasting partner for both Final X Stillwater, presented by Tezos, and Final X New York, presented by Tezos.

The weight classes for Final X New York (by style) are: Men’s freestyle: 65 kg, 74 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg Women’s freestyle: 50 kg, 53 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 72 kg Greco-Roman: 60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg, 97 kg

Final X New York Lineup (Listed in Bout Order) Bout 1 – 77 kg GR - Britton Holmes (Army WCAP) vs. Kamal Bey (Army WCAP) Bout 2 – 72 kg WFS - Skylar Grote (Beaver Dam RTC/NYAC) vs. Amit Elor (NYC RTC/TMWC) Bout 3 – 65 kg MFS - Evan Henderson (Ohio RTC/TMWC) vs. Yianni Diakomihalis (Spartan Combat/TMWC) Bout 4 – 87 kg GR - Alan Vera (NYAC) vs. Timothy Young (Illinois) Bout 5 – 125 kg MFS - Hayden Zillmer (Gopher WC - RTC) vs. Nick Gwiazdowski (Spartan Combat RTC/TMWC) Bout 6 - 67 kg GR - Alejandro Sancho (Army WCAP) vs. Alston Nutter (Sunkist Kids) Bout 7 – 53 kg W - Felicity Taylor (Bearcat RTC/TMWC) vs. Dominique Parrish (Sunkist Kids) Bout 8 – 60 kg GR - Dalton Roberts (Army WCAP) vs. Ildar Hafizov (Army WCAP) Bout 9 - 62 kg WFS – Kayla Miracle (Sunkist Kids) vs. Jennifer Rogers (NLWC/TMWC) Bout 10 - 97 kg GR – G’Angelo Hancock (Sunkist Kids) vs. Braxton Amos (Wisconain RTC) Bout 11 - 50 kg WFS – Sarah Hildebrandt (USOPTC/NYAC) vs. Alyssa Lampe (Sunkist Kids) Bout 12 - 74 kg MFS – Kyle Dake (Spartan Combat RTC/TMWC) vs. Jason Nolf (NLWC/TMWC) Bout 13 - 57 kg WFS – Helen Maroulis (Sunkist Kids) vs. Alexandra Hedrick (USOPTC/TMWC) Bout 14 – 79 kg MFS – Jordan Burroughs (Pennsylvania RTC/Sunkist Kids) vs. Chance Marsteller (TMWC) Bout 15 – 86 kg MFS – David Taylor (NLWC/TMWC) vs. Zahid Valencia (Sunkist Kids)

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Hildebrandt Accepts Final X Berth, And Will Compete For U.S. World Team Spot In New York On June 8

2020 Olympic bronze medalist and two-time World silver medalist Sarah Hildebrandt (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC/USOPTC) has officially accepted her 50 kg women’s freestyle berth in Final X

Hildebrandt will battle for a spot on the 2022 U.S. World Team in Final X New York. presented by Tezos, on Wednesday, June 8 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Hildebrandt won a bronze medal at 50 kg at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. She boasts a pair of Senior World silver medals, claimed in 2018 and 2021. Hildebrandt has dominated her continent, winning the 2019 Pan American Games gold and claiming five Pan American Championships titles. She won U.S. Open titles in 2018 and 2020. She was a two-time NCWA women’s college national champion and four-time finalist for King University. A native of Granger, Ill., Hildbrandt competed for Penn High School.

This will serve as the 12th Beat the Streets Annual Benefit. These unique and electrifying annual events help Beat the Streets New York raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City.

There are a variety of ticket options available for Final X New York, beginning at $65 so you don't miss the first in-person Benefit since 2019. Purchase your wrestling-only event tickets on Ticketmaster (https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B005C8B9CD81033). For information on Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages (wrestling event and exclusive after party access) that also provide the best wrestling-event seats, visit give.btsny.org/benefit (https://give.btsny.org/event/annual-benefit-2022/e396736) or email Fund Development Manager Kerry Doyle at kdoyle@btsny.org."

The Final X series will determine the 2022 U.S. Senior World Teams in men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling which will compete in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 10-18.

The Team Selection procedures for the U.S. World Teams in each style allows for 2021 Senior World medalists and 2020 Olympic medalists to advance directly to Final X at a specified weight class. Hildebrandt has met this requirement and accepted her qualification.

