The field includes three Olympic champions, Jordan Burroughs of the USA at 74 kg, Jake Varner of the USA at 97 kg and Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan at 70 kg)
There are five World champions in the field, including two-time World champions Burroughs and Reza Yazdani of Iran at 97 kg. One-time World champions include Alexei Shemarov of Belarus at 125 kg, Hassan Rahimi of Iran at 57 kg and Haji Aliev of Azerbaijan at 65 kg
This loaded field also includes three more Olympic medalists, 17 more World medalists, eight Junior World champions, six University World champions and two Military World champion. There are dozens of other medalists in the event on the continental and age-group levels.
The other Olympic medalists are Coleman Scott of the USA at 61 kg, Komiel Ghasemi of Iran at 125 kg and Livan Lopez Azcuy of Cuba at 74 kg.
The quality of the individual talents is impressive. However, at heart, this is a team dual meet event, and these individual stars are seeking to do their part in helping their nation win dual meets and take home the Freestyle World Cup trophy.
Of the teams entered in the 2015 Freestyle World Cup, the United States has won 13 team titles, with Russia winning six, Iran claiming five and Cuba winning two. The nation with the most World Cup titles is the former Soviet Union with 15 titles. The World Cup has been held annually since 1973, when it was founded in Toledo, Ohio.
All-Session tickets are available, as well as Single-Day tickets. Fans can purchase All-Session tickets for $60 for General Admission and $85 for Preferred Seating. Single-Day tickets, on either Saturday or Sunday, are $35 for General Admission and $55 for Preferred Seating. Fees apply for tickets purchased through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com
A group discount offer for clubs is also available. There is a 20% discount for all USA Wrestling members. Both offers can also be found at www.wrestlingworldcup.com
There will be two sessions of wrestling action each day of the Freestyle World Cup. On Saturday, April 11, there will be sessions held at 3:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. On Sunday, April 12, the first session is at 11:00 a.m., with the First Place and Third Place Championship Duals set for 4:15 p.m.
For more information on the Freestyle World Cup, visit www.wrestlingworldcup.com
2015 FREESTYLE WORLD CUP
At Los Angeles, Calif., April 11-12
OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (3)
OTHER OLYMPIC MEDALISTS (3)
WORLD CHAMPIONS (5)
OTHER WORLD MEDALISTS (17)
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONS (8)
UNIVERSITY WORLD CHAMPIONS (6)
WORLD MILITARY CHAMPIONS (2)
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