Habila Awusayiman (Әбусайман Хабила, born 1 June 1998) is a Chinese Freestyle wrestler. He won a silver medal in the 97 kg event at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Habila Awusayiman
Personal information
Native name哈比拉·阿吾萨衣滿
Әбусайман Хабила
Born (1998-06-01) 1 June 1998 (age 26)[1]
Emin County, Xinjiang, China
EducationXinjiang Normal University
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight97 kg (214 lb; 15.3 st)
Sport
Country China
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class97 kg
EventFreestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  China
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 97 kg
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Astana 97 kg
Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2023 Bishkek 97 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Zagreb 97 kg
National Games of China
Silver medal – second place 2021 Shaanxi 97 kg

Background

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Awusayiman was born in 1998 in Emin County, Xinjiang, China. He is of Kazakh ethnicity.[2]

Awusayiman started participating in freestyle wrestling when he was 13 at a sports school.[2]

Career

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In September 2021, Awusayiman participated in the Freestyle wrestling 97 kg event of the 2021 National Games of China where he represented Xinjiang province. He reached the final where he obtained a silver medal after losing to Yang Chaoqiang of Shandong province in the final.[2]

In February 2023, Awusayiman participated in the 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open where he obtained a bronze medal after defeating Nishan Randhawa of Canada in the bronze medal bout.[2][3]

In April 2023, Awusayiman participated in the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships where he obtained a silver medal after losing to Akhmed Tazhudinov of Bahrain in the final.[2][4]

In June 2023, Awusayiman participated in the 2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament where he obtained a silver medal after once again losing to Tazhudinov in the final.[2][5]

In May 2024, Awusayiman competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament and won the wrestle-off against Magomed Ibragimov to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6][7] He competed in the men's freestyle 97 kg event at the Olympics where he was eliminated by Kyle Snyder in the Round of 16.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Wrestling HABILA Awusayiman - The 19th Asian Games". info.hangzhou2022.cn.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "额敏摔跤小伙哈比拉备战杭州亚运会". www.tcxw.cc. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open - Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Asian Wrestling Championships - Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. April 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament - Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling.
  6. ^ "Valiev gets 74kg Paris 2024 spot; USA completes Olympic line-up". uww.org. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2024 Summer Olympics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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