Ukraine — Odessa
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Radulov Wins Gold at Odessa Beach Wrestling World Series, Earns 'Best Throw' Award
Competing in his home country, 2017 beach wrestling world champion Semen RADULOV (UKR) turned in a strong performance at the Odessa Beach Wrestling World Series, winning gold and picking up the award for "Best Throw" of the competition.
Radulov, a 2016 European bronze medalist in freestyle wrestling, claimed the gold medal at 70kg with a with a 3-1 victory in the finals over Timothy BOX (USA). He was a silver medalist at last year's Beach World Championships, as well as a silver medalist at the Rio Beach Wrestling World Series in May.
The 29-year-old Ukrainian won the award for "Best Throw" in his semi-final match with a high amplitude, flying fireman’s carry. By winning the award, Rudulov earned 1000 CHF. It marks the second straight time he has won the award. In Rio, Rudulov won the award after scoring with a blast double leg on the opening day of the competition.
Ukraine ran away with the team title in the men's competition on the strength of two champions and seven medalists. Joining Rudulov as a champion for Ukraine was Serghii PONOMARENKO at 80kg.
Moldova crowned a champion as Piotr IANULOV shut out Viktor SOLOVIOV (UKR) at 90kg.
Oyan NAZARIANI (AZE) edged Roman DOVHALIUK (UKR) to earn the title in the +90kg weight category.
In the women's competition, Ukraine won three of the four gold medals and captured the team title by 68 points.
Ukraine's gold medalists in the women's competition were Kateryna MASHKEVYCH (50kg), Valeriia SEMONKINA ZLATOVA (60kg) and Anna MAZURKEVYCH (70kg).
UWW Beach Wrestling
UWW, then known as FILA, codified the form of beach wrestling in 2004. Beach wrestling is standing wrestling done by wrestlers, male or female, inside a sand-filled circle measuring 7 meters (23 ft) in diameter. The style originally mirrored the rules used before the use of wrestling mats, and beach wrestling has been regarded as the oldest version of international competitive wrestling. The international rules have been modified in 2015 by UWW, with the current rules allowing wrestlers to score points via takedowns, pushing their opponent out of bounds, or bringing the opponent down to their back.
Beach Wrestling World Series 2019
Chaves, Portugal March, 29-30
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May, 10-11
Odessa, Ukraine August, 9-10
Zagreb, Croatia September, 7-8
Weight classes
Men: 70 kg, 80 kg, 90 kg, and +90kg
Women: 50 kg, 60 kg, 70 kg, and +70kg
Participants
BARTH
BARTH
STROEM
STROEM
RADULOV
RADULOV
ZHUSUPOV
ZHUSUPOV
MURADYAN
MURADYAN
MALE
MALE
BOX
BOX
LAVROV
LAVROV
KOULOUCHIDIS
KOULOUCHIDIS
MYKHAILOV
MYKHAILOV
PONOMARENKO
PONOMARENKO
ZHALOBA
ZHALOBA
ABDYMAZHIT UULU
ABDYMAZHIT UULU
SOLOVIOV
SOLOVIOV
IANULOV
IANULOV
NAZARIANI
NAZARIANI
KARGIOTAKIS
KARGIOTAKIS
ZAKARIIEV
ZAKARIIEV
MALIN
MALIN
DOVHALIUK
DOVHALIUK
KAVALIOU
KAVALIOU
BERMAN SHNYPKO
BERMAN SHNYPKO
MASHKEVYCH
MASHKEVYCH
HEORHIIEVA
HEORHIIEVA
ODINTSOVA
ODINTSOVA
JENSSEN
JENSSEN
KUZMINA POLTAVSKA
KUZMINA POLTAVSKA
SEMONKINA ZLATOVA
SEMONKINA ZLATOVA
MAZURKEVYCH
MAZURKEVYCH
FOKINA
FOKINA
CHALIUK
CHALIUK
PITSIAVA
PITSIAVA
FRILSETH
FRILSETH
KOVALSKA
KOVALSKA
BETANZO
BETANZO
GOTFRID
GOTFRID
Draw
PONOMARENKO
MYKHAILOV
KOULOUCHIDIS
ZHALOBA
PITSIAVA
RADULOV
MURADYAN
LAVROV
BOX
STROEM
BARTH
MALE
IANULOV
SOLOVIOV
SEMONKINA ZLATOVA
KUZMINA POLTAVSKA
ODINTSOVA
JENSSEN
MASHKEVYCH
HEORHIIEVA
BERMAN SHNYPKO
MAZURKEVYCH
CHALIUK
Keep on wrestling!
Keep on wrestling!
Keep on wrestling!
Keep on wrestling!
Keep on wrestling!
Keep on wrestling!
Results
RADULOV
BOX
MURADYAN
STROEM
LAVROV
BARTH
PERSON
MALE
PONOMARENKO
MYKHAILOV
KOULOUCHIDIS
ZHALOBA
PERSON
IANULOV
SOLOVIOV
PERSON
PERSON
PERSON
PERSON
PERSON
PERSON
MASHKEVYCH
HEORHIIEVA
BERMAN SHNYPKO
SEMONKINA ZLATOVA
KUZMINA POLTAVSKA
ODINTSOVA
JENSSEN
MAZURKEVYCH
CHALIUK
PERSON
PITSIAVA
PERSON
PERSON
PERSON
PERSON