Golston Wins Bronze Medal at Muhamet Malo Ranking Series

TIRANA, Albania – Three-time age-group World medalist Erin Golston tallied the first medal of the week for Team USA’s women’s freestyle squad with a bronze medal at the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series. Golston finished the day going 3-1 at Tirana’s Feti Borova Olympic Park in the 50 kg weight class.

In her bronze medal bout, Golston took on age-group World champion Valeriia Tiukpiekova Chepsarakova of UWW. Golston took the early 1-0 advantage in her match, which remained at the break. To start the second period, Golston scored a takedown and forced a Tiukpiekova Chepsarakova step out to increase her lead to four. Tiukpiekova Chepsarakova tried to rally with a takedown, but Golston held on for the 4-2 victory.

This is Golston’s second-straight bronze medal at the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series.

Kendra Ryan also competed for bronze at 50 kg for the U.S. Facing 2017 U17 World champion and three-time age group World medalist Muskan of India, Ryan dropped a 10-0 contest.

Day three of the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series begins at 10:30 a.m. local time/4:30 a.m. ET tomorrow. Women’s freestyle group two (59-62-65-68 kg) and Greco-Roman group one (77-87 kg) will be in action.

A live stream of the Muhamet Malo will be available to the U.S. audience through FloWrestling. Brackets and updated results will be hosted on UWW Arena.

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Gold – Zeinep Bayanova (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Priyanshi Prajapat (India)

Bronze – Muskan (India)

Bronze – Erin Golston (United States)

5th – Kendra Ryan (United States)

5th – Valeriia Tiukpiekova Chepsarakova (UWW)

7th – Sweety (India)

8th – Miyu Nakamura (Japan)

9th – Svenja Jungo (Switzerland)

10th – Emanuela Liuzzi (Italy)

Gold – Zeinep Bayanova (Kazakhstan) tech. fall Priyanshi Prajapat (India), 13-2

Bronze – Muskan (India) tech. fall Kendra Ryan (United States), 10-0

Bronze – Erin Golston (United States) dec. Valeriia Tiukpiekova Chepsarakova (UWW), 4-2

Gold – Laura Almaganbetova (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Liliia Malanchuk (Ukraine)

Bronze – Anastasia Blayvas (Germany)

Bronze – Ekaterina Verbina (UWW)

5th – Pushpa (India)

5th – Beatrice Ferent (Romania)

7th – Aleksandra Skirenko (UWW)

8th – Shugyla Omirbek (Kazakhstan)

Gold – Laura Almaganbetova (Kazakhstan) dec. Liliia Malanchuk (Ukraine), 3-2

Bronze – Anastasia Blayvas (Germany) dec. Pushpa (India), 3-2

Bronze – Ekaterina Verbina (UWW) tech. fall Beatrice Ferent (Romania), 10-0

LOSS Zeinep Bayanova (Kazakhstan), 10-0

WIN Miyu Nakamura (Japan), fall, 5:05

LOSS Muskan (India), 10-0

WIN Kamila Barbosa Vito Da Silva (Brazil), 12-3

LOSS Priyanshi Prajapat (India), 10-2

WIN Thalia Oliveira de Freitas (Brazil), fall, 2:47

WIN Valeriia Tiukpiekova Chepsarakova (UWW), 4-2