Women's Freestyle Team Race Tracker - 2023 U20 World Championships
Women's Freestyle Team Race Tracker - 2023 U20 World Championships
The team standings in women's freestyle at the 2023 U20 World Championships.
The 2023 U20 World Championships took place in Amman, Jordan, August 16-19. Check out the below article for a summary of the women's freestyle team race.
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India Wins First-Ever Team Title, USA Takes Third
India took home its first-ever women's world title after a thrilling team race. India defeated perennial powerhouse Japan by just 11 points and Team USA by 22 points. In total, India won seven medals - 3 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze. Japan earned six medals to finish in 2nd place while Team USA placed 3rd with 5 medalists.
Check out the final team standings below:
Here's how the points are divided by weight class:
In the above table, you'll notice Russia and Belarus are listed as "AIN" which means "Individual Neutral Athlete". These athletes cannot earn team points, however, it's still interesting to keep track of and helps in organizing points for every weight. Team points are calculated according to UWW’s top 10 placement points for world championship team scoring: 25, 20, 15, 15, 10, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2.
Team USA Battles Through Adversity
Despite finishing behind India and Japan, Team USA still had a successful world championship with 5 medals - 1 gold, 1 silver, and 3 bronze. What makes this performance even more impressive was the adversity many of the team members had to fight through during the tournament. Many of the members of Team USA suffered from severe bouts of food poisoning in Jordan. Check out Kennedy Blades's brief description of what she dealt with:
Fighting food poisoning throughout the whole tournament was not easy. From being 6 kg under, to going to the ER after my semis match really showed me how deep I could go as God tested me. All glory to Christ 🙏🏽🥉🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/jzpuTPHIDh
— Kennedyyyyy (@kennedyblades) August 18, 2023
Team USA's Full Results At U20 Worlds:
- 50 kg: Audrey Jimenez - SILVER
- 53 kg: Katie Gomez - 5th place
- 55 kg: Amani Jones - BRONZE
- 57 kg: Cristelle Rodriguez - 12th place
- 59 kg: Alexis Janiak - BRONZE
- 62 kg: Adaugo Nwachukwu - 7th place
- 65 kg: Madeline Kubicki - 15th place
- 68 kg: Isabella Mir - 5th place
- 72 kg: Amit Elor - GOLD
- 76 kg: Kennedy Blades - BRONZE
Watch Amit Elor's finals win over Türkiye's Bukrenaz Sert:
