SOURCE: www.teamusa.org

August 04, 2021

MAKUHARI, Chiba, Japan - 2018 World champion David Taylor (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC/Titan Mercury WC) powered through the semifinals with his third technical fall of the day, and will compete for a gold medal at 86 kg on Thursday night at the Makuhari Messe Hall A.

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Wrestling fans will anxiously await the finals battle between these two major international wrestling heroes. Taylor defeated Yazdanicharati, also a 2017 World champion, in the first round of the 2018 World Championships, before powering through the field for his first World title. Taylor missed the 2019 season with a knee injury, and Yazdanicharati came back to win the World title that year.