Taylor Accepts Final X Berth, And Will Compete For U.S. World Team Spot In New York On June 8

NEW YORK - April 25, 2022 - PRLog -- 2020 Olympic champion and 2018 World champion David Taylor (State College, Pa./Titan Mercury WC/Nittany Lion WC) has officially accepted his 86 kg men's freestyle berth in Final X

Taylor will battle for a spot on the 2022 U.S. World Team in Final X New York. presented by Tezos, on Wednesday, June 8 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Taylor won an Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. He was also a 2018 World champion in Budapest, Hungary. Taylor was named United World Wrestling Freestyle Wrestler of the Year in 2018. He has also won a 2021 World silver medal. A three-time U.S. Open champion, Taylor was also a 2018 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion in Russia. He was a two-time NCAA champion and four-time NCAA finalist for Penn State, also winning four Big Ten titles. Taylor won a bronze medal at the 2013 University World Games. A native of St. Paris, Ohio, Taylor won four Ohio state titles for Graham High School.

This will serve as the 12^th Beat the Streets Annual Benefit. These unique and electrifying annual events help Beat the Streets New York raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City.

There are a variety of ticket options available for Final X New York, beginning at $65 so you don't miss the first in-person Benefit since 2019. Purchase your wrestling-only event tickets on Ticketmaster. For information on Benefit tickets and sponsorship packages (wrestling event and exclusive after party access) that also provide the best wrestling-event seats, visit give.btsny.org/benefit (https://give.btsny.org/event/annual-benefit-2022/e396736) or email Fund Development Manager Kerry Doyle at kdoyle@btsny.org."

The Final X series will determine the 2022 U.S. Senior World Teams in men's freestyle, women's freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling which will compete in Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 10-18.

The Team Selection procedures for the U.S. World Teams in each style allows for 2021 Senior World medalists and 2020 Olympic medalists to advance directly to Final X at a specified weight class. Taylor has met this requirement and accepted his qualification.