USA’s Wrestling Icon Jordan Burroughs Gears Up for Olympic Trials With International Tournament in Turkey

Wrestling wunderkind Jordan Burroughs has been putting in his best effort to chase his coveted spot in the Olympics. As the 2024 Pan-Am Qualifying tournaments just resoundingly ended, wrestlers from different nations have been showcasing their spectacular skills and amping themselves up for the Olympics with the upcoming Yasar Dogu tournament, a rite of passage for most.

Along similar lines, 6-time World Champion Jordan Burroughs will be demonstrating his indomitable wrestling skills on the international stage once again, hoping to make his Paris swansong his most impactful. With unbelievable determination, he will be competing at the International Tournament in Turkey, a precursor Paris 2024 event, aiming to secure a berth there, and how.

Jordan Burroughs aims to fervently chase down the Olympic dream

Despite setbacks in 2023, the 2012 Olympic champion, Jordan Burroughs will go head to head against formidable Iranian juggernauts and wrestlers from all echelons of social strata come Saturday. His notable wrestling skills at the Yasar Dogu Wrestling Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey, will be the litmus test for Paris. A digital media agency host admired Burroughs’s spirit. Justin Basch took to his official X handle to herald the US freestyle wrestler’s upcoming arrival. Along with posting a vivacious picture of the wrestler, he captioned the post “The goat, @alliseeisgold, back in action Saturday!”

Even though the 35-year-old wrestler had to miss out on the 2023 Wrestling World Championships, rather than dwell on it, Burroughs has used the painful setback to fuel his next Olympic dream. And he has also taken it as a mission to prove his naysayers wrong, come what may.

The Yasar Dogu Wrestling Tournament is more than simply an ordinary wrestling competition. This is a tribute to the wrestling legend and two-time Olympic champion, Yasar Dogu. This tournament brings the world’s best wrestlers together and provides a stage to display their skills while honoring the memory of the wrestling icon Dogu. The competition is a testament to wrestling’s continuing spirit, a sport that combines willpower, strategy, and strength. What’s in it for Burroughs, though?

Fighting setbacks route to Paris dreams

After choosing to take on a difficult challenge this year by losing weight and adjusting to a 74kg weight, Olympic champion, Jordan Burroughs will compete against Tokyo Olympic medalist Kyle Dake at the US Olympic trials, which will be his final opportunity to earn a coveted spot to actualize his Olympic dream.

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Last time, Jordan had to stay away from the US trials for the 2021 Olympics, but the reigning World Champion Dake overcame him and cleared the way for him to win an Olympic bronze medal. However, Jordan is now back a bang and has groomed himself with utmost finesse. Will Jordan be able to get the better of Dake and earn a berth in the Olympics?

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