There are 15 weight classes contested in Final X New York, five in each discipline. The weight classes assigned to the Final X New York are:

Men’s freestyle: 65 kg, 74 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg

Women’s freestyle: 50 kg, 53 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 72 kg

Greco-Roman: 60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg, 97 kg

The Final X opponent for Hildebrandt will be determined at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, set for Coralville, Iowa, May 20-22.

The Beat the Streets Annual Benefit, a fan-favorite, is a major showcase of the best of international wrestling. These competitions have been at iconic locations across New York City.

This will be Hildebrandt’s first Beat the Streets Benefit event

In addition to Final X New York, Final X Stillwater will be held Friday, June 3 at Gallagher-Iba Arena on the campus of Oklahoma State University. There will be 15 other weight classes contested in Stillwater.

FloWrestling will serve as the host broadcasting partner for both Final X Stillwater, presented by Tezos, and Final X New York, presented by Tezos

FINAL X NEW YORK, presented by Tezos

At Madison Square Garden Hulu Theater, Wednesday, June 8

Declared Qualifiers to date

Women’s freestyle 50 kg – Sarah Hildebrandt (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC/USOPTC) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

Men’s Freestyle 74 kg - Kyle Dake (Ithaca, N.Y./Titan Mercury WC/Spartan Combat RTC) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

Men’s Freestyle 86 kg - David Taylor (State College, Pa./Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

Greco-Roman 97 kg - G’Angelo Hancock (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

Women’s Freestyle 57 kg - Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./Sunkist Kids) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

Men’s Freestyle 79 kg – Jordan Burroughs (Philadelphia, Pa./Sunkist Kids/Pennsylvania RTC) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

SARAH HILDEBRANDT

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Club: New York AC

College: King Univ.

High School: Granger, Ind. (Penn)

Born: Sept. 23, 1993

2020 Olympic bronze medalist

2018 and 2021 World silver medalist

Four-time World Team member (2016, 2018, 2019, 2021)

2019 Pan American Games champion

Five-time Pan American Championships champion (2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021)

Two-time Final X champion (2018, 2019)

2018 and 2020 U.S. Open champion

Two-time WCWA national champion and four-time finalist

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Hancock accepts Final X berth, and will compete for U.S. World Team spot in New York on June 8

2021 World bronze medalist and 2020 Olympian G’Angelo Hancock (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids)

has officially accepted his 97 kg Greco-Roman berth in Final X

Hancock will battle for a spot on the 2022 U.S. World Team in Final X New York. presented by Tezos, on Wednesday, June 8 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Hancock won a bronze medal at 97 kg at the 2021 World Championships, the first U.S. Greco-Roman medal since 2018. He placed seventh at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Hancock has made four straight U.S. Senior World Teams. He was a 2016 Junior World bronze medalist. In 2017, he made three U.S. World Teams (Junior, U23, Senior). A native of Fountain, Colo., Hancock was a Colorado state placewinner for Fountain-Fort Carson High School.

This will serve as the 12th Beat the Streets Annual Benefit. These unique and electrifying annual events help Beat the Streets New York raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City.

There are a variety of ticket options for Final X New York, with prices beginning at $65. Purchase your wrestling-only event tickets on Ticketmaster (https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B005C8B9CD81033) or Benefit tickets with access to Final X New York and the Benefit celebration (after party) tickets at btsny.org (https://give.btsny.org/event/annual-benefit-2022/e396736), so you don't miss the first in-person Benefit since 2019. For more information on Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages that also provide the best seats for watching the wrestling, email Fund Development Manager Kerry Doyle at kdoyle@btsny.org.

The Final X series will determine the 2022 U.S. Senior World Teams in men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling which will compete in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 10-18.

The Team Selection procedures for the U.S. World Teams in each style allows for 2021 Senior World medalists and 2020 Olympic medalists to advance directly to Final X at a specified weight class. Hancock has met this requirement and accepted his qualification.

There are 15 weight classes contested in Final X New York, five in each discipline. The weight classes assigned to the Final X New York are:

Men’s freestyle: 65 kg, 74 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg

Women’s freestyle: 50 kg, 53 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 72 kg

Greco-Roman: 60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg, 97 kg

The Final X opponent for Hancock will be determined at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, set for Coralville, Iowa, May 20-22.

