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2011 London International Wrestling Invitational

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Soslan Ktsoev (RUS) (in blue) prepares to take the advantageous position at the start of an overtime period in the men's 84kg category final against Sharif Sharifov (AZE) (in red) at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW) (NIGEL FARROW/(C) 2011 NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Soslan Ktsoev (RUS) (in blue) prepares to take the advantageous position at the start of an overtime period in the men's 84kg category final against Sharif Sharifov (AZE) (in red) at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

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10th and 11th December 2011 – ExCel Arena, London, Great Britain

Wrestling closed the 2011 set of London Prepares test events for the 2012 Olympic Games at the ExCel Arena.

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Ibrahim Bolukbasi (TUR) (in red) and Maciej Balawender (POL) (in blue) wrestle for bronze during their men's 84kg bout at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW) (NIGEL FARROW/(C) 2011 NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Ibrahim Bolukbasi (TUR) (in red) and Maciej Balawender (POL) (in blue) wrestle for bronze during their men's 84kg bout at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Johanna Mattsson (SWE) (in blue) celebrates beating Xiluozhuoma (CHN) (in red) in the women's 63kg category final during the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event  at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW) (NIGEL FARROW/(C) 2011 NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Johanna Mattsson (SWE) (in blue) celebrates beating Xiluozhuoma (CHN) (in red) in the women's 63kg category final during the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Krasimir Krastanov (GBR) (in red) tries to break free from Angel Escobedo (USA) (blue) during their 55kg category bout at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW) (NIGEL FARROW/(C) 2011 NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Krasimir Krastanov (GBR) (in red) tries to break free from Angel Escobedo (USA) (blue) during their 55kg category bout at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) (in red) attempts to throw Brent Metcalf (USA) (in blue) during their 66kg category semi final bout at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW) (NIGEL FARROW/(C) 2011 NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) (in red) attempts to throw Brent Metcalf (USA) (in blue) during their 66kg category semi final bout at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR -  Adam Sobieraj (POL) (in blue) tries to overpower Oleg Motsalin (GRE) (in red) during their 74kg category quarter final bout during the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event  at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW) (NIGEL FARROW/(C) 2011 NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Adam Sobieraj (POL) (in blue) tries to overpower Oleg Motsalin (GRE) (in red) during their 74kg category quarter final bout during the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Munir Recep Aktas (TUR) (in red) attempts to overpower Opan Sat (RUS) (in blue) during the men's 60kg category final at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW) (NIGEL FARROW/(C) 2011 NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Munir Recep Aktas (TUR) (in red) attempts to overpower Opan Sat (RUS) (in blue) during the men's 60kg category final at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Sarah Connolly (GBR) (in red) tries to prevent being pinned by Choe Jin-Suk (KOR) (in blue) during thei 63kg category bout during the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW) (NIGEL FARROW/(C) 2011 NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Sarah Connolly (GBR) (in red) tries to prevent being pinned by Choe Jin-Suk (KOR) (in blue) during thei 63kg category bout during the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Sarunas Juracys (LTU) (in blue) tries to break free from Qi Mude (CHN) (in red) during their 55kg category qualification round bout at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW) (NIGEL FARROW/(C) 2011 NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Sarunas Juracys (LTU) (in blue) tries to break free from Qi Mude (CHN) (in red) during their 55kg category qualification round bout at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Chloe Spiteri (GBR) (in red) attempts to free herself from the grip of Ekaterina Bukina (RUS) (in blue) during their 72kg category quarter final bout at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW) (NIGEL FARROW/(C) 2011 NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Chloe Spiteri (GBR) (in red) attempts to free herself from the grip of Ekaterina Bukina (RUS) (in blue) during their 72kg category quarter final bout at the London International Wrestling Invitational and 2012 Olympic Games test event at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in London, Great Britain .(PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Even sponges for the corners at the London International Wrestling Invitational which doubled as the London Prepares series test event for the 2012 Olympic Games were specially made for the occasion (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW) (NIGEL FARROW/(C) 2011 NIGEL FARROW)

