Anzor Boltukaev -- highlights -- Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2016
XXVII International tournament on free-style wrestling Grand Prix "Ivan Yarygin" in 2016,Krasnoyarsk Russia
Anzor BOLTUKAEV (RUS) notched wins against the reigning world champ and Olympic Games gold medalist in back-to-back bouts Sunday, the final day of the Yarygin Grand Prix international freestyle wrestling tournament.
It was a performance that would likely have made world and Olympic Games champion Ivan YARYGIN (URS) -- the namesake of this midwinter wrestling classic -- proud.
Boltukaev, a bronze medalist at the 2013 world championships, controlled the ties with world champion Kurt SNYDER (USA) in the semifinals at 97kg, scoring a chest-lock and tilt in the first period and gaining another point off the activity clock in the second for a 3-0 triumph.
The best was still to come as the 29-year-old grappler from Grozny spotted London 2012 gold medalist Jakob VARNER (USA) a two-point lead in the first period of the tourney’s finale at Yarygin Sport Palace.
Boltukaev then opened the second with a takedown to gut wrench for a 4-2 lead and, as the final buzzer neared, he added a double-leg attack that drove
Varner to his back for the final score of 8-2.
“I welcomed the chance to wrestle the Olympic champion and he was every bit as tough as I thought he would be,” Boltukaev said. “But, somehow, I still managed to win.”
Boltukaev said that he hoped to keep improving, suggesting a challenge for a berth on Russia’s team for Rio 2016.
“You have to keep moving forward, or you might as well stay home.”
Despite the losses, Varner and Snyder collected silver and bronze medals
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