Kansas Wrestling Forums General Discussion Freestyle/Greco The latest on Mike Zadick's Olympic bid

From the IC Press-Citizen

The officials who know whether Mike Zadick is getting into the Olympic field weren't saying much Monday -- at least not officially -- after at least one spot apparently opened up in the tournament when Bulgarian Anatoly Guidia suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.

I corresponded Monday with a few people connected to the Zadick camp -- some in Iowa City, some in other parts of the world -- and all were confident, some almost certain, the Iowa assistant coach will be wrestling Aug. 18 when the freestyle competition begins at 60 kg.

Of course, this is International wrestling we're talking about here, and things can change in an instant. The rules today could be different tomorrow. The alternate who thinks he's getting into the Olympic field now might be watching from the stands next week. All that being said, I suspect Zadick will get his chance to compete in Beijing after all.

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I would really be nice to see Mike make the line-up!

Massey,

Looks like the made the decision and Mike is in!!!!! This is great.

Good luck Mike!

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Shawn Budke

Unfortunately that didn't last long. I have never seen Mike wrestle so tentatively and bad ever. I think he may have something wrong with his ribs. He could not fight off a gut for anything.

That is unfortunate. He is a great guy and maybe he can get a repechage match for the bronze. I have not seen how his opponent did after that.