11 DEC 2011 - LONDON, GBR - Even sponges for the corners at the London International Wrestling Invitational which doubled as the London Prepares series test event for the 2012 Olympic Games were specially made for the occasion (PHOTO (C) NIGEL FARROW)


MEN

Freestyle 55kg
1. Farzad Jafari (IRI)
2. Angel Escobedo (USA)
3. Adrian Hajduk (POL)
3. Krasimir Krastanov (GBR)

Freestyle 60kg
1. Opan Sat (RUS)
2. Munir Recip Aktas (TUR)
3. Vytas Cumakovas (LTU)
3. Reece Humphrey (USA)

Freestyle 66kg
1. Brent Metcalf (USA)
2. Kotaro Tanaka (JPN)
3. Beckhan Aldamov (GBR)
3. Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE)

Freestyle 74kg
1. Aniuar Geduev (RUS)
2. Andrew Howe (USA)
3. Ashraf Aliyev (AZE)
3. Zhang Chongyao (CHN)

Freestyle 84kg
1. Sharif Sharifov (AZE)
2. Soslan Ktsoev (RUS)
3. Ibrahim Bolukbasi (TUR)
3. Ehsan Lashgari (IRI)

Freestyle 96kg
1. Yury Belonovsky (RUS)
2. Gergely Kiss (HUN)
3. Imants Lagodskis (LAT)
3. Dustin Kilgore (USA)

Freestyle 120kg
1. Daniel Ligeti (HUN)
2. Edgardo Lopez (PUR)
3. Zhiwei Deng (CHN)
3. Taha Akgul (TUR)

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Greco-Roman 55kg
1. Choi Gyu Jin (KOR)
2. Ivan Blattsev (RUS)
3. Saeed Abdouli (IRI)
3. Shujin Li (CHN)

Greco-Roman 60kg
1. Arslan Abdullin (RUS)
2. Tarik Belmadani (FRA)
3. Haakan Nyblom (DEN)
3. Woo Seung Jae (KOR)

Greco-Roman 66kg
1. Kim Hyeon Woo (KOR)
2. Adam Kurak (RUS)
3. Jarkko Ala-Huikku (FIN)
3. Artak Margaryan (FRA)

Greco-Roman 74kg
1. Aleksandr Chekhirkin (RUS)
2. Dmytro Pyshkov (UKR)
3. Chang Yongxiang (CHN)
3. Alexsandr Kazakevic (LTU)

Greco-Roman 84kg
1. Saman Ahman Tahmasebi (AZE)
2. Vasyl Rachyba (UKR)
3. Andrea Minguzzi (ITA)
3. Benni Christoffer Ljungback (SWE)

Greco-Roman 96kg
1. Ghasem Rezaei (IRI)
2. Daigoro Timoncini (ITA)
3. Gyorgy Rizmajer (HUN)
3. Rami Hietaniemi (FIN)

Greco-Roman 120kg
1. Riza Kayaalp (TUR)
2. Xenofon Koutsioumpas (GRE)
3. Lukasz Banak (POL
3. Johan Euren (SWE)

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WOMEN

Freestyle 48kg
1. Mariya Stadnyk (AZE)
2. Alexandra Englehardt (GER)
3. Yanan Sun (CHN)
3. Jessica Blaszka (NED)

Freestyle 55kg
1. Sofia Mattsson (SWE)
2. Olga Butkevych (GBR)
3. Um Ji-Eun (KOR)
3. Yuliya Ratkevich (AZE)

Freestyle 63kg
1. Johanna Mattsson (SWE)
2. Xiluozhuoma (CHN)
3. Monika Michalik (POL)
3. Aline Focten (GER)

Freestyle 72kg
1. Ekaterina Bukina (RUS)
2. Zlateva Stanka (BUL)
3. Annabel Laure Ali (CMR)
3. Jenny Fransson (SWE)


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