Australia returns to Olympic wrestling with Jayden Lawrence and Georgii Okorokov

Australia will go back to Olympic wrestling in 2024 next sending deny competition to the Tokyo Video games.

Jayden Lawrence and Georgii Okorokov will compete in freestyle on the Paris Olympics, finishing Australia’s participation drought.

Lawrence will in the end produce his Olympic debut next lacking variety for the terminating 3 Olympics.

Australia hasn’t ever received a wrestling gold medal on the Video games and not completed at the podium in Greco-Roman.

Dick Garrard (silver) and Jim Armstrong (bronze) had been Australia’s terminating medallists on the 1948 London Olympics, life Eddie Shawl received bronze on the 1932 Los Angeles Video games.

It’s an unique membership that Lawrence and Okorokov suppose they are able to tie.

“In Paris I’m aiming to perform at my absolute best … which for me means eyeing off a medal,” mentioned Lawrence, 29, who will compete within the 86kg section.

Lawrence is an Oceania and Australian champion who received bronze on the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Video games.

Okorokov was once tenth on the international championships two years in the past and has received the terminating two Oceania titles.

“There is nothing in my mind except an Olympic medal,” mentioned Okorokov, 27, who competes within the 65kg magnificence.

Wrestling Australia president Andrew Kanatli mentioned Lawrence and Okorokov had made it to Paris the sun-baked manner.

“They both qualified for the Paris Games through one of the toughest qualification systems via Africa, which very few Australians have achieved before,” he mentioned.

“They exceeded the expectations of most people both here in Australia and within the international wrestling communities.

“They each made a commentary in (qualifying) with first park of their categories.”

Wrestling will be held at the Champ de Mars Arena in Paris from August 5-11.

AAP