2024-08-06 07:05:39
Our M. Knystautas lost 1:1 against China’s Lingzhe Mengu in the quarter-final match of Greco-Roman wrestling in the weight category up to 130 kg.
At the beginning of the fight, ours fought tenaciously against the Chinese. The Lithuanian got the first point because the Chinese was too passive (1:0). After that, M. Knystautas troubled his opponent during the rest of the first half and did not win any more points. At the beginning of the second half, L. Mengu got a point and the Chinese equalized the result of the match (1:1). True, the match was eventually won by the representative of China. This is because he won the point later in the fight.
Finally, the Chinese, who defeated the Lithuanian, fell 1:1 against the Chilean wrestler Yasmani Fernandez Acosta in the semi-finals, which means that the fight for the Olympic medal is over for the Lithuanian. It is interesting that the Chinese lost in the same way as they won against the Lithuanian. L. Meng scored the first point, and then the Chilean wrestler collected a point of his own in the second period, which led to the fact that he is the one going to the Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling final.
In the first round of 16 match, our team beat Moroccan Oussama Assad 9-0 in the round of 16.
Ours earned the first point at the beginning of the first half, when the Moroccan was penalized for violating the rules.
After that, M. Knystautas earned as many as 8 points in a row with a beautiful overturning maneuver, which resulted in him ending the fight early and entering the quarterfinals of the competition.
In addition, after this fight, it became clear that M. Knystautas will win at least 8th place in the Paris Olympics.
We remind you that the way to the Olympic Games was opened for M. Knystaut by the Tunisian wrestler Amine Guenichi, who played with the doping controllers. He was sentenced to a 4-year suspension for violating anti-doping rules.
“I have nothing to lose. I came to fight, and it will be as it will be”, said the Greco-Roman wrestling professional to lrytas.lt journalist Martyn Suslavičius.
At the Olympic Games in Tokyo, M. Knystautas fell in the first round, when he lost 1:5 against a Turkish athlete.
2024-08-06 07:05:39