Padilla, Rix, Pirozhkova receive draws for Thursday competition at 2009 World Championships
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by Jason Bryant
The three women wrestling on Thursday have received their draws at the 2009 World Championships after making weight on Wednesday morning.
Tatiana Padilla (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) received a favorable draw at 55kg for Thursday's competition at the 2009 Wrestling World Championships at the Messecenter Herning in Herning, Denmark.
Padilla will have a first-round bye and then will face the winner of the Lenka Martinakova-Gudrun Hoeie bout. Martinakova is from the Czech Republic and finished 9th in the European Championships, while Hoeie, from Norway, was fifth at the recent Golden Grand Prix in Baku. Padilla was the World bronze medalist last year in Tokyo as a 1
The draw is favorable due to the fact Japan's Saori Yoshida, a six-time World Champion and two-time Olympic champion, is in the bottom half of the bracket, along with Russia's Natalya Golts. The Russian was second in the 2008 World Championships and the 2009 European Champion. Golts will face 1999 World Champion Anna Gomis of France in the opening round. Canadian Tonya Verbeek, a World and Olympic bronze medalist is also at the bottom of the bracket.
Golts is moving down from 59kg.
Deanna Rix (Colorado Springs, Colo./NYAC) placed fifth in the World Championships last year at 59kg, and will be in the top bracket position in this year's championships at the same weight.
Rix will face Bulgaria's Taybe Yusein in her first match. Yusein is in her first World Championships at the senior level as the 18-year-old was third in the Junior Worlds last year.
Japan's Kei Yamana is in the top half of the bracket with Rix. Yamana is a 2005 Junior World Champion and was most recently third at the Golden Grand Prix. Hungary's Marianna Sastin, a 2005 World silver medalist, is also in the top bracket and could face Yamana early on.
China's Mei Jia was second in the Asian championships and is in the bottom of the bracket.
Elena Pirozhkova (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) will also compete tomorrow. Pirozhkova won the 2008 University World Championships and is in the bottom bracket position at 63kg.
Pirozhkova will face Turkey's Aysel Can in a qualification round. Can was 10th in the 2008 World Championships.
Notables in the draw include the newest addition to the Japanese World Team, Mio Nishimaki. She won the 2009 Asian Championships and is in the top half of the bracket away from Pirozhkova.
Poland's Monika Michalik-Rogien is a two-time World bronze medalist and is in the bottom half of the draw as well. Elina Vaseva of Bulgaria is also down below.
Tatiana Padilla (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) received a favorable draw at 55kg for Thursday's competition at the 2009 Wrestling World Championships at the Messecenter Herning in Herning, Denmark.
Padilla will have a first-round bye and then will face the winner of the Lenka Martinakova-Gudrun Hoeie bout. Martinakova is from the Czech Republic and finished 9th in the European Championships, while Hoeie, from Norway, was fifth at the recent Golden Grand Prix in Baku. Padilla was the World bronze medalist last year in Tokyo as a 1
The draw is favorable due to the fact Japan's Saori Yoshida, a six-time World Champion and two-time Olympic champion, is in the bottom half of the bracket, along with Russia's Natalya Golts. The Russian was second in the 2008 World Championships and the 2009 European Champion. Golts will face 1999 World Champion Anna Gomis of France in the opening round. Canadian Tonya Verbeek, a World and Olympic bronze medalist is also at the bottom of the bracket.
Golts is moving down from 59kg.
Deanna Rix (Colorado Springs, Colo./NYAC) placed fifth in the World Championships last year at 59kg, and will be in the top bracket position in this year's championships at the same weight.
Rix will face Bulgaria's Taybe Yusein in her first match. Yusein is in her first World Championships at the senior level as the 18-year-old was third in the Junior Worlds last year.
Japan's Kei Yamana is in the top half of the bracket with Rix. Yamana is a 2005 Junior World Champion and was most recently third at the Golden Grand Prix. Hungary's Marianna Sastin, a 2005 World silver medalist, is also in the top bracket and could face Yamana early on.
China's Mei Jia was second in the Asian championships and is in the bottom of the bracket.
Elena Pirozhkova (Colorado Springs, Colo./Gator WC) will also compete tomorrow. Pirozhkova won the 2008 University World Championships and is in the bottom bracket position at 63kg.
Pirozhkova will face Turkey's Aysel Can in a qualification round. Can was 10th in the 2008 World Championships.
Notables in the draw include the newest addition to the Japanese World Team, Mio Nishimaki. She won the 2009 Asian Championships and is in the top half of the bracket away from Pirozhkova.
Poland's Monika Michalik-Rogien is a two-time World bronze medalist and is in the bottom half of the draw as well. Elina Vaseva of Bulgaria is also down below.
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