The 12th Annual Dmitri Korkin and Continental Cup wrapped up in Russia and the host nation won eight of ten titles at both tournaments. As in Dmitri Korkin, where Russia claimed eight of ten gold medals, in the Continental Cup as well the Russian domination continued. Continental Cup which is conducted annually in Khasavyurt, which is located to the west of the Republic of Dagestan’s capital, Makhachkala – Russia again won 8 of 10 gold medals giving proof of Russia’s domination in the world of wrestling.
The two non-Russian wrestlers to win a Continental Cup title were Azamat DAULETBEKOV (KAZ) and Georgy RUBAEV (MDA). Dauletbekov, a 2017 U23 world runner-up, won the 86kg title with a win over Arsenali MUSALALIEV (RUS), while Rubaev, this year’s world fifth-place finisher (92kg), stopped Gadzhimagomed NAZMUDINOV (RUS) in the 92kg finals.
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Continental Cup RESULTS
57kg
GOLD – Abubakar MUTALIEV (RUS)
SILVER – Hasanhuseyn BADRUDINOV (RUS)
BRONZE – Thomas GILMAN (USA)
BRONZE – Azamat TUSHKAEV (RUS)
61kg
GOLD – Ibrahim ABDURAKHMANOV (RUS)
SILVER – Rustam KARAKHANOV (RUS)
BRONZE – Artem GEBEKOV (RUS)
BRONZE – Kilyab HANIPAEV (RUS)
65kg
GOLD – Ramadan FERZALIEV (RUS)
SILVER – Evan HENDERSON (USA)
BRONZE – Alibek OSMONOV (KGZ)
BRONZE – Vazgen TEYANYAN (ARM)
70kg
GOLD – Aznaur TAVAEV (RUS)
SILVER – Frank MOLINARO (USA)
BRONZE – Gitinomagomed HAJIYEV (AZE)
BRONZE – Umar MUTALIEV (RUS)
74kg
GOLD – Magomed KHIZRIEV (RUS)
SILVER – Magoma DIBIRGADZHIEV (RUS)
BRONZE – Gadzhimurad ALIKHMAEV (RUS)
BRONZE – Amanula RASULOV (RUS)
79kg
GOLD – Atsamaz SANAKOEV (RUS)
SILVER – Isaiah MARTINEZ (USA)
BRONZE – Adam KHASIEV (RUS)
BRONZE – Magomed MUTALIBOV (RUS)
86kg
GOLD – Azamat DAULETBEKOV (KAZ)
SILVER – Arsenali MUSALALIEV (RUS)
BRONZE – Zhavrail SHAPIEV (UZB)
BRONZE – Khabib HAJIYEV (RUS)
92kg
GOLD – Georgy RUBAEV (MDA)
SILVER – Gadzhimagomed NAZMUDINOV (RUS)
BRONZE – Muslim MAGOMEDOV (RUS)
BRONZE – Ramadan SHABANOV (RUS)
97kg
GOLD – Rasul MAGOMEDOV (RUS)
SILVER – Hayden ZILMER (USA)
BRONZE – Magomed TAGIROV (RUS)
BRONZE – Tai WALTZ (USA)
125kg
GOLD – Batraz GAZZAYEV (RUS)
SILVER – Magomedgadzhi NURASULOV (RUS)
BRONZE – Alan KHUGAEV (RUS)
BRONZE – Shamil SHARIPOV (RUS)
Earlier in the Dmitri Korkin, which took place in eastern Siberia in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russian wrestlers won 8 out of 10 gold medal.
The pair of non-Russian champs were Peter IANULOV (MDA) and Daniel LIGETI (HUN). Ianulov, the 15th-place finisher in Nur-Sultan, defeated three-time European runner-up Alexander GOSTIEV (AZE) to win his 86kg title. Ligeti, who was also a 15th-place finisher in Nur-Sultan, beat Russian Nationals bronze-medal finisher Pavel KRIVTSOV (RUS) to win the 125kg gold medal.
Dmitri Korkin RESULTS
57kg
GOLD – Zhargal DAMDINOV (RUS)
SILVER – Ar?yan TYUTRIN (RUS)
BRONZE – Aldar BALZINIMAEV (RUS)
BRONZE – Parviz IBRAGIMOV (AZE)
61kg
GOLD – Alexander BOGOMOEV (RUS)
SILVER – Kazuya KOYANAGI (JPN)
BRONZE – Eduard GRIGORIEV (RUS)
BRONZE – Peter PAVLOV (RUS)
65kg
GOLD – Victor RASSADIN (RUS)
SILVER – N?urgun SCRAIABIN (BLR)
BRONZE – Genghis ERDOGAN (TUR)
BRONZE – Bulat BATOEV (RUS)
70kg
GOLD – Evgeny ZHERBAEV (RUS)
SILVER – Arbak SAT (RUS)
BRONZE – Revolii SAMSONOV (RUS)
BRONZE – Timur NINKOLAEV (RUS)
74kg
GOLD – Nadirbeg HIZRIEV (RUS)
SILVER – Nikita KNOTS (RUS)
BRONZE – Caballero GARZON (CUB)
BRONZE – Hadzhimurad HAJIYEV (AZE)
79kg
GOLD – Tazhidin AKAYEV (RUS)
SILVER – Abubakr ABAKAROV (AZE)
BRONZE – Akhmad TASHUKHADZHIEV (RUS)
BRONZE – Logan MASSA (USA)
86kg
GOLD – Peter IANULOV (MDA)
SILVER – Alexander GOSTIEV (AZE)
BRONZE – Krzysztof SADOVIK (POL)
92kg
GOLD – Guram CHERTKOEV (RUS)
SILVER – Anzor URISHEV (RUS)
BRONZE – Marzapet GALSTYAN (ARM)
BRONZE – Ivan YANKOSKY (BRL)
97kg
GOLD – Igor OVSANNIKOV (RUS)
SILVER – Maksoud VEJSALOV (UZB)
BRONZE – George DIMITROV (BUL)
125kg
GOLD – Daniel LIGETI (HUN)
SILVER – Pavel KRIVTSOV (RUS)
BRONZE – Baldan TSYZHIPOV (RUS)
BRONZE – Zelimkhan KHIZRIEV (RUS)
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