David Jackson

Yeats will wrestle for bronze at Rio 2016

August 17, 2016

Dori Yeats will battle for bronze, after defeating Buse Tosun of Turkey in Wednesday’s repechage.

Yeats stepped onto the mat looking to become the first Canadian wrestler to earn a spot in a medal bout at Rio 2016. Tosun was the first to score after forcing Yeats out of bounds. However, Yeats didn’t let her opponent’s early move set the pace of the match, picking up three points, before winning the 69kg bout 3-1.

Dori Yeats and Sara Dosho, of Japan wrestle at Rio 2016 on Aug 17. (Markus Schreiber)

The 2015 Pan Am gold medallist will go head to head with Sweden’s Jenny Fransson, in hopes of becoming the nation’s first combat sport athlete to reach the Olympic podium in Rio.