The Istanbul meet, which is set to run until May 12, presents the final opportunity for wrestlers to secure a quota for the upcoming Summer Games. In each weight class, three Paris 2024 Olympic quotas are up for grabs. The top two finalists in each division will earn these quotas for their countries. The third quota will be awarded to the winner of the playoff between the two bronze medallists in the weight class.
At the continental qualifiers, only the top two wrestlers in each division were able to secure quotas. Masuda, originally from Japan but now representing Australia, won the Oceania championship in her category but was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the African & Oceania qualifiers. Similarly, Barns, who won the Oceania championship in his weight class, was defeated in the quarter-finals at the continental qualifiers in Alexandria. Despite this, Australia has won three Olympic wrestling medals – one silver and two bronze – and their last medal was at the 1948 London Games.
To watch the World Wrestling Olympic Qualifiers 2024 live in Australia, viewers can stream the event on United World Wrestling’s (UWW) official website as there will be no live broadcast on any TV channel in Australia.
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