Top seeds for Tokyo, and other Olympic gold medal contenders

Oleksandr Khyzhniak Olympic gold medal contender

Menโ€™s 91&kgs

Top seed:
Bakhodir Jalolov (UZB)
Other contenders: Kamshybek Kunkabayev (KAZ), Frazer Clarke (GB)

Menโ€™s 91kgs

Top seed:
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (RUS)
Other contenders: Vassiliy Levit (KAZ), David Nyika (NZL)

Menโ€™s 81kgs

Top seed:
Bekzad Nurdauletov (KAZ)
Other contenders: Arlen Lopez (CUB), Ben Whittaker (GB)

Menโ€™s 75kgs

Top seed:
Oleksandr Khyzhniak (UKR) [pictured above]
Other contenders: Gleb Bakshi (RUS), Eumir Marcial (PHI)

Menโ€™s 69kgs

Top seed:
Pat McCormack (GB)
Other contenders: Krishan Vikas (IND), Andrei Zamkovoi (RUS)

Menโ€™s 63kgs

Top seed:
Sofiane Oumiha (FRA)
Other contenders: Andy Cruz (CUB), Elnur Abduraimov (UZB)

Menโ€™s 57kgs

Top seed: Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (UZB)
Other contenders: Lazaro Alvarez (CUB), Tsendbaatar Erdenebat (MGL)

Menโ€™s 52kgs

Top seed:
Amit (IND)
Other contenders: Mohamed Flissi (ALG), Shakhobidin Zoirov (UZB)

Womenโ€™s 75kgs

Top seed: Lauren Price (GB)
Other contenders: Nouchka Fontijn (NED), Zenfira Magomedalieva (RUS)

Womenโ€™s 69kgs

Top seed: Busenaz Sรผrmeneli (TUR)
Other contenders: Oshae Jones (USA), Gu Hong (CHN)

Womenโ€™s 60kgs

Top seed: Kellie Harrington (IRL)
Other contenders: Beatriz Ferreira (BRA), Caroline Dubois (GB)

Womenโ€™s 57kgs

Top seed: Lin Yu-Ting (TPE)
Other Contenders: Michaela Walsh (IRL), Irma Testa (ITA)

Womenโ€™s 51kgs

Top seed: Buse Naz ร‡akฤฑroglu (TUR)
Other Contenders: Chang Yuan (CHN), Tsukimi Namiki (JPN)

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