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2016 Men's Freestyle Wrestling World Cup

Going behind the lens of Tony Rotundo at the UWW MFS World Cup.

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2016 Men's Freestyle Wrestling World Cup
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Iran captured it’s fifth Men’s Freestyle World Cup title two months prior to the 2016 Rio Games. Iran beat Azerbaijan, India, USA and Russia on its way to the top of the podium.

Read my report on the US performance.

Below are a few of my favorite shots by Tony Rotundo of WrestlersAreWarriors.com. (The entire World Cup collection)

Final Team Standing for 2016 Freestyle World Cup

  1. Iran
  2. Russia
  3. Georgia
  4. United States of America
  5. Azerbaijan
  6. Mongolia
  7. India
  8. Turkey

(2015 World Gold Kyle Snyder of USA victorious over 2014-2015 World 5th Elizbar Odikadze of Georgia at 97KG)

(2012 Olympic Bronze Coleman Scott shouts instructions to Tony Ramos of USA, 61KG)

(2016 Olympian Frank Molinaro of USA shocks 2014 World Silver, 2015 World Bronze Sayed Ahmad Mohammadi of Iran at 65KG)

(2015 74KG World Silver Unurbat Purevjav of Mongolia, blue, lifts 2014 70KG World Champion Khetik Tsabolov of Russia)

(Khetik Tsabolov of Russia looks to carry 2014 World 5th Jumber Kvelashvili of Georgia, 74KG)

(2016 Olympian J'Den Cox of USA, red, double-legs Pawan Kumar of India)

(2016 Hodge Trophy Winner, 3x NCAA Champion Alex Dieringer defends a shot by 2013 World 5th and 2016 Olympian Yakob Makarashvili, 74KG)


(2016 Asian Champion Moustafa Hosseinkhani of Iran victorious over Khalil Aminov of Russia, 70KG)

(2013 World Champion, 2015 World Silver Hassan Rahimi of Iran gets last minute instructions)

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