2021 - Olympic Qualifiers - Men's Freestyle

86KG - David Taylor

Contenders:
David Taylor and Hassan Yazdani are the clear 1 and 2 in the world at 86kg. Yazdani currently is sitting as the 1 seed based off his world championship performance in 2019. Taylor, however, does not have any seeding criteria and will be randomly drawn into the bracket in Tokyo. Artur Naifonov (RUS), 2019 World Bronze medalist, is the biggest threat to Taylor and Yazdani and will be seeded opposite Yazdani in the bracket. So regardless of which side Taylor is drawn into, he will have to go through either Yazdani or Naifonov to make the finals.

Recent Results:
Sohsuke Takatani and Boris Makoev earned Olympic spots at the final qualifier. Makoev forfeited to Takatani in the finals however Makoev does have a head to head win over Reichmuth. Also, Takatani recently lost to Zushen Lin at the Asian Olympic Games Qualifier. This makes their ranking simple and straightforward - both slot in above Reichmuth but behind Lin.

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