Paris Preview: Miracle primed for Paris medal run following Tokyo Olympic experience

The No. 1 seed is 2020 Olympic silver medalist and three-time World champion Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan. The most consistent star in this weight, Tynybekova won World gold in 2019, 2021 and 2023 and a bronze in 2017. She has won gold in eight of her last night tourneys. Her half-bracket will be very tough, including No. 4 Iryna Koliadenko of Ukraine, No. 5 Bilyana Dudova of Bulgaria and No. 8 Kayla Miracle of the USA.

Koliadenko was a 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, 2019 World silver medalist and a 2023 World bronze medalist. She won three European titles and three age-group World medals. Dudova was a 2021 World champion at 59 kg, a 2018 World silver medalist at 57 kg and was fifth in the 2013 Worlds.

Miracle was 2021 and 2022 World silver medalist. She has a potential quarterfinal battle with Tynybekova, who beat her in the 2021 World finals. She beat World finalist Macey Kilty to make USA team and has four age-group World medals on the resume. Paris would be perfect timing for Miracle to stand on the top of the podium.

The No. 2 seed is Sakura Motoki of Japan, who lost to Tynybekova in the 2023 World finals and the 2024 Asian finals. She was third in the 2021 Senior Worlds and won U20 and U17 World titles. Her half bracket features No. 3 Grace Bullen of Norway, No. 6 Luisa Niemesch of Germany and No. 7 Ana Godinez of Canada.

Bullen, a 2022 World silver medalist and 2023 World bronze medalist, was 2024 European champion. She won U17 and U23 World titles. Niemesch was fifth in the 2017 and 2023 Senior Worlds, competed in the 2016 Olympics and won three age-group World medals. Godinez was fifth in the 2022 Senior Worlds, won a 2021 U23 World gold and 2023 U23 World bronze and boasts two Pan American titles.

2017 World champion and 2013 U20 World champion Orkhon Purevdorj of Mongolia is unseeded and is being drawn into the bracket. 2020 Olympian Kriszta Incze of Romania, who wrestled in six Senior Worlds, is also unseeded. 2023 U23 World champion Nesrin Bas of Turkey, 2021 U23 World bronze medalist Esther Kolawole of Nigeria, 2018 U20 World bronze medalist Johanna Lindborg of Sweden and 2020 Olympian and Siwar Bouzeta of Tunisia are entered. Host France is represented by 2023 U23 European silver medalist Ameline Douarre.  

62 kg WFS Seeded Wrestlers

No. 1 Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA (KGZ)

No. 2 Sakura MOTOKI (JPN)

No. 3 Grace BULLEN (NOR)

No. 4 Iryna KOLIADENKO (UKR)

No. 5 Bilyana DUDOVA (BUL)

No. 6 Luisa NIEMESCH (GER)

No. 7 Ana GODINEZ (CAN)

No. 8 Kayla MIRACLE (USA)

62 kg WFS Olympians (to be drawn in)

Ameline DOUARRE (FRA)

Orkhon PUREVDORJ (MGL)

Esther KOLAWOLE (NGR)

Hyon Gyong MUN (PRK)

Kriszta INCZE (ROU)

Johanna LINDBORG (SWE)

Siwar BOUSETA (TUN)

Nesrin BAS (TUR)

(Local Paris time, six hours ahead of U.S. time zone)

Friday, August 9, 2024

11:00 a.m. - Repechage Men’s Freestyle 57-86 kg and Women’s Freestyle 57 kg

11:30 a.m. - Round of 16 and Quarterfinals - Men’s Freestyle 74-125 kg and Women’s Freestyle 62 kg

6:15 p.m. - Semifinals - Men’s Freestyle 74-125 kg and Women’s Freestyle 62 kg

7:15 p.m. - Medal Rounds in Men’s Freestyle 57-86 kg and Women’s Freestyle 57kg

Saturday, August 10, 2024

11:00 a.m. - Repechage Men’s Freestyle 74-125 kg and Women’s Freestyle 62 kg

11:30 a.m. - Round of 16 and Quarterfinals - Men’s Freestyle 65-97 kg and Women’s Freestyle 76 kg

6:15 p.m. - Semifinals - Men’s Freestyle 65-97 kg and Women’s Freestyle 76 kg

7:15 p.m. - Medal Rounds in Men’s Freestyle 74-125 kg and Women’s Freestyle 62 kg