UWW Junior National champs Daton Fix, Mitchell McKee, Mark Hall & Zahid Valencia face Iranian freestyle opponents in first international age-group bouts in Times Square
نیویورک, مه 11, 2016 – The four Junior match-ups between the United States and Iran in freestyle wrestling have been finalized for the 2016 Beat the Streets international competition, which returns to New York City’s Times Square on پنج شنبه, مه 19.
This will feature talented stars from the USA and Iran in the UWW Junior age-group level, which is between 17-20 ساله. It will be historic, as the first international age-group matches featured in a Beat the Streets event in Times Square.
All four of the U.S. wrestlers competing in Times Square were champions at their weight classes at the recent UWW Junior Nationals held in Las Vegas, NEV., آوریل 29-30. This includes one college wrestling star and three of the nation’s best high school talents.
Daton Fix of Sand Springs, اوکلاهما. will face Kheyrollah Ghahramani of Iran at 55 kg/121 lbs. Fix was a bronze medalist at the 2015 UWW Cadet World Championships, and has been a UWW Junior Nationals champion for the last two years. Fix won a silver medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, and was a 2013 Cadet Nationals champion in both styles. Ghahramani was a 2013 Cadet World bronze medalist and a 2012 Asian Cadet silver medalist.
Mitchell McKee of Hanover, از. will battle Peiman Biabani of Iran at 60 کیلوگرم / 132 پوند. McKee won the 2016 UWW Junior Nationals in freestyle and was second at the 2015 UWW Junior Nationals. در 2015 Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D., McKee won a gold medal in Greco-Roman and a silver medal in freestyle. او بود 2014 Junior Nationals freestyle champion. McKee has signed with the University of Minnesota. Biabani was a 2015 Asian Junior champion and won a gold medal at the Senior-level Dan Kolov Tournament in Bulgaria this year.
Mark Hall of Apple Valley, از. has drawn Ahmad Bazrighaleh of Iran at 74 kg/163 lbs. Hall was a 2014 UWW Cadet World champion and was ninth in the 2015 UWW Junior World Championships. As a high school senior, he had an impressive 2-2 record at the 2016 آمریکایی. محاکمات تیم المپیک. او بود 2013 USA Wrestling Cadet Triple Crown winner, earning national titles in folkstyle, Greco-Roman and freestyle the same year. Hall was the 2015 USA Today High School Wrestler of the Year, and won the 2016 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. سالن, a six-time Minnesota state high school champion, has signed with Penn State University. Bazrighaleh was a 2014 Asian Cadet bronze medalist and was ninth at the 2014 Cadet World Championships.
Zahid Valencia of Bellflower, کالیفرنیا. will go up against Mojtaba Goleij of Iran at 84 kg/185 lbs. Valencia is a freshman at Arizona State University, where he took a redshirt year this season. Valencia was 10th at the 2015 UWW Junior World Championships, and won the UWW Junior Nationals for the second straight year. Valencia won the 2012 و 2013 Cadet Nationals in freestyle and the 2013 Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman. او بود 2015 ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year and won the 2015 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Goleij was a 2015 Junior World champion, and won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships.
These four Junior matches will be added to the Main Event, which features five U.S. Olympic Team members facing top international opponents.
2012 قهرمان المپیک, three-time World champion and 2016 Olympian Jordan Burroughs at 74 kg and 2016 Olympian and two-time NCAA champion J’Den Cox at 86 kg will face opponents from Iran. 2016 Olympian and three-time World champion Adeline Gray and 2016 المپیک و 2015 World champion Helen Maroulis will battle Canadian stars in women’s freestyle. Two-time World bronze medalist and 2016 Olympian Andy Bisek will battle an Olympic and World champion from Korea at 75 kg in Greco-Roman.
The entire competition will be broadcast live on Flowrestling.
Billed as “United in the Square,” this will be the second time that Iran has been featured as part of the Beat the Streets Gala competition. به 2013, این رویداد با عنوان "The Rumble on the Rails.",”در ترمینال Grand Central تاریخی برگزار شد و دیدارهای دوتایی بین تیم ایالات متحده آمریکا داشت, روسیه و ایران.
