Paris 2024 Bracket Breakdown - Summary of all 6 WFS Weight Classes

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The 2024 Olympics taking place in Paris, France in the Champ de Mars Arena. The WFS will be spread out from August 5th-August 11th, with one weight being done each day.

Here is the WFS Schedule:

August 5th:

3:00pm - 68kg qualifying round

4:20pm - 68kg quarterfinals

9:40pm - 68kg semifinals

August 6th:

11:00am - 68kg repechage

11:30am - 50kg qualifying round

12:50pm - 50kg quarterfinals

6:55pm - 50kg semifinals

8:50pm - 68kg bronze medal matches

9:15pm - 68kg FINALS

August 7th:

11:00am - 50kg repechage

11:30am - 53kg qualifying round

12:50pm - 53kg quarterfinals

6:55pm - 53kg semifinals

8:50pm - 50kg bronze medal matches

9:15pm - 50kg FINALS

August 8th:

11:00am - 53kg repechage

11:30am - 57kg qualifying round

12:50pm - 57kg quarterfinals

6:55pm - 57kg semifinals

8:50pm - 53kg bronze medal matches

9:15pm - 53kg FINALS

August 9th:

11:00am - 57kg repechage

11:30am - 62kg qualifying round

12:50pm - 62kg quarterfinals

6:55pm - 62kg semifinals

8:50pm - 62kg bronze medal matches

9:15pm - 57kg FINALS

August 10th:

11:00am - 62kg repechage

11:30am - 76kg qualifying round

12:50pm - 76kg quarterfinals

6:55pm - 76kg semifinals

8:50pm - 62kg bronze medal matches

9:15pm - 62kg FINALS

August 11th:

11:00am - 76kg repechage

1:20pm - 76kg bronze medal matches

1:45pm - 76kg FINALS

To summarize here are the dates of each weight:

50kg: August 6th - 7th

53kg: August 7th - 8th

57kg: August 8th - 9th

62kg: August 9th - 10th

68kg: August 5th - 6th

76kg: August 10th - 11th

Here is a breakdown of all 6 weights: new spots are highlighted

50kg:

World championships Qualified

• Yui SUSAKI (Japan)

• Otgonjargal DOLGORJAV (Mongolia)

• Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA)

• Ziqi FENG (China)

• Evin DEMIRHAN (Turkey)

Asian Qualifier

• Aktenge KEUNIMJAEVA (Uzbekistan)

• Vinesh PHOGAT (India)

European Qualifier

• Oksana LIVACH (Ukraine)

• Gabija DILYTE (Lithuania)

Pan-American Qualifier

• Alisson CARDOZO REY (Colombia)

• Yusneylis GUZMAN LOPEZ (Cuba)

African Qualifier

• Nada MOHAMED (Egypt)

• Ibtissem DOUDOU (Algeria)

Last Chance Qualifier

• Son Hyang KIM (North Korea)

• Anastasia BLAYVAS (Germany)

• Mariya STADNIK (Azerbaijan)

53kg:

World Championships Qualified

• Akari FUJINAMI (Japan)

• Maria PREVOLARAKI (Greece)

• Antim ANTIM (India)

• Lucia YEPEZ GUZMAN (Ecuador)

• Emma MALMGREN (Sweden)

Asian Qualifier

• Qianyu PANG (China)

• Hyogyong CHOE (North Korea)

European Qualifier

• Andreea ANA (Romania)

• Annika WENDLE (Germany)

Pan-American Qualifier

• Dominique PARRISH (USA)

• Betzabeth ARGUELLO VILLEGAS (Venezuela)

African Qualifier

• Christianah OGUNSANYA (Nigeria)

• Mia AQUINO (Guam)

Last Chance Qualifier

• Mariana DRAGUTAN (Moldova)

• Khulan BATKHUYAG (Mongolia)

• Zeynep YETGIL (Turkey)

57kg:

World Championships Qualified

• Tsugumi SAKURAI (Japan)

• Anastasia NICHITA (Moldova)

• Helen MAROULIS (USA)

• Odunayo ADEKUOROYE (Nigeria)

• Anhelina LYSAK (Poland)

Asian Qualifier

• Kexin HONG (China)

• Anshu MALIK (India)

European Qualifier

• Sandra PARUSZEWSKI (Germany)

• Alina HRUSHYNA AKOBIIA (Ukraine)

Pan-American Qualifier

• Luisa VALVERDE MELENDRES (Ecuador)

• Hannah TAYLOR (Canada)

African Qualifier

• Rckaela AQUINO (Guam)

• Chaimaa AOUISSI (Algeria)

Last Chance Qualifier

• Khongorzul BOLDSIKHAN (Mongolia)

• Giullia OLIVEIRA (Brazil)

• Aurora RUSSO (Italy)

62kg:

World Championships Qualified

• Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA (Kyrgyzstan)

• Sakura MOTOKI (Japan)

• Grace BULLEN (Norway)

• Iryna KOLIADENKO (Ukraine)

• Luuisa NIEMESCH (Germany)

Asian Qualifier

• Orkhon PUREVDORJ (Mongolia)

• Hyon Gyong MUN (North Korea)

European Qualifier

• Bilyana DUDOVA (Bulgaria)

• Ameline DOUARRE (France)

Pan-American Qualifier

• Kayla MIRACLE (USA)

• Ana GODINEZ (Canada)

African Qualifier

• Esther KOLAWOLE (Nigeria)

