Wrestling World Cup: Borrero, Elsayed, Surkov secure places for Tokyo 2020 Olypmics
Nur-Sultan, World Cup (Greco-Roman 67 kg): Olympic champion Ismael Borrero (Cuba) beat three-time world champion Frank Staebler (Germany) and two-time world champion Ryu Hansu (Korea) to reach semi-finals and secure a place for Cuba at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. For Tokyo 2020 qualification, athletes need to reach semi-final in Nur-Sultan. Day 2 ResultsGreco-Roman Pairings55kg (20 entries)Gold – Khorlan ZHAKANSHA (KAZ) vs Nugzari TSURTSUMIA (GEO)Bronze – CAO Liguo (CHN) vs Shota OGAWA (JPN) Bronze – Max NOWRY (USA) vs Eldaniz AZIZLI (AZE)63kg (18 entries)Gold – Shinobu OTA (JPN) (beat Stepan MARYANYAN (RUS) 10-4)Bronze – Tynar SHARSHENBEKOV (KGZ) vs Almat KEBISPAYEV (KAZ)Bronze – Meysam DALKHANI (IRI) vs Slavik GALSTYAN (ARM)67kg (41 entries)Semifinal – Artem SURKOV (RUS) vs Fredrik BJERREHUUS (DEN)Semifinal – Mohamed ELSAYED (EGY) vs Ismael BORREO (CUB) 72kg (25 entries)Gold – Aram VARDANYAN (UZB) vs Abulazid MANTSIGOV (RUS)Bronze – LEE Jiyeon (KOR) vs Balint KORPASI (HUN)Bronze – Michael WIDMAYER (GER) vs Aik MNATSAKANIAN (BUL)82kg (23 entries)Gold – Lasha GOBADZE (GEO) vs Rafig HUSEYNOV (AZE)Bronze – Iurii SCKRUIBA (UKR) vs Saied ABDVALI (IRI)Bronze – QIAN Haitao (CHN) vs Nurbek KHASHIMBEKOV (UZB)87kg (39 entries)Semifinal – Zhan BELENIUK (UKR) vs Denis KUDLA (GER)Semifinal – Viktor LORINCZ (HUN) vs Rustam ASSAKALOV (UZB)97kg (37 entries)Semifinal – Musa EVLOEV (RUS) vs Mihail KAJAIA (SRB)Semifinal – Giorgi MELIA (GEO) vs Artur ALEKSANYAN (ARM) Results to be updatedFollow Wrestling World Cup (Greco-Roman and Freestyle) on Vbetnews.comFind the best coefficients for your favourites wrestler on Vbet.com, the EXCLUSIVE betting representative of World Cup at Nur-Sultan