
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

STROEM

RADULOV

ZHUSUPOV

MURADYAN

MALE
BOX

LAVROV

KOULOUCHIDIS

MYKHAILOV

PONOMARENKO
ZHALOBA

ABDYMAZHIT UULU

SOLOVIOV

IANULOV

NAZARIANI

KARGIOTAKIS

ZAKARIIEV

MALIN

DOVHALIUK

KAVALIOU

BERMAN SHNYPKO

MASHKEVYCH

HEORHIIEVA

ODINTSOVA

JENSSEN

KUZMINA POLTAVSKA

SEMONKINA ZLATOVA
MAZURKEVYCH

FOKINA

CHALIUK

PITSIAVA

FRILSETH

KOVALSKA

BETANZO

GOTFRID

Draw
NAZARIANI
DOVHALIUK
MALIN
KARGIOTAKIS
ZAKARIIEV
KAVALIOU
PONOMARENKO
MYKHAILOV
KOULOUCHIDIS
ZHALOBA
ABDYMAZHIT UULU
PITSIAVA
KOVALSKA
FRILSETH
GOTFRID
BETANZO
RADULOV
MURADYAN
LAVROV
ZHUSUPOV
BOX
STROEM
BARTH
MALE
IANULOV
SOLOVIOV
SEMONKINA ZLATOVA
KUZMINA POLTAVSKA
ODINTSOVA
JENSSEN
MASHKEVYCH
HEORHIIEVA
BERMAN SHNYPKO
MAZURKEVYCH
CHALIUK
FOKINA
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

ZHUSUPOV
MALE
PONOMARENKO

MYKHAILOV

KOULOUCHIDIS

ZHALOBA

ABDYMAZHIT UULU

IANULOV

SOLOVIOV

NAZARIANI

DOVHALIUK

ZAKARIIEV

KARGIOTAKIS

MALIN

KAVALIOU

MASHKEVYCH

HEORHIIEVA

BERMAN SHNYPKO
SEMONKINA ZLATOVA

KUZMINA POLTAVSKA

ODINTSOVA

JENSSEN

MAZURKEVYCH

CHALIUK

FOKINA

PITSIAVA

KOVALSKA

FRILSETH

GOTFRID

BETANZO