Tough call. The kid was in a defenseless position due to his arm being pinned to his side. Offensive wrestler has an obligation to return the wrestler to the mat with control. It didn't look violent or out of control, but the first thing to hit the mat was the kid's neck and that is a tough call for this style of wrestling. Just an unfortunate set of circumstances. Officiating wrestling has a lot of subjectivity to it so it and it is a tough job, but without officials, we don't have a sport. Time to move on. Dulgarian has a bright future ahead in wrestling and I doubt this temporary setback derails his plans at all.
Very well said. It reminded me of another incident at the Sunflower League Tournament a couple of weeks back. The biggest difference, that one (Sunflower League) came from a higher elevation and seemed to have more velocity toward the mat.
