As expected, the recently crowned world champion in 79kg weight category is moving to 74kg. The move we all thought was coming has been confirmed. Cornell head coach Rob Koll stated plainly in a recently distributed newsletter that freshly minted two-time world champion Dake will be moving down a weight class in his quest for a gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
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This is the same weight category where the king Jordan Burroughs represented USA at the recently concluded world championships. This means it will be either Jordan or Dake who will be seen in action at Tokyo 2020. India’s two time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar is also trying to qualify for Olympics in the same weight category but unlike the wrestlers from USA, India still has to book their Olympic ticket in…..Continue reading: Click here
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