Wrestling at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games were held in Konya, Turkey from 10 to 13 August 2022. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) has the right to participate with a maximum of one wrestler per weight category in all styles (Greco-Roman, women and freestyle). The maximum number of athletes per delegation is 30.All competitors must be of senior age category (born on or before 31 December 2004). The competitions take place by direct elimination system with an ideal number of wrestlers, i.e. 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, etc. If there is no ideal number of wrestlers in a category, qualification matches will take place. Matching is done in the order of numbers determined by the draw made by UWW. 4 Each weight category begins and ends in a day. The competition takes place in the following format: Elimination rounds, Semi-finals, Repechage rounds, Finals.[1][2][3]
| Wrestling at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games | |
|---|---|
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| Host city |  Turkey, Konya |
| Dates | 10—13 August |
| Stadium | Konya Technical University Sports Hall |
The Games were originally scheduled to take place from 20 to 29 August 2021.[4] In May 2020, the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF), who are responsible for the direction and control of the Islamic Solidarity Games, postponed the games as the 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed to July and August 2021, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6][7][8][9]
Competition schedule edit
All times are (UTC+3)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 10 August | 11.30-17.00 | Elimination rounds, semi-finals and repechage FS – 57-65-74-86-97 kg
WW – 50-59 kg |
| 17.30-20.30 | Finals FS – 57-65-74-86-97, WW – 50-59 kg | |
| 11 August | 11.30-17.00 | Elimination rounds and repechage
FS – 61-70-79-92-125 kg WW – 53-62-72 kg |
| 17.30-20.30 | Finals FS – 61-70-79-92-125 kg WW – 53-62-72 kg | |
| 12 August | 11.30-17.00 | Elimination rounds and repechage GR – 55-63-72-82-97 kg
WW – 55-65-76 kg |
| 17.30-20.30 | Finals GR – 55-63-72-82-97 kg WW – 55-65-76 kg | |
| 13 August | 11.30-17.00 | Elimination rounds and repechage GR – 60-67-77-87-130 kg
WW – 57-68 kg |
| 17.30-20.30 | Finals GR – 60-67-77-87-130 kg WW – 57-68 kg |
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 |  Iran (IRI) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 5 |  Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 7 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Albania (ALB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (14 entries) | 30 | 30 | 50 | 110 | |
Medalists edit
Men's freestyle edit
Men's Greco-Roman edit
Women's freestyle edit
Participating nations edit
A total of 253 athletes from 31 nations competed in wrestling at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games:
Afghanistan (4)
Albania (2)
Algeria (8)
Azerbaijan (28)
Bahrain (1)
Bangladesh (3)
Cameroon (3)
Chad (3)
Guinea (1)
Guinea-Bissau (1)
Indonesia (3)
Iran (20)
Ivory Coast (1)
Jordan (2)
Kazakhstan (19)
Kyrgyzstan (25)
Morocco (6)
Nigeria (2)
Pakistan (5)
Palestine (2)
Qatar (3)
Saudi Arabia (6)
Senegal (5)
Sudan (2)
Tajikistan (12)
Tunisia (6)
Turkey (30)
Turkmenistan (15)
Uganda (2)
Uzbekistan (30)
Yemen (3)
Gallery edit
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57 kg Medal Ceremony -
74 kg Medal Ceremony -
86 kg Medal Ceremony -
63 kg Medal Ceremony -
67 kg Medal ceremony -
77 kg Medal ceremony -
82 kg Medal Ceremony -
87 kg Medal ceremony -
97 kg Medal Ceremony -
130 kg Medal ceremony -
55 kg Medal ceremony -
57 kg Medal ceremony -
65 kg Medal ceremony -
68 kg Medal ceremony -
76 kg Medal ceremony -
Men's freestyle 65 kg -
Men's freestyle 79 kg -
Men's freestyle 97 kg -
Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg -
Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg -
Women's freestyle 53 kg -
Zeynep Yetgil -
Zholaman Sharshenbekov -
Shirzad Beheshti
References edit
- ^ "Konya 2021".
- ^ "Islamic Games".
- ^ "Islamic Games". United World Wrestling.
- ^ "Konya to host the 5th Islamic Solidarity Games". Daily Sabah. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Ali, Muhammad (16 May 2020). "5th Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 in Turkey postponed". Daily Times. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
- ^ Iveson, Ali (17 May 2020). "Islamic Solidarity Games postponed to avoid Tokyo 2020 clash". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ raoff, usamaa (August 1, 2022). "Islamic Solidarity games 2021-2022: Venue, Schedule, and history of ISG".
- ^ "Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Schedule and Venue: Know History of ISG Ahead of 2022 Edition in Konya". freshheadline.com. July 31, 2022.
- ^ "Iran's first delegation heads to Turkey for Islamic Solidarity Games". Tehran Times. August 3, 2022.