U.S. Wrestler Upsets Russia’s Sadulaev To Give U.S. World Title

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U.S. Wrestler Upsets Russia’s Sadulaev To Give U.S. World Title

U.S. star Kyle Snyder upset fellow Olympic gold medalist Abdulrashid Sadulaev in the deciding match to lead the United States to the men’s world freestyle wrestling championship over Russia in Paris.

Snyder scored a late takedown on August 26 to hand Sadulaev, the three-time reigning world champion, his first loss since 2013.

The Americans and Russians were tied going into the match between Snyder and Sadulaev, who moved up to the 97-kilogram class to challenge Snyder.

Continued: https://www.rferl.org/a/sadulaev-freestyle-wrestling-championships-russia-paris-united-states/28698992.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Snyder_(wrestler)

http://fox8.com/2017/08/26/ohio-states-kyle-snyder-upsets-opponent-to-give-us-world-wrestling-title/