Cynthia Vescan qualified for Rio

At 24, she joined Zelimkhan Khadjiev, qualified for Rio since September in free wrestling in the category of under 74 kg thanks to her 5th place at the 2015 Worlds in Las Vegas (Nevada). On the other hand, neither Julie Sabatié (-48 kg), nor Mélanie Lesaffre (-53 kg), nor Koumba Larroque (-63 kg) managed to win their Carioca ticket on Saturday in Mongolia. In the category of under 75 kg, Vescan won 5 to 3 against Russian Ekaterina Bukina, in the semi-final of this world's first TQO, which assured him of his place for Brazil. She then beat Hungarian Zsanett Nemeth in the final, 6 to 2. The Strasbourg native had been the only Frenchman engaged in women's wrestling at the London Games in 2012, where she had been released from the finals in the less than 72 kg category. Sunday, the last day of this TQO will offer a chance to Zoheir El Ouarraqe (-57 kg) and Iurii Siemakin (-65 kg) to come and flesh for the French selection, in free struggle. The first three of each category will win the precious sesame. A final world TQO will be organized from May 6 to 8 in Istanbul, with two tickets for Rio online in each of the 18 categories on the Olympic program. In total, the French Federation of struggle aims to qualify between six and nine athletes.