Junior Worlds
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Courtesy of smalls103, video of Mark Hall leaving mat and cooling down after semi
http://www.flowrestling.org/video/989682-mark-hall-walkoff-after-chippy-semifinal
http://www.flowrestling.org/video/989682-mark-hall-walkoff-after-chippy-semifinal
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French article from yesterday but Google translate seems clear enough to suggest that French police raised the Azerbaijan Jr team's hotel on suspicion of doping. I think the team was urine tested as well. Hall's semi opponent was from AZE.
http://www.lejsl.com/saone-et-loire...n-l-equipe-d-azerbaidjan-soupconnee-de-dopage
http://www.lejsl.com/saone-et-loire...n-l-equipe-d-azerbaidjan-soupconnee-de-dopage
That's some odd stuff. I know they got some bad things going on in France and push back on many levels, coupled with known eastern block doping but raiding a Jr wrestling team makes the eyebrows raise a little higher. Nice find tik.
Here is the translated text:
Syringes, infusion bags suspended over beds, medical waste bins, a suitcase full of bottles. Hotel staff Bress'Saône in Replonges (Ain), was more intrigued by the presence of this heterogeneous paraphernalia in the rooms of the Azerbaijani wrestling team. Rooms where the presence of the staff was apparently not welcome. Enough to arouse alert the gendarmerie and a referral to the Bourg-en-Bresse parquet for suspected use of doping products or traffic.
The delegation of this small Caucasus country, a former Soviet republic, was present in Replonges to participate in world junior wrestling in Macon, reserved for athletes under 20 years. A dozen wrestlers were therefore accommodated at the hotel, accompanied by coaching and trainers.
Thursday at dawn, thirty gendarmes of Bourg-en-Bresse company invested the hotel for a search of the room, under the leadership of the Central fight against harm to the environment and public health (OCLAESP), specialized gendarmes in anti-doping. "The search was negative and no inquiry has been conducted," stated Christophe Rode, the prosecutor. No doping products were found, but some substances, although legal, could be products "masking" a possible doping.
Two officers of the French Agency for fight against doping (AFLD), however, subject to the athletes urine tests whose results will be known in a few days.
World Championship officials, including Karl-Martin Dittmann, the technical delegate of the International Federation, came to the hotel. They are split into a chorus of "no comment".
"It's very worrying"
Alain Bertholom, the president of the French federation, stated, "It is the first time to my knowledge that happens in France. And if that happens at this level, with young competitors, it is very worrying. It could be that these athletes looking to offset the loss of weight by which they agree to stay in their weight class. "
"No arrest has been made"
Syringes, infusion bags suspended over beds, medical waste bins, a suitcase full of bottles. Hotel staff Bress'Saône in Replonges (Ain), was more intrigued by the presence of this heterogeneous paraphernalia in the rooms of the Azerbaijani wrestling team. Rooms where the presence of the staff was apparently not welcome. Enough to arouse alert the gendarmerie and a referral to the Bourg-en-Bresse parquet for suspected use of doping products or traffic.
The delegation of this small Caucasus country, a former Soviet republic, was present in Replonges to participate in world junior wrestling in Macon, reserved for athletes under 20 years. A dozen wrestlers were therefore accommodated at the hotel, accompanied by coaching and trainers.
Thursday at dawn, thirty gendarmes of Bourg-en-Bresse company invested the hotel for a search of the room, under the leadership of the Central fight against harm to the environment and public health (OCLAESP), specialized gendarmes in anti-doping. "The search was negative and no inquiry has been conducted," stated Christophe Rode, the prosecutor. No doping products were found, but some substances, although legal, could be products "masking" a possible doping.
Two officers of the French Agency for fight against doping (AFLD), however, subject to the athletes urine tests whose results will be known in a few days.
World Championship officials, including Karl-Martin Dittmann, the technical delegate of the International Federation, came to the hotel. They are split into a chorus of "no comment".
"It's very worrying"
Alain Bertholom, the president of the French federation, stated, "It is the first time to my knowledge that happens in France. And if that happens at this level, with young competitors, it is very worrying. It could be that these athletes looking to offset the loss of weight by which they agree to stay in their weight class. "
"No arrest has been made"
Great match at 50, nice comeback by Lee. KGZ wrestler had some real nice defense/counter offense. Length gave Spencer some trouble but in the end he was just too much.
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Awesome match. Lee won in the end with his conditioning. That may be the first time ever that Lee wrestled someone that is as strong, and maybe stronger, than he is.
A damn shame for the Iranian kid that his country has this policy
The match was officiated well. There wasn't one scoring sequence that wasn't called correctly.
But yea...Spencer showed a lot of grit. Great match. Had me pooping in my chonies
The scoring sequence when it went from 4-3 to 8-3 was called correctly. The KGZ kid initiated the 1st exposure elevating the leg IIRC. Spencer initiated the 2nd exposure, but the KGZ kid did a nice job using his length to stop the momentum while Spencer was exposed.
There are plenty of times to bitch about international officiating, but this is not one of them. No passivity calls which was correct IMO. The KGZ controlled the center (very important in terms of this) but Spencer was active enough to counteract this.
Very good match. Great example of why freestyle can be great when you don't have the shenanigans of the Olympics going on. Down 5 with a minute to go and you are still easily in a match.
There are plenty of times to bitch about international officiating, but this is not one of them. No passivity calls which was correct IMO. The KGZ controlled the center (very important in terms of this) but Spencer was active enough to counteract this.
Very good match. Great example of why freestyle can be great when you don't have the shenanigans of the Olympics going on. Down 5 with a minute to go and you are still easily in a match.
Bite your tongue and knock on wood. We got one more to go.
Not so great. Guess we have submissions in wrestling.
Awesome job by Hall though. He'd face lesser competition at NCAAs this year.
Awesome job Mark !!!! GOLD BABY...Now get talking to Fix and get him ready for tomorrow....In addition to getting him to commit to the best program on and off the mat in the country in PSU !!!!
I am looking forward to watching those two at the next olympics!!!! They will represent us well!!
You know Spiker, there was an earthquake in Northern Oklahoma today. Maybe Fix send Smith a text about heading East for college.
Well done, Mark Hall. World Champion!!!
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http://www.flowrestling.org/video/990048-spencer-lee-emotional-after-3rd-world-title
I love that video. I wish we could study his DNA and find out what makes that kind drive. That emotion was raw and the kid just 3 peated as a world champ.
I love that video. I wish we could study his DNA and find out what makes that kind drive. That emotion was raw and the kid just 3 peated as a world champ.
I think he has been on the road for awhile for a kid his age between Brazil and France. Probably didn't get the typical training that he would have liked leading up to Junior Worlds, time zone changes etc. It was actually nice seeing him get challenged just to see how he would react going behind like that. Mental game is top shelf.
Well done, Mark Hall. World Champion!!!
Mark Hall is more than a good wrestler, he looks like he should be on the cover of GQ!
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