• Siwar BOUSETA (Tunisia)

Last Chance Qualifier

• Kriszta Tunde INCZE (Romainia)

• Nesrin BAS (Turkey)

• Johanna LINDBORG (Sweden)

68kg:

World Championships Qualified

• Buse CAVUSOGLU TOSUN (Turkey)

• Delgermaa ENKHSAIKHAN (Mongolia)

• Koumba LARROQUE (France)

• Irina RINGACI (Moldova)

• Nonoka OZAKI (Japan)

Asian Qualifier

• Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (Kyrgyzstan)

• Sol Gum PAK (North Korea)

European Qualifier

• Wiktoria CHOLUJ (Poland)

• Tetiana SOVA RIZHKO (Ukraine)

Pan-American Qualifier

• Amit ELOR (USA)

• Soleymi CARABALLO HERNANDEZ (Venezuela)

African Qualifier

• Blessing OBORUDUDU (Nigeria)

• Tayla FORD (New Zealand)

Last Chance Qualifier

• Nisha DAHIYA (India)

• Zhou FENG (China)

• Linda MORAIS (Canada)

76kg:

World Championships Qualified

• Yuka KAGAMI (Japan)

• Aiperi MEDET KYZY (Kyrgyzstan)

• Kennedy BLADES (USA)

• Tatiana RENTERIA (Colombia)

• Milaimys MARIN POTRILLE (Cuba)
  

Asian Qualifier

• Reetika HOODA (India)

• Juan WANG (China)

European Qualifier

• Bernadett NAGY (Hungary)

• Yasemin ADAR (Turkey)

Pan-American Qualifier

• Justina DI STASIO (Canada)

• Genesis REASCO VALDEZ (Ecuador)

African Qualifier

• Hannah RUEBEN (Nigeria)

• Zaineb SGHAIER (Tunisia)

Last Chance Qualifier

• Catalina AXENTE (Romania)

• Yuliana Vasileva YANEVA (Bulgaria)

• Davaanasan ENKH AMAR (Mongolia)
  

Here is a summary of how many weights each country qualified:

All 6 weights:

• Japan

• USA

• Mongolia

5 weights:

• India

• China

• Turkey

• Nigeria

4 Weights:

• Canada

• North Korea

• Ukraine

3 Weights:

• Ecuador

• Romania

• Moldova

• Kyrgyzstan

• Germany

2 Weights:

• Colombia

• Cuba

• Algeria

• Venezuela

• Guam

• Poland

• Bulgaria

• Tunisia

• France

• Sweden

1 Weight:

• Uzbekistan

• Egypt

• Azerbaijan

• Brazil

• Italy

• Norway

• New Zealand

• Hungary

• Lithuania

• Greece

There are 35 total countries participating in WFS this Olympics!

Algeria, Lithuania, New Zealand and Uzbekistan has WFS wrestlers for the first time!

All 6 WFS for Paris 2024 are STACKED!!

Here is a list of every Olympic medalist or Senior World Champion in each weight

50kg:

Yui SUSAKI (Japan)

• 2021 Olympic Champion (50kg)

• 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023 World Champion (50kg)

Mariya STADNIK (Azerbaijan) 

• 2016, 2012 Olympic Silver Medalist (50kg)

• 2021, 2008 Olympic Bronze Medalist (50kg)

• 2019 World Champion (50kg)

Sarah HILDEBRANDT (USA)

• 2021 Olympic Bronze Medalist (50kg)

53kg:

Akari FUJINAMI (Japan)

• 2021, 2023 World Champion (53kg)
  

Qianyu PANG (China)

• 2021 Olympic Silver Medalist (53kg)

Dom PARRISH (USA)

• 2022 World Champion (53kg)

57kg:

Tsugumi SAKURAI (Japan)

• 2021, 2022, 2023 World Champion (55/57kg)

Helen MAROULIS (USA)

• 2016 Olympic Champion (53kg)

• 2021 Olympic Bronze Medalist (57kg)

• 2015, 2017, 2021 World Champion (55/58/57kg)
  

62kg:

Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA (Kyrgyzstan)

• 2021 Olympic Silver Medalist (62kg)

• 2023, 2021, 2019 World Champion (62kg)

Iryna KOLIADENKO (Ukraine)

• 2021 Olympic Bronze Medalist (62kg)

Orkhon PUREVDORJ (Mongolia)

• 2017 World Champion (63kg)

Bilyana DUDOVA (Bulgaria)

• 2021 World Champion (59kg)

68kg:

Buse CAVUSOGLU TOSUN (Turkey)

• 2023 World Champion (68kg)

Amit ELOR (USA)

• 2022, 2023 World Champion (72kg)

Blessing Oborududu (NGR)

• 2021 Olympic Silver Medalist (68kg)

Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA (Kyrgyzstan)

• 2021 Olympic Bronze Medalist (68kg)

• 2021 World Champion (68kg)

Linda Morais (CAN)

• 2019 World Champion (59kg)

Nonoka OZAKI (Japan)

• 2022 & 2023 World Champion (62, 65kg)

76kg:

Yuka KAGAMI (Japan)

• 2023 World Champion (76kg)

Yasemin ADAR (Turkey)

• 2021 Olympic Bronze Medalist (76kg)

• 2017 World Champion (75kg)

Justina Di Stasio (CAN)

• 2018 World Champion (72kg)
  

Written by Natalie Vecchio

Edited by Olivia Lichti