The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square four previous times. به 2011, ایالات متحده قهرمان جهان روسیه را شکست داد, 5-2, اولین رویداد ورزشی که در میدان تاریخی تایمز برگزار شده است. به 2012, یکی دیگر از ایالات متحده. در مقابل. دیدار دوجانبه روسیه در میدان تایمز برگزار شد, همراه با ایالات متحده. کشتی فرنگی تیم المپیک برای 60 کیلوگرم / 132 پوند. موقعیت در ایالات متحده. تیم المپیک در سبک آزاد مردان. به 2014, تیم ایالات متحده آمریکا در میدان تایمز یک تیم تمام ستاره جهانی را شکست داد, 8-3. به 2015, "سالسا در میدان" یک دیدار بین تیم ایالات متحده آمریکا و تیم کوبا در سه سبک المپیک برگزار کرد, اندکی پس از تغییر تاریخی در روابط سیاسی ایالات متحده آمریکا و کوبا برگزار شد.
This will be the seventh straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Gala activities. به 2010, یک چالش تمام ستاره با برترین ایالات متحده. کشتی گیران در USS Intrepid برگزار شد, یک ناو هواپیمابر در ضلع غربی منهتن پهلو گرفت.
کشتی گیران جوانان Top Beat the Streets در مسابقات نمایشگاهی که از ابتدا برگزار می شود ، تشک خود را به نمایش می گذارند 3:45 p.m. to start the evening. A new feature to be held is the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, featuring the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. پس از آن Team USA vs.. Iran and other guests at 6 p.m., followed by the Beat the Streets Gala Celebration.
The Beat the Streets competition requires a ticket for reserved seating in Times Square, but is an outdoor event. Pedestrians and non-ticket holders are encouraged to watch. Admission tickets may be bought in advance atwww.btsny.org یا 212.245.6570. A ticket is required for the Gala Celebration at the PlayStation Theater. جزئیات بیشتر در اینجا موجود است http://www.btsny.org/gala. The Gala Celebration will follow the wrestling competition.
این رویداد سالانه بی نظیر و برقی به Beat the Streets کمک می کند (BTS) بودجه قابل توجهی را برای پیشبرد ماموریت خود جمع آوری کند. این که آیا یک گاوصندوق است, راهکاری سازنده برای جوانان شهری ما, مبارزه با چاقی کودکان, توانمند سازی زنان, یا متحد کردن کل ملتها, کشتی پافشاری را می آموزد, فداکاری, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals, creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. BTS در حال حاضر بیش از حد خدمت می کند 3,000 دانش آموزان ورزشکار هر ساله.
“United In The Square,” Beat the Streets Matchups
در شهر نیویورک, مه 19, 2016
آزاد مردان 74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (آمریکا) در مقابل. Pehman Yarahmadi (ایران)
آزاد مردان 86 kg/189 lbs. – J’Den Cox (آمریکا) در مقابل. Meisam Mostafa Joukar (ایران)
فرنگی 75 kg/165 lbs. – Andy Bisek (آمریکا) در مقابل. Kim Hyeon-Woo (کشور کره)
Women’s 53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Helen Maroulis (آمریکا) در مقابل. Samantha Stewart (کانادا)
Women’s 75 kg/165 lbs.– Adeline Gray (آمریکا) در مقابل. Justina Di Stasio (کانادا)
Junior men’s freestyle 55 kg/121 lbs. – Daton Fix (آمریکا) در مقابل. Kheyrollah Ghahramani (ایران)
Junior men’s freestyle 60 کیلوگرم / 132 پوند. – Mitchell McKee (آمریکا) در مقابل. Peiman Biabani (ایران)
Junior men’s freestyle 74 kg/163 lbs. – Mark Hall (آمریکا) در مقابل. Ahmad Bazrighaleh (ایران)
Junior men’s freestyle 84 kg/185 lbs. – Zahid Valencia (آمریکا) در مقابل. Mojtaba Goleij (ایران)
نکته: Event will be broadcast by Flowrestling
Wrestling Schedule
3:45 p.m. – Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 42nd and 43rd Streets
4:45 p.m. – New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 42nd and 43rd Streets
6:30 p.m. - کشتی کلاس جهانی: تیم آمریکا در مقابل. Team Iran, Team Canada and Team Korea between 42nd and 43rd Streets
Followed by Gala Celebration