Snyder vs. Nishan Randhawa (Kanada), Yianni Diakomihalis vs. Bajrang Punia (Indië) 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 (BTS) benefit, Mei 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 (Rochester, N.Y.) en Bajrang Punia (Indië) 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 kg. 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 en 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, British Columbia, 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, insluitend 47 reguit oorwinnings. 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, Asiatiese Spele, 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,"Sê 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 Jordan Burroughs en 2008 Olimpiese Ben Askren; a match between current NCAA champion Nick Suriano (Paramus, N.J. / Rutgers Univ.) en 2018 Wêreld brons medaljewenner Joe Colon (Clear Lake, Iowa / Univ. of Northern Iowa); women’s bouts between 2018 World Silver Medalist Sarah Hildebrandt(Granger, Ind.) and Canada’s Dana Weicker, en 2018 Senior World Championships Bronze Medalist Mallory Velte (Sacramento, Kalifornië.) vs. 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 by 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 of per e-pos molalde@btsny.org, begin by $1000. Doors open on May 6 by 5:30 p.m., with the main event starting at 6 namiddag.
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, 'n vliegdekskip het aan die westekant van Manhattan vasgelê. Sedertdien, 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, Kuba, Rusland en Iran. Verlede jaar, 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.
Oor Beat the Streets
Die missie van Beat the Streets is om die volle potensiaal van die stedelike jeug te ontwikkel en die kultuur van die worsteling in New York te versterk.. BTS werk direk saam met die departement van onderwys in New York in 'n publiek-private vennootskap om die lewensveranderende stoeisport te verlig 3,000 Studente-atlete van New York City om hulle te help om hul persoonlike en atletiese doelwitte te bereik. Deur middel van stoeiprogramme in middel- en hoërskole in die vyf distrikte, BTS en die DOE bied 'n kluis, positiewe atmosfeer waarin minderbevoorregte en gevaarlike jeug die noodsaaklike lewenslesse van gruis kan leer, persoonlike verantwoordelikheid en spanwerk, fisieke fiksheid en voeding, en lewenslange leer. Die doel om sterk te kweek, afgeronde studenteatlete word deur afrigting gelewer, naskoolse programme, lewensvaardigheidswerkswinkels, en somerkampe. Meer inligting kan gevind word by www.btsny.org.
Oor die VS Stoei
USA Wrestling is die Nasionale Beheerliggaam vir die Wrestling Sport in die Verenigde State en, as sodanig, is sy verteenwoordiger vir die Verenigde State se Olimpiese Komitee en die Verenigde Wêreldstoei, die internasionale stoei federasie. Eenvoudig, USA Wrestling is die sentrale organisasie wat amateur stoei programme koördinate in die nasie en die werk om belangstelling in en deelname aan hierdie programme te skep. Dit het oor 230,000 lede regoor die land, seuns en meisies, mans en vroue van alle ouderdomme, wat alle vlakke van die sport verteenwoordig. Die president daarvan is Bruce Baumgartner, en sy uitvoerende direkteur is Rich Bender. Meer inligting kan gevind word by TheMat.com.
2019 Beat the Streets “Grapple at the Garden”
Mei 6, 2019
Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York
(Matches scheduled to date, Order TBD)
Sarah Hildebrandt vs. Diana Weicker, 53 kg (Die)
Mallory Velte vs. Linda Morais, 62 kg (Die)
Jo Jo Aragona vs. Adam Busiello, 138 £.
Nick Suriano vs. Joe Colon, 61 kg
Bajrang Punia (IND) vs. Yianni Diakomihalis, 65 kg
James Green vs. Anthony Ashnault, 70 kg
Jordan Burroughs vs Ben Askren, 74 kg
Kyle Snyder vs. Nishan Randhawa (CAN), 97 kg