The 2024 World U17 Championships are currently underway in Amman, Jordan, and the future wrestling stars are competing. The men’s freestyle portion of the tournament will take place August 23-25, and Team USA will be in the hunt for a team title. Check out the article below for the current team standings and a breakdown of the team race in the men’s freestyle division.
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USA narrowly ahead of Iran before final day of U17 World Championship
Team USA holds a one-point lead over Iran after Day 2 of the U17 World Men’s Freestyle Championships. Both countries are having a phenomenal tournament – Team USA has secured 5 medals so far and has the potential for three more, while Iran also has 5 medals but can only win two more on Sunday.
Team points are calculated according to the UWW’s top 10 placing points for the team ranking at the World Championships: 25, 20, 15, 15, 10, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2. It is worth noting that Russia and Belarus are not listed in the official team rankings as they compete as “neutral individual athletes”, however we have decided to include them in the rankings above to show how these countries perform at the U17 World Championships.
The team title could be decided on the home straight
Both Iran and Team USA have multiple wrestlers competing for medals on Sunday. Team USA has three guaranteed wrestlers in medal matches – Sammy Sanchez (for gold at 45 kg), Dom Munaretto (for gold at 51 kg) and Jordyn Raney (for bronze at 60 kg). In addition, Melvin Miller (71 kg) and Elijah Diakomihalis (92 kg) are still in the repechage and must win a bout to move into bronze medal contention. Iran also has three guaranteed wrestlers in medal matches – gold at 45 kg, gold at 71 kg and bronze at 92 kg. However, they only have one wrestler (at 60 kg) who can compete for bronze.
To make it a little simpler, Team USA can score a maximum of 162 points, while the maximum for Iran is 146. That means the United States has the edge, but still needs to win multiple games to claim the Tetam title. With the score so close on the final day, every game will count and we could see an incredible finish to the team race.
US men’s team
45 kg: Samuel Sanchez – In the final
48kg: Henry Aslikyan – Bronze
51 kg: Domenic Munaretto – In the final
55kg: Keanu Dillard – Bronze
60 kg: Jordyn Raney – In the fight for the bronze medal
65kg: Nathaniel Askew – 10th place
71 kg: Melvin Miller – In the repechage
80kg: Emmitt Sherlock – 5th place
92 kg: Elijah Diakomihalis – In the repechage
110kg: Michael Mocco – Gold
Schedule of the U17 World Championship, Men’s Freestyle
All times Eastern
Friday, August 23
03:30: Men’s freestyle heats 48, 55, 65, 80, 110 kg & women’s repechage 40, 46, 53, 61, 69 kg
10:15 a.m.: Men’s freestyle semifinals 48, 55, 65, 80, 110 kg
11:00 a.m.: Medal fights women 40, 46, 53, 61, 69 kg
Saturday, August 24
03:30 am: Heats Freestyle Men 45, 51, 60, 71, 92 kg & Repechage Freestyle Men 48, 55, 65, 80, 110 kg
10:15 a.m.: Men’s freestyle semifinals 45, 51, 60, 71, 92 kg
11:00 a.m.: Men’s freestyle medal fights 48, 55, 65, 80, 110 kg
Sunday, August 25
10:15 a.m.: Repechage Freestyle Men 45, 51, 60, 71, 92 kg
11:00 a.m.: Men’s freestyle medal fights 45, 51, 60, 71, 92 kg