The Beat the Streets Annual Benefit, a fan-favorite, is a major showcase of the best of international wrestling. These competitions have been at iconic locations across New York City.

This will be Hancock’s first appearance in a Beat the Streets Annual Benefit event.

In addition to Final X New York, Final X Stillwater will be held Friday, June 3 at Gallagher-Iba Arena on the campus of Oklahoma State University. There will be 15 other weight classes contested in Stillwater.

FloWrestling will serve as the host broadcasting partner for both Final X Stillwater, presented by Tezos, and Final X New York, presented by Tezos

FINAL X NEW YORK, presented by Tezos

At Madison Square Garden Hulu Theater, Wednesday, June 8

Declared Qualifiers to date

Greco-Roman 97 kg - G’Angelo Hancock (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

Women’s Freestyle 57 kg - Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./Sunkist Kids) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

Men’s Freestyle 79 kg – Jordan Burroughs (Philadelphia, Pa./Sunkist Kids/Pennsylvania RTC) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

G’ANGELO HANCOCK

Residence: Colorado Springs, Colo.

Club: Sunkist Kids

College: Daymar College

Training Center: U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center

High School: Fountain, Colo. (Fountain-Fort-Carson)

Born: July 27, 1997

2021 World bronze medalist

2020 Olympian (7th place)

Four-time Senior World Team member (2017-19, 2021)

2020 Pan American Championships champion

2019 Pan American Games silver medalist

Made two U.S. World Teams in 2018 and 2019 (U23, Senior)

Made three U.S. World Teams in 2017 (Junior, U23, Senior)

Two-time U.S. Open champion (2017, 2019)

Third in 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

2016 Junior World bronze medalist

image credit: Tony Rotundo, Wrestlers are Warriors

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Maroulis Accepts Final X Berth, And Will Compete For U.S. World Team Spot In New York On June 8

2016 Olympic champion and three-time World champion Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./Sunkist Kids) has officially accepted her 57 kg women’s freestyle berth in Final X

Maroulis will battle for a spot on the 2022 U.S. World Team in Final X New York. presented by Tezos, on Wednesday, June 8 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Maroulis is a history-maker for Team USA in women’s wrestling. She became the first U.S. woman to win an Olympic gold medal in wrestling with her victory at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She became the first U.S. women’s wrestler to win two Olympic medals with her bronze medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Maroulis has won three World gold medals (2015, 2017, 2021) and boasts five Senior World medals. Maroulis also won three Junior World medals. She was a four-time WCWA college national champion, winning three titles for Simon Fraser and one for Missouri Baptist. Maroulis is a native of Rockville, Md.

This will serve as the 12th Beat the Streets Annual Benefit. These unique and electrifying annual events help Beat the Streets New York raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City.

There are a variety of ticket options for Final X New York, with prices beginning at $65. Purchase your wrestling-only event tickets on Ticketmaster (https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B005C8B9CD81033) or Benefit tickets with access to Final X New York and the Benefit celebration (after party) tickets at btsny.org (https://give.btsny.org/event/annual-benefit-2022/e396736), so you don't miss the first in-person Benefit since 2019. For more information on Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages that also provide the best seats for watching the wrestling, email Fund Development Manager Kerry Doyle at kdoyle@btsny.org.

The Final X series will determine the 2022 U.S. Senior World Teams in men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling which will compete in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 10-18.

The Team Selection procedures for the U.S. World Teams in each style allows for 2021 Senior World medalists and 2020 Olympic medalists to advance directly to Final X at a specified weight class. Maroulis has met this requirement and accepted her qualification.

There are 15 weight classes contested in Final X New York, five in each discipline. The weight classes assigned to the Final X New York are:

Men’s freestyle: 65 kg, 74 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg

Women’s freestyle: 50 kg, 53 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 72 kg

Greco-Roman: 60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg, 97 kg

The Final X opponent for Maroulis will be determined at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, set for Coralville, Iowa, May 20-22.

The Beat the Streets Annual Benefit, a fan-favorite, is a major showcase of the best of international wrestling. These competitions have been at iconic locations across New York City.

This will be the seventh time that Maroulis has competed in a Beat the Streets Annual Benefit event, and she is undefeated in her previous Beat the Streets matches. Her first came in 2012, where she beat U.S. wrestler Ashley Hudson. Her most recent came in 2108, with a victory over Odunayo Adekuoroye of Nigeria.

