Olympic Wrestling Live Blog: Friday Session I: Dake, Miracle, Parris in preliminaries

Group 5 semifinal pairings

Men's Freestyle 74 kg

Kyle Dake (United States) vs. Daichi Takatani (Japan)

Viktor Rassadin (Tajikistan) vs. Razambek Jamalov (Uzbekistan)

Men's Freestyle 125 kg

Amir Zare (Iran) vs. Taha Akgul (Turkey)

Giorgi Meshvildshvili (Azerbaijan) vs. Geno Petriashvili (Georgia)

Women's Freestyle 62 kg

Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan) vs. Iryna Koliadenko (Ukraine)

Grace Bullen (Norway) vs. Sakura Motoki (Japan)

Group 5 quarterfinal results

Men's Freestyle 74 kg

Kyle Dake (United States) pin Younes Emamichoghaei (Iran), 5:37

Daichi Takatani (Japan) tech fall Hetik Cabolov (Serbia), 10-0

Viktor Rassadin (Tajikistan) dec. Feng Lu (China), 7-4

Razambek Jamalov (Uzbekistan) dec. Cherman Valiev (Albania), 6-5

Men's Freestyle 125 kg

Amir Zare (Iran) tech fall Amar Dhesi (Canada), 10-0

Taha Akgul (Turkey) dec. Daniel Ligeti (Hungary), 8-0

Giorgi Meshvildshvili (Azerbaijan) tech fall Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur (Mongolia), 12-2

Geno Petriashvili (Georgia) dec. Robert Baran (Poland), 9-2

Women's Freestyle 62 kg

Aisuluu Tynybekova (Kyrgyzstan) dec. Kayla Miracle (United States), 6-6

Iryna Koliadenko (Ukraine) dec. Bilyana Dudova (Bulgaria), 7-3

Grace Bullen (Norway) tech. fall Luisa Niemesch (Germany), 10-0

Sakura Motoki (Japan) tech. fall Ana Godinez (Canada), 11-0

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We know Kyle Dake's 74 kg semifinal opponent, No. 4 seed Daichi Takatani of Japan, who won a 2023 World bronze medal and won a pair of age-group World medals.

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125 kg MFS preliminaries - Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur (Mongolia) dec. Mason Parris (USA), 10-5

Parris was put on the shot clock and did not score, giving Munkhtur a 1-0 lead. A Parris takedown late in the first period made it 2-1 as we go into the break

Parris does a single leg on the edge and gets the step out, 3-1. Munkhtur takes Parris down on the edge and they call if four points. USA challenges but the challenge was refused, 6-3. Munkhtur walks Parris off the mat for a step out and a caution and one, 8-3. Munkhtur adds a takedown to stretch it to 10-3. Parris gets a takedown, 10-5.  Time runs out and Mukhtur wins 10-5.

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62 kg WFS preliminaries - Kayla Miracle (USA) tech fall Nesrin Bas (Turkey), 12-2

Bas scores the first takedown to lead 2-0. Kayla gets a takedown for a 2-2 tie. Miracle on a tilt during a scramble gets her a 4-2 lead. We go to the break with Miracle up 4-2

Miracle secures a takedown to stretch it to 6-2. Add another Miracle takedown and a turn and it goes to 10-2 for Miracle. She shoots again and gets a sweet tilt for a 12-2 technical fall at the buzzer.

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74 kg MFS preliminaries – Kyle Dake (USA) tech fall Anthony Montero Chirinos (Venezuela), 10-0

Dake single leg takedown and a quick turn to lead 4-0. Single leg takedown for Dake with two turns and it is a first-period technical fall, 10-0

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Based on repechage just held, we now know the bronze medal opponents for @TeamUSA this evening.

86 kg MFS – Aaron Brooks (USA) vs. Javrail Shapiev (Uzbekistan)

57 kg WFS – Helen Maroulis (USA) vs. Hannah Taylor (Canada)

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#WrestleParis – Friday 5:00 a.m. Eastern Time

U.S. mat assignment

Mat A, Bout 4– 74 kg MFS preliminaries – Kyle Dake (USA) vs. Anthony Montero Chirinos (Venezuela)

Mat B, Bout 4 – 62 kg WFS preliminaries - Kayla Miracle (USA) vs. Nesrin Bas (Turkey)

Mat C, Bout 7 – 125 kg MFS preliminaries - Mason Parris (USA) vs. Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur (Mongolia)

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