For the second straight year, United World Wrestling's Freestyle World Cup will take place in Los Angeles, California at The Forum.

Action starts on Saturday, April 11th with Pool play and concludes on Sunday with the placing duals.

Pools are as follows:
Pool A - Cuba, Mongolia, Russia, United States
Pool B - Azerbaijan, Belarus, Iran, Turkey

Saturday Schedule:
Session I - 3PM - Mat A - USA vs. Cuba
Session I - 3PM - Mat B - Iran vs. Belarus
Session I - 4:30PM - Mat A - Russia vs. Mongolia
Session I - 4:30PM - Mat B - Azerbaijan vs. Turkey

Session II - 6:30PM - Mat A - USA vs. Russia
Session II - 6:30PM - Mat B - Iran vs. Turkey
Session II - 8PM - Mat A - Mongolia vs. Cuba
Session II - 8PM - Mat B - Azerbaijan vs. Belarus

Sunday Schedule:
Session III - 11AM - Mat A - USA vs. Mongolia
Session III - 11AM - Mat B - Turkey vs. Belarus
Session III - 12:30PM - Mat A - Azerbaijan vs. Iran
Session III - 12:30PM - Mat B - Cuba vs. Russia

Session III - 2PM - Mat A - 5th Place Match
Session III - 2PM - Mat B - 7th Place Match

Session IV - 4:15PM - Mat A - 3rd Place Match
Session IV - 5:45PM - Mat A - 1st Place Match


Rosters And Bio's
Azerbaijan

Belarus

Cuba

Iran

Mongolia

Russia

Turkey

United States



International Stars In the Field

OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (3)

• Jordan Burroughs (USA/74 kg) - 2012 Olympic champion

• Jake Varner (USA/97 kg) -- 2012 Olympic champion

• Togrul Asgarov (Azerbaijan/70 kg) -- 2012 Olympic champion


OTHER OLYMPIC MEDALISTS (3)

• Coleman Scott (USA/61 kg) -- 2012 Olympic bronze medalist

• Komeil Ghasemi (Iran/125 kg) -- 2012 Olympic bronze medalist

• Livan López Azcuy (Cuba/74 kg) -- 2012 Olympic bronze medalist


WORLD CHAMPIONS (5)

• Jordan Burroughs (USA/74 kg) - 2011 and 2013 World champion, 2014 World bronze medalist

• Reza Yazdani (Iran/97 kg) - 2011 and 2013 World champion, 2006 and 2007 World bronze medalist

• Hassan Rahimi (Iran/57 kg) - 2013 World champion, 2011 and 2014 World bronze medalist

• Alexei Shemarov (Belarus/125 kg) -- 2011 World champion

• Haji Aliev (Azerbaijan/65 kg) -- 2014 World champion


OTHER WORLD MEDALISTS (17)

• Reineris Salas Perez (Cuba, 86 kg) -- 2013 and 2014 World silver medalist, 2010 World bronze medalist

• Livan López Azcuy (Cuba/74 kg) -- 2013 World silver medalist, 2011 and 2014 World bronze medalist

• Tervel Dlagnev (USA/125 kg) -- 2009 and 2014 World bronze medalist

• Ali Shabanov (Belarus/74 kg) -- 2013 and 2014 World bronze medalist

• Sezer Akguel (Turkey/57 kg) -- 2009 World silver medalist, 2013 World bronze medalist

• Jabrail Hasanov (Azerbaijan/74 kg) -- 2010 and 2011 World bronze medalist

• Ganzorig Mandakhnaran (Mongolia/65 kg) - 2013 and 2014 World bronze medalist

• Jake Varner (USA/97 kg) -- 2011 World bronze medalist

• Vladislav Andreev (Belarus/57 kg) -- 2014 World bronze medalist

• Togrul Asgarov (Azerbaijan/70 kg) -- 2010 World silver medalist

• Ashraf Aliev (Azerbaijan/74 kg) -- 2011 World bronze medalist

• Jamaladdin Magomedov (Azerbaijan/125 kg) -- 2011 World bronze medalist

• Nyam-Ochir Enkhsaikhan (Mongolia/61 kg) -- 2014 World bronze medalist

• Mohammad Hosein Mohammadian Askari (Iran/97 kg) -- 2014 World bronze medalist

• Sayed Ahmad Mohammadi (Iran/65 kg) -- 2014 World bronze medalist

• Yowlys Bonne Rodriguez (Cuba/57 kg) -- 2014 World bronze medalist

• Javier Cortina Lacerra (Cuba/97 kg) -- 2014 World bronze medalist


JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONS (8)

• Hassan Rahimi (Iran/57 kg) - 2009 Junior World champion

• Togrul Asgarov (Azerbaijan/70 kg) -- 2011 Junior World champion

• Erdenebat Bekhbayar (Mongolia/57 kg) - 2012 Junior World champion

• Younes Sarmastdzaji (Iran/57 kg) -- 2013 Junior World champion

• Behnam Ehsanpoor (Iran/61 kg) -- 2012 Junior World champion

• Iman Sadeghikoukandeh (Iran/61 kg) -- 2014 Junior World champion

• Hassan Yazdani Charati (Iran/70 kg) -- 2014 Junior World champion

• Alireza Karimimachiani (Iran/86 kg) -- 2014 Junior World champion


UNIVERSITY WORLD CHAMPIONS (6)

• Tervel Dlagnev (USA/125 kg) -- 2008 World University champion

• Mustafa Kaya (Turkey/70 kg) -- 2012 World University champion

• Batzorig Buyanjav (Mongolia/70 kg) -- 2006 World University champion

• Lkhagvadorj Dugarsuren (Mongolia/74 kg) -- 2006 World University champion

• Meisam Mostafa Joukar (Iran/86 kg) -- 2014 World University champion

• Yuri Belonovski (Russia/97 kg) -- 2010 World University champion


WORLD MILITARY CHAMPIONS (2)

• Ganzorig Mandakhnaran (Mongolia/65 kg) -2014 World Military Champion

• Hassan Rahimi (Iran/57 kg) -- 2012 World Military Champion