In addition to Final X New York, Final X Stillwater will be held Friday, June 3 at Gallagher-Iba Arena on the campus of Oklahoma State University. There will be 15 other weight classes contested in Stillwater.

FloWrestling will serve as the host broadcasting partner for both Final X Stillwater, presented by Tezos, and Final X New York, presented by Tezos

FINAL X NEW YORK, presented by Tezos

At Madison Square Garden Hulu Theater, Wednesday, June 8

Declared Qualifiers to date

Women’s Freestyle 57 kg - Helen Maroulis (Rockville, Md./Sunkist Kids) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

Men’s Freestyle 79 kg – Jordan Burroughs (Philadelphia, Pa./Sunkist Kids/Pennsylvania RTC) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

HELEN MAROULIS

Residence: Rockville, Md.

Club: Sunkist Kids

College: Simon Fraser Univ., Missouri Baptist

High School: Marquette, Mich., Rockville, Md. (Colonel Zadock Magruder)

Born: Sept. 19, 1991

2016 Olympic champion (first U.S. woman to win an Olympic wrestling gold medal)

2020 Olympic bronze medalist (first U.S. woman to win two Olympic medals)

Three-time World champion (2015, 2017, 2021)

2012 World silver medalist

2014 World bronze medalist

Three-time Junior World medalist (2008, 2010, 2011)

2011 Pan American Games champion

Four-time WCWA women’s college national champion (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013)

Maroulis Beat the Streets Annual Benefit History (6-0 record)

2012: Ashley Hudson (USA), 4-0, 2-1

2014: Marcia Andrades (Venezuela), Fall

2015: Yamilka del Valle Alvarez (Cuba), 10-0

2016: Samantha Stewart (Canada), Fall

2017: Yuzuru Kumano (Japan) 7-4

2018: Odunayo Adekuoroye (Nigeria), 4-1

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Burroughs accepts Final X berth, and will compete for U.S. World Team spot in New York on June 8

2012 Olympic champion and five-time World champion Jordan Burroughs (Philadelphia, Pa./Sunkist Kids/Pennsylvania RTC) has officially accepted his 79 kg men’s freestyle berth in Final X

Burroughs will battle for a spot on the 2022 U.S. World Team in Final X New York. presented by Tezos, on Wednesday, June 8 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Burroughs is one of the most successful wrestlers in world history. The six World and Olympic gold medals that Burroughs has won are the most in U.S. history, tied with Hall of Fame great John Smith and Adeline Gray. He has won the most World titles of any U.S. male wrestler. Burroughs won World gold medals in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, and 2021. He is also a three-time World bronze medalist (2014, 2018, 2019). Burroughs is a two-time Olympian, competing in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. He won two NCAA titles and the Dan Hodge Trophy for the University of Nebraska. A native of Sicklerville, N.J., Burroughs won a New Jersey state title for Winslow Township High School.

This will serve as the 12th Beat the Streets Annual Benefit. These unique and electrifying annual events help Beat the Streets New York raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City.

There are a variety of ticket options for Final X New York, with prices beginning at $65. Purchase your wrestling-only event tickets on Ticketmaster (https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B005C8B9CD81033) or Benefit tickets with access to Final X New York and the Benefit celebration (after party) tickets at btsny.org (https://give.btsny.org/event/annual-benefit-2022/e396736), so you don't miss the first in-person Benefit since 2019. For more information on Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages that also provide the best seats for watching the wrestling, email Fund Development Manager Kerry Doyle at kdoyle@btsny.org.

The Final X series will determine the 2022 U.S. Senior World Teams in men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling which will compete in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 10-18.

The Team Selection procedures for the U.S. World Teams in each style allows for 2021 Senior World medalists and 2020 Olympic medalists to advance directly to Final X at a specified weight class. Burroughs has met this requirement and accepted his qualification.

There are 15 weight classes contested in Final X New York, five in each discipline. The weight classes assigned to the Final X New York are:

Men’s freestyle: 65 kg, 74 kg, 79 kg, 86 kg, 125 kg

Women’s freestyle: 50 kg, 53 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 72 kg

Greco-Roman: 60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg, 97 kg

The Final X opponent for Burroughs will be determined at the World Team Trials Challenge Tournament for men’s and women’s freestyle, set for Coralville, Iowa, May 20-22.

The Beat the Streets Annual Benefit, a fan-favorite, is a major showcase of the best of international wrestling. These competitions have been at iconic locations across New York City.

This will be the 10th time that Burroughs has competed in a Beat the Streets Annual Benefit event, the most of any wrestler. He is undefeated in his Beat the Streets career. His most recent Beat the Streets victory, over Olympian and MMA star Ben Askren, was in the Hulu Theater.

In addition to Final X New York, Final X Stillwater will be held Friday, June 3 at Gallagher-Iba Arena on the campus of Oklahoma State University. There will be 15 other weight classes contested in Stillwater.

FloWrestling will serve as the host broadcasting partner for both Final X Stillwater, presented by Tezos, and Final X New York, presented by Tezos

FINAL X NEW YORK, presented by Tezos

At Madison Square Garden Hulu Theater, Wednesday, June 8

Declared Qualifiers to date

Men’s Freestyle 57 kg – Jordan Burroughs (Philadelphia, Pa./Sunkist Kids/Pennsylvania RTC) vs. winner at World Team Trials Challenge Tournament

JORDAN BURROUGHS

Residence: Philadelphia, Pa.

Club: Sunkist Kids WC

Regional Training Center: Pennsylvania RTC

College: Univ. of Nebraska (2007-2011)

High School: Atco, N.J. (Winslow Township)

Born: July 8, 1988

Career Highlights

Olympic Champion (2012)

Five-time World champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021)

Three-time World bronze medalist (2014, 2018, 2019)

Eight-time World Team member (2011, 2013-2015, 2017-19, 2021)

Two-time U.S. Olympic Team member (2012, 2016)

Three-time Pan American Games champion (2011, 2015, 2019)

Six-time World Cup champion (2012-2015, 2017-18)

Three-time U.S. Open champion (2011, 2013, 2014)

Four-time Pan American champion (2014, 2016, 2019, 2020)

Two-time NCAA champion for Nebraska (2009, 2011)

Dan Hodge Trophy winner, as nation’s top college wrestler (2011)

Burroughs Beat the Streets Annual Benefit History

2011: WIN Aniuar Geduev (Russia), 1-0, 2-1

2012: Kamel Malikov (Russia), 8-0, 5-0

2013: Saba Khubezhty (Russia), 1-1, 5-0, 7-3

2014: Atsamaz Sanakoev (Russia), Fall

2015: Luis Quintana (Cuba), Fall

2016: Peyman Yarahmadi (Iran), 11-2

2017: Sosuke Takatani (Japan), 9-2

2018: Frank Chamizo (Italy), 6-5

2019: Ben Askren (USA), 11-0 Technical Fall

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Olympic Hospitality: Indian Olympic Association keen to meet National Sports Federations to plan for Tokyo Olympic

Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President “Narinder Batra” has explained is keen to meet with National Sports Federation (NSF) officials early next year to plan and strategies for the Tokyo Olympic and Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Olympic fans from all over the world are invited to book Olympic 2020 tickets from our online platforms for Olympic Tickets. Olympic Hospitality fans can book Olympic Hospitality Tickets from our ticketing marketplace exclusively on discounted prices.

The reported by Asian News International, the meeting about the next year's Olympic 2020 Games will explore the ways in which the country's medal count can be increased. In the early part of the Tokyo Olympic, I would like to have a one-on-one meeting with the president and secretary-general of the 33 NSFs to discuss for Tokyo Olympic and also their planning for Paris 2024.

"I feel it is time for us - NSFs - to plan our things and strategies (which I am sure you all have done) how we can give our best to make our country proud in the Tokyo Olympic and 2024 Olympics."

Batra, who became a member of the International Olympic Committee prior this year. The Government has opened its heart in supporting athletes in their preparation for Tokyo Olympic and also Paris 2024.

India will be looking to improve on its disappointing showing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro when they compete at Tokyo Olympic. India win only two medals at Rio 2016 was considered a poor return, owing to the size and population of the country, which is currently more than 1.3 billion.

Pusarla Venkata Sindhu was the silver medalist in the women's singles badminton event, while Sakshi Malik took bronze in the women's freestyle wrestling 58 kilograms competition. In October, plans for India's first-ever Olympic Hospitality House at Tokyo Olympic was officially unveiled by the IOA. The House is being recognized in partnership with business conglomerate the JSW Group of companies.

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