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Missouri's J'den Cox Punches Ticket To Summer Olympic Games

Cox wins World Games Qualifying Tournament Championship, will wrestle at 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, held August 5-21

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia – Mizzou Wrestling junior J'den Cox (Columbia, Mo.) officially secured his spot in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games with a first place finish in the freestyle 86 kg weight class at the World Games Qualifying Tournament in Mongolia on Sunday. Cox dominated en route to the championship, outscoring the opposition, 36-3, in five matches.

The top-three placers at each weight class from the Qualifying Tournament in Mongolia locked up spots at the Summer Olympic Games, which take place August 5-21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.