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#OffTheMat: Sadulaev is the one guy that Mohammadian wants to wrestle

By Eric Olanowski

COSIER-VEVEY, Switzerland (May 31) --- Mohammadhossein MOHAMMADIAN (IRI) went #OfftheMat with United World Wrestling to talk about his desire to wrestle Abdulrashid "The Rank" SADULAEV (RWF) and discuss how he thinks the match would play out. He also talked about what motivates him to chase Olympic gold and the benefits of wrestling.

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Introduction to Referee Course held prior to Druskininkai Cup

By United World Wrestling Press

Druskininkai, LTU (26 August) – The Lithuanian Wrestling Federation organized an Introduction to Referee Course (Level 1) from 14-16 August.  The course was done in conjunction with United World Wrestling and was held before the start of the Druskininkai Cup. The course was led by UWW Certified Educators Ms. Edit DOZSA (ITA). 

There were 11 referees that participated in the course. During the 3-day course, the participants had theoretical and practical sessions to improve their knowledge and skills as referees.  Some of the topics covered were terminology for referees, referee team duties, evaluation of holds, and athlete safeguarding. “Despite some difficulty in language, all the participants finished the course with a renewed knowledge base," said Dozsa. "It was great to work with the referees during the course.”