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Guatemala City Named New Host for 2021 Senior Pan Am Championships

Monday, March 29, 2021 - 17:34 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (March 29) — Due to concerns about its nation’s COVID situation the Brazilian Wrestling Federation recently announced they wouldn’t be able to organize the 2021 Senior Pan-American Championships.

After presenting their sanitary protocols to the Executive Committee of the United World Wrestling Bureau, it was decided that Guatemala City will organize the 2021 Senior Pan-American Championships on May 27-30 — the same dates as already scheduled for Brazil.

For more information on this and other events please visit UWW.org. 

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Paris 2024: Wrestling ITO delivers Olympic oath at Opening Ceremony

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 - 11:16 By United World Wrestling Press

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Top Photo: Melanie TRAN, extreme right, at the Olympic oath reciting during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

PARIS (July 31) -- In a historic moment, United World Wrestling referee Melanie TRAN was part of the reading of the oath for the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games last week.

Tran, who is an International Technical Official for wrestling in Paris, read out the oath along with French flagbearers Florent MANAUDOU and Melina ROBERT-MICHON.

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Paris 2024 are the first equal Olympic Games with 50 percent representation from both men and women athletes.

Tran will be part of the technical officials' team for wrestling during the Paris Games. She is one of the 11 female ITOs for wrestling who will be at Paris 2024.

Wrestling at Paris 2024 begins August 5 and finishes August 11.