Snyder vs. Nishan Randhawa (Канада), Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Bajrang Punia (Индија) In Tenth Annual Youth Non-profit Fundraiser
NEW YORK–Kyle Snyder, who won gold at 97 kg the 2016 Olympics in Rio, will battle Canada’s Nishan Randhawa at the “Grapple at the Garden” Beat the Streets (БТС) benefit, Мај 6 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. The addition of the superstar and longtime BTS supporter plus a matchup between two-time National Champion Yianni Diakomahlis (Рочестер, N.Y.) и Bajrang Punia (Индија) increases the current number of scheduled matches to eight.
Snyder, of Woodbine, Md., a three-time NCAA Champion at Ohio State, will battle Randhawa at 97 кг. The youngest Olympic gold medalist and youngest world champion in U.S. wrestling history (he was 20 at the time of the Rio victory), Snyder also took gold at the 2015 и 2017 World Championships and silver last year in Budapest. Last month he continued his dominance with a clean sweep at the Dave Kolov International to win gold. Randhawa, from Abbotsford, Британска Колумбија, competes for Simon Fraser Univ. in B.C. and is a Canadian junior and senior freestyle champion.
Diakomahlis completed his second season at Cornell with his second straight national championship at 141 lbs., and now owns a mark of 66-1 with the Big Red, Вклучувајќи 47 директно победи. A four-time N.Y. state high school champion at Hilton H.S., Diakomahlis is a two-time Ivy League and EIWA Wrestler of the Year and a unanimous All-Ivy pick.
Bajrang, a frequent medalist in the World Championships, Азиските игри, Commonwealth Games and other international championships since 2013, last November achieved the No. 1 ranking in the world at 65kg. Bajrang won five medals in all in 2018, including the historic first gold medal for India in the Asian Games, besting Daichi Takataniof Japan in the final.
“We’re excited to have our most recent Olympic gold medalist and one of our greatest ambassadors back this year,", Рече Brendan Buckley, Beat the Streets Inc Executive Director. “Kyle Snyder adds to a night that fans have buzzing about for weeks. We can’t wait until May 6 to showcase all this outstanding wrestling talent on the big stage of the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.”
The added matchups boost an already impressive slate that is highlighted by featured bouts between 2012 gold medalist Jordanордан Бароус и 2008 Олимпиец Бен Askren; a match between current NCAA champion Nick Suriano (Paramus, N.J. / Rutgers Univ.) и 2018 Светски бронзен медалист Joe Colon (Clear Lake, Ајова / Univ. of Northern Iowa); women’s bouts between 2018 World Silver Medalist Sarah Hildebrandt(Granger, Ind.) and Canada’s Dana Weicker, и 2018 Senior World Championships Bronze Medalist Mallory Velte (Sacramento, Калифорнија.) наспроти. Linda Morais, also of Canada; and several other intriguing bouts.
The updated list of matches and weight classes is available below; the order is still to be determined, as are additional matchups. “Grapple at the Garden” supports Beat the Streets (www.btsny.org), the largest grassroots inner city wrestling program in the United States, serving as both a fundraiser for the organization and to celebrate its athletes as they compete on the biggest stage in the center of the world.
Tickets for the evening’s action are available now via TicketMaster, priced starting at $30 на https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B005668AA091B69. A variety of donation packages which include “Grapple in the Garden” tickets are also available athttps://www.btsny.org/bts-events или преку и-меил molalde@btsny.org, со почеток во $1000. Doors open on May 6 на 5:30 p.m., with the main event starting at 6 вечер.
For the fifth straight year, FloSports will provide live and on-demand coverage on FloWrestling.com.
Beat the Streets Benefit competitions, which began in 2010, have since become a major showcase of the best of international wrestling. This unique and electrifying annual event has helped Beat the Streets raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City.
The first Beat the Streets Benefit was held on the U.S.S. Intrepid, авиопревозник пристапил на западната страна на Менхетен. Оттогаш, the benefit has taken place at other notable New York City spots like Grand Central Station and Times Square. Team USA has faced off against teams from around the world including Japan, Куба, Русија и Иран. Минатата година, the competition was hosted at the new Pier 17 in the Seaport District and included the highly anticipated Burroughs vs. Frank Chamizo match.
New York City’s Madison Square Garden is one of the most famous sporting and entertainment venues in the world. The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden is an impressive venue with the capacity to seat over 5,000. The theater has hosted notable wrestling events including the 1998 Goodwill Games wrestling competition and the 2017 Grapple at the Garden college wrestling event.
За победи на улиците
Мисијата на Победи на улиците е да се развие целокупниот потенцијал на урбаната младина и да се зајакне културата на борењето во Newујорк. БТС работи директно со Министерството за образование на Yorkујорк во јавно-приватно партнерство за да го пренесе животниот спорт што се менува во борење 3,000 Студенти-спортисти во Newујорк да им помогнат да ги постигнат своите лични и атлетски цели. Преку работење на програми за борење во средните и средните училишта во петте општини, BTS и DOE обезбедуваат сеф, позитивна атмосфера во која младите во неповолна положба и се изложени на ризик можат да ги научат основните животни лекции за грип, лична одговорност и тимска работа, физичка подготвеност и исхрана, и доживотно учење. Целта на негување силни, добро заоблени студенти-спортисти се доставуваат преку тренинг, програми за вонредни училишта, работилници за животни вештини, и летни кампови. Повеќе информации можете да најдете на www.btsny.org.
За борење во САД
Борењето во САД е Национално раководно тело за спорт на борење во САД и, како таков, е нејзин претставник во Олимпискиот комитет на Соединетите држави и во Обединетото светско борење, меѓународната боречката федерација. Едноставно, САД борење е централната организација која ги координира аматерски програми борење во земјата и работи за да се создаде интерес и учество во овие програми,. Ги заврши 230,000 членови низ целата нација, Момчиња и девојки, мажи и жени од сите возрасти, претставувајќи ги сите нивоа на спортот. Нејзин претседател е Брус Баумгартнер, а извршен директор е Рич Бендер. Повеќе информации можете да најдете на TheMat.com.
2019 Beat the Streets “Grapple at the Garden”
Мај 6, 2019
Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, Њујорк
(Matches scheduled to date, Order TBD)
Sarah Hildebrandt vs. Diana Weicker, 53 кг (На)
Mallory Velte vs. Linda Morais, 62 кг (На)
Jo Jo Aragona vs. Adam Busiello, 138 фунти.
Nick Suriano vs. Joe Colon, 61 кг
Bajrang Punia (IND) наспроти. Yianni Diakomihalis, 65 кг
James Green vs. Anthony Ashnault, 70 кг
Jordan Burroughs vs Ben Askren, 74 кг
Kyle Snyder vs. Nishan Randhawa (CAN), 97 кг