Medal Picks

69 kg (152 lbs.)
• Oxana Slivenko, Russia
• Liu Chunhong, China
• Nazik Avdalyan, Armenia
Slivenko won world title in 2006 at age 19.

75 kg (165 lbs.)
• Nadezda Evstyukhina, Russia
• Hripsime Khursudyan, Armenia
• Lidia Valentin, Spain
Russia leaves home world-record holder Natalia Zabolotnaya.

75+ kg (165+ lbs.)
• Jang Mi Ran, South Korea
• Olha Korobka, Ukraine
• Mariya Grabovetskaya, Kazakhstan

U.S.'s Cheryl Haworth could win her second Olympic medal.

WRESTLING

Men's Freestyle

55 kg (121 lbs.)
• Besik Kudukhov, Russia
• Radoslav Velikov, Bulgaria
• Henry Cejudo, U.S.
• Andy Moreno, Cuba
Cejudo was training partner for ex-Olympian Patricia Miranda.

60 kg (132 lbs.)
• Yandro Quintana Ribalta, Cuba
• Mavlet Batirov, Russia
• Anatolie Guidea, Bulgaria
• Seyed Morad Mohammadi, Iran
Quintana Ribalta gave up only one point en route to '04 gold.

66 kg (145 lbs.)
• Otar Tushishvili, Georgia
• Ramazan Shahin, Turkey
• Irbek Farniev, Russia
• Geandry Garzón Caballero, Cuba
U.S.'s Doug Schwab is medal threat.

74 kg (163 lbs.)
• Buvaysa Saytiev, Russia
• Ibragim Aldatov, Ukraine
• Aliasghar Bazrighaleh, Iran
• Chamsulvara Chamsulvarayev, Azerbaijan
Colorful U.S. hope Ben Askren vows to win gold.