Wrestler Beleniuk becomes semi-finalist at Paris 2024

Zhan Beleniuk, a 33-year-old Ukrainian Greco-Roman wrestler, has won his second match at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda's holding company In the quarterfinals, Beleniuk, who competes in the 87-kg weight category, defeated 33-year-old Kazakhstani Nursultan Tursynov 7-3.

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In the semi-finals, scheduled for 19:45 Kyiv time, Zhan's opponent will be 22-year-old Iranian representative Alireza Mohmadipiani.

Background:

  • In the round of 16, Beleniuk defeated 27-year-old Chinese Qian Haitao 7-1.

    The matches for medals in Greco-Roman wrestling will take place on Thursday, 8 August.

  • It should be noted that Beleniuk is the Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion and Rio 2016 silver medallist.
  • In Greco-Roman wrestling, Ukraine's also represented by Tokyo 2020 silver medallist Parviz Nasibov, who also became a semi-finalist at Paris 2024, but in the weight category of up to 67 kilogrammes.

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