Alvan wins twice at the wrestling worlds, loses in the quarters and misses the repechage
César Alvan won two bouts on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals of the wrestling world championships in Astana at 79kg, where he lost to Mongolia's Suldkhuu Olonbayar 9 to 2. The repechage depended on the Mongolian reaching the final, but he lost in the semis after a 3 to 3 tie.
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Duas vitórias apertadas colocaram César Alvan nas quartas de final do Mundial de wrestling deste sábado (31), em Astana, no Cazaquistão. No estilo livre masculino, até 79 kg, o brasileiro ganhou os dois primeiros combates; nas quartas, o mongol Suldkhuu Olonbayar o superou por 9 a 2.
A estreia foi contra o porto-riquenho Michael Labriola, 15º do ranking e sétimo cabeça de chave: depois de seis minutos, 10 a 9 para o brasileiro.
Nas oitavas, uma luta de 39 pontos somados contra o indiano Saurabh Yadav terminou em 21 a 18, garantindo Alvan entre os oito melhores.
Nas quartas veio Olonbayar, terceiro do ranking e segundo cabeça de chave, que venceu por 9 a 2. A repescagem ainda era possível se o mongol chegasse à final, mas ele perdeu a semifinal para o americano Levi Haines após empate em 3 a 3 decidido nos critérios de desempate — e a campanha brasileira terminou ali.
Alvan já havia disputado outros Mundiais, antes na categoria até 74 kg. Em 2023 caiu na estreia diante do húngaro Murad Kuramagomedov; no ano seguinte foi campeão sul-americano e disputou o Mundial Sub-23 em Tirana (Albânia), onde também perdeu a primeira luta.
O Mundial termina neste domingo (1º), com as últimas medalhas do estilo livre masculino.
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