Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's freestyle 57 kg

Women's freestyle 57 kg at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Venue	Grand Palais Éphémère
Date	8–9 August 2024
Competitors	16 from 16 nations
Medalists
Tsugumi Sakurai   Japan Anastasia Nichita   Moldova Helen Maroulis   United States Hong Kexin   China
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Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Women's freestyle 57 kilograms competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, took place on 8–9 August 2024 at the Grand Palais Éphémère in Champ de Mars. ^[1]

Background

This is the third appearance of the women's welterweight category, debut in 2016, as 58kg, from 2020 as 57kg as a current weight limit.

Risako Kawai was a defending Olympic champion, but she did not qualify, 2020 silver medalist Irina Kurachkina originally won a quota at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, but the IOC did not claim her neutral, Alina Hrushyna took her spot due to reallocations of AIN quota, she won over Anhelina Łysak, and lost to potentially bronze medalist Helen Maroulis, one of the bronze medalists, Maroulis won over Anshu Malik, then Alina Hrushyna and losing to potentially gold medalist Tsugumi Sakurai, later, Maroulis won a bronze medal by defeating Hannah Taylor, Evelina Nikolova failed to qualify because at the European Qualifiers, lost to Sandra Paruszewski, three months later, Paruszewski lost to potentially silver medalist Anastasia Nichita, Paruszewski got into repechages but lost to Giullia Penalber.

Format

This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket. ^[2]

Rules

A typical bout consists of two halves of three minutes each separated by a 30-second break. The two competitors compete on a mat, which is nine meters in diameter. Wrestlers try to score points by executing various legal maneuvers. Points ranging from one to five are awarded by the mat referee depending on the degree of difficulty of the maneuvers. Points are also awarded to the opponent in case of infractions such as illegal holds, passivity etc. A wrestler is automatically disqualified if three cautions are awarded during a bout. Forcing an opponent's shoulders to the mat results in an instant victory by fall. ^[3]

During the course of a match, if a wrestler builds a 10-point advantage over the opponent, the bout is stopped and the leader is declared as the winner by technical superiority. The total scores are totaled at the end of the stipulated six-minute period, and the wrestler with the maximum points wins. In case of a tie, the wrestler who has scored the last point is declared the winner. A competitor might also be declared a winner if the opponent does not turn up or is medically unfit to compete. ^[3]

Qualification

Main article: Wrestling at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Sixteen quota places were available with each nation restricted to a maximum of one spot. Five quota places were awarded at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships, which took place from the 16th to 24th of September in Belgrade, Serbia. The finalists of each category in the four continental qualification tournaments (Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the joint Africa & Oceania) were awarded quota places. The remainder of the total quota was allocated at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament, offering a minimum of three quota places. ^[4]

Schedule

All times are Central European Time (UTC+02:00) ^[5]

Date	Time	Event
8 August 2024	11:00	Qualification rounds
	18:15	Semifinals
9 August 2024	11:00	Repechage
	19:30	Finals

Results

Sixteen athletes qualified for the competition. ^[6]

Legend

• F — Won by fall
• R — Retired

Main bracket

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Tsugumi Sakurai  (JPN)

6

Hannah Taylor  (CAN)

1

Tsugumi Sakurai  (JPN)

11F

Aurora Russo  (ITA)

0

Luisa Valverde  (ECU)

0

Luisa Valverde  (ECU)

6F

Tsugumi Sakurai  (JPN)

10

Helen Maroulis  (USA)

7

Helen Maroulis  (USA)

4

Anshu Malik  (IND)

2

Helen Maroulis  (USA)

7

Alina Hrushyna  (UKR)

16

Alina Hrushyna  (UKR)

4

Anhelina Łysak  (POL)

13

Tsugumi Sakurai  (JPN)

6

Odunayo Adekuoroye  (NGR)

0

Anastasia Nichita  (MDA)

0

Chaimaa Aouissi  (ALG)

0R

Odunayo Adekuoroye  (NGR)

8

Boldsaikhan Khongorzul  (MGL)

12

Hong Kexin  (CHN)

10F

Hong Kexin  (CHN)

16

Hong Kexin  (CHN)

7

Giullia Penalber  (BRA)

2F

Anastasia Nichita  (MDA)

2F

Rckaela Aquino  (GUM)

0

Giullia Penalber  (BRA)

0

Sandra Paruszewski  (GER)

0

Anastasia Nichita  (MDA)

5F

Anastasia Nichita  (MDA)

9

Repechage

	Repechage				Bronze medal matches
	Hannah Taylor  (CAN)	13			Hannah Taylor  (CAN)	0
	Luisa Valverde  (ECU)	0			Helen Maroulis  (USA)	4F
	Sandra Paruszewski  (GER)	0			Giullia Penalber  (BRA)	0
	Giullia Penalber  (BRA)	7			Hong Kexin  (CHN)	10

Final standing

Rank	Athlete
	Tsugumi Sakurai  (JPN)
	Anastasia Nichita  (MDA)
	Helen Maroulis  (USA)
	Hong Kexin  (CHN)
5	Hannah Taylor  (CAN)
	Giullia Penalber  (BRA)
7	Luisa Valverde  (ECU)
8	Odunayo Adekuoroye  (NGR)
9	Alina Hrushyna  (UKR)
10	Anhelina Łysak  (POL)
11	Boldsaikhan Khongorzul  (MGL)
12	Anshu Malik  (IND)
13	Chaimaa Aouissi  (ALG)
14	Rckaela Aquino  (GUM)
15	Aurora Russo  (ITA)
16	Sandra Paruszewski  (GER)

References

1. "Wrestling schedule, Paris" (PDF). United World Wrestling . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
2. "What is repechage rules". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
3. "What is freestyle wrestling? Rules, scoring, techniques and Olympic history". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
4. "Pathway to Paris 2024: Wrestling qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
5. "Schedule - Women's freestyle 57kg". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
6. "Paris 2024 Olympics women's wrestling entries". United World Wrestling . 10 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.

External links

• Wrestling - Women's Freestyle 57kg olympics.com