Alexandre Medved International Tournament
12 Mar 2010
Today, (Friday March 12th 2010,) four of the British National Performance Squad competed in the Minsk Grand Prix Tournament.
There were 22 countries competing with the majority of the world’s best wrestlers coming from around the world including Russia, USA, Japan and India.
Again Yana Rattigan was the outstanding performer convincingly beating the World Junior Champion on route to an eventual bronze medal. Her results were as follows:
48 Kgs – Yana Rattigan
Round One vs Yarova (AZE) – Won 1-0 , 7-0
Round Two vs Budaeva (RUS) – Won 5- 0 , Pin in second period
Quarter Final vs Avutalipova (KAZ) – Won 3-2 , 5 -1
Semi Final vs Oydopova (RUS) – Lost by fall in first round
Bronze medla match vs Paulava (BLR) – Won 7 -0 , Won by fall in second period
Final Position – 3rd
60 Kgs – Oleksandr Madyarchyk
First Round vs Khalitov (RUS) – Lost in three rounds 2 – 4, 2 -0 , 0 -3
60 kgs – Krasimir Krastanov
First round vs Kerefov (RUS) – Won 1 -0, Fall in 2nd round
Second Round vs Akhnedov (RUS) – Lost 3 -4, 7 – 0
74kgs – Michael Grundy
First round vs Aiduev (FRA) – Lost 1 – 0 , 0 – 4
90kgs – Leon Rattigan
Lost in first round against Russia
The following GBR Team members are competing in the above tournament in Minsk, Belarus:
Yana Rattigan
Krasimir Krastanov
Oleksandr Madyarchyk
Michael Grundy
Leon Rattigan
They are accompanied by National Coach, Nikolai Kornieiev, GB Performance Director/FILA Referee Shaun Morley and William Forbes, Performance Analyst
- Event Title: Alexandre Medved International Tournament
- Start Date: 12 Mar 2010
- End Date: 13 Mar 2010
- Venue:
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