Paul Kieblicsz, NYAC and Manager of the USA Wrestling World Team preparing NYAC wrestler Lindsay Durlacher, for his fifth Place match. Lindsay, a Bronze Medalist in 2006, lost to the eventual World Champion Hamid Sourian of Iran in the third round. He had to battle back with 3 more matches in a span of 45 minutes to qualify for the Bronze Medal match. He lost to Serbia’s Kristijan Fris and finished 4th. The good news is that he qualified the weight class for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

Harry Lester lost to the 2004 Olympic Champion Mansurov and eventual World Champion in a semi-final bout. The hometown favorite was the beneficiary of some "tight" calls in the semi-finals as witnessed by this reporter live on WCSN

Veterans of International wrestling have seen hometown favorites get a "slight edge" in every World level competition except when they are in the United States as witnessed by 12,500 fans at the 2003 World Championships held in Madison Square Garden....

Harry remains a strong candidate to become an Olympic Champion. He left Iowa State University and enrolled at the USEOC and trains full time pursing his dream of becoming an Olympic Champion while earning a university degree at Northern Michigan.

He is a young and amazing athlete and will follow the theme of the USOC…www.amazingawaits.org

Joe Betterman, NYAC, filling in for teammate and World Champion Joe Warren lost his first round match and was eliminated from the tournament. It was Joe’s first experience on the world stage and the USA will have to qualify next year at one of the 4 qualifying tournaments.

Tomorrow’s competition will have Brad Vering and Justin Ruiz of the NYAC going for the Gold Medal along with TC Dantzler, a former NYAC wrestler now wrestling for the Gator Club. The trio all have the ability to win a medal and with a good draw, an excellent chance to win a Gold.

Joe Betterman in first round action

Harry Lester winning the Bronze Medal Match