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Another freestyle wrestler who will be eyeing a world title in Belgrade is Geno Petriashvili (GEO). He was not as convincing as Snyder but did come home with the 125kg gold.
After finishing the group stage with two wins in two bouts, Petriashvili defeated Yusup Batirmurzaev (KAZ) 12-2 in the semifinal, setting up a rematch against Hayden Zillmer (USA) in the final. The two had met in Round 3 and Petriashvili scored a controlled 8-2 win.
But in the final, Zillmer gave Petriashvili a scare as he led 4-1 after two takedowns. But Petriashvili added a stepout before a takedown and turn which changed the score to 6-4 in his favor. Zillmer tried going behind but as the clock ticked, Petriashvili managed to hold him off and scored another takedown late in the bout to win 8-4.
Last year, the three-time world champion suffered disheartening losses to Gable Stevenson (USA) and Amirhossein Are (IRI) in the Olympic and Worlds final respectively in the space of two months.
But with two Ranking Series gold and the European Championships silver in his bag, Petriashvili will try to avenge his loss to Zare in Belgrade.
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