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Olympic champion Tediashvili passes away at 75

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 16:45 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (February 19) -- Two-time Olympic champion and United World Wrestling Hall of Fame wrestler Levan TEDIASHVILI passed away on Saturday. He was 75 years old.

Tediashvili won the Freestyle gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics and repeated as the Olympic champion at the 1976 Montreal Games. The two Olympic gold medals were won in 82kg and 90kg weight classes respectively.

Born on March 15, 1948, Tediashvili was a four-time world champion, winning the gold medal in 1971, 1973, 1974 and 1975. His world title and two Olympic medals resulted in him remaining unbeaten internationally from 1971 to 1977.

Levan TEDIASHVILI
Levan TEDIASHVILI

In 1978, he jumped to the 100kg weight class and won a silver medal at the World Championships that year. He also won European titles three times.

Georgia awarded him with Vakhtang Gorgasali First Degree Medal and the title of Honorary Citizen of Tbilisi. The wrestling legend was inducted into the UWW Hall of Fame in 2005. He also acted in awarded winning films including Brighton 4th.

UWW mourns the passing of Tediashvili and expresses its deepest sympathies to the Tediashvili family.

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Ulaanbaatar Open Ranking Series 2026: Live Streaming, Schedule, Results, Photos

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - 09:30 By United World Wrestling Press

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ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (June 3) -- Wrestling Ranking Series 2026: How and where to watch the Ulaanbaatar Open 2026 Ranking Series live streaming.

The Ulaanbaatar Open in Mongolia will off June 4 with Greco-Roman in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and run till June 7. A total of 30 gold medals will be awarded in Freestyle, Women's Wrestling and Greco-Roman events.

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Where to Watch the Ulaanbaatar Open Wrestling 2026 Live: Live streaming of the Ulaanbaatar Open 2026 will be on UWW’s official website (uww.org) and the official UWW App.

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Ulaanbaatar Open 2026 Wrestling Full Schedule

Day 1 - June 4 (Thursday)

Greco-Roman Qualification rounds: 55kg, 67kg, 72kg, 77kg, 82kg, 87kg, 97kg (10:30 hours onwards)
Greco-Roman Semifinals & Repechage: 55kg, 67kg, 72kg, 77kg, 82kg, 87kg, 97kg (13:00 hours onwards)
Greco-Roman Medal Finals: 55kg, 67kg, 72kg, 77kg, 82kg, 87kg, 97kg (17:00 hours onwards)

Day 2 - June 5 (Friday)

Greco-Roman & Women's Wrestling Qualification Rounds: GR 60kg, 63kg, 130kg & WW 50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 59kg, 72kg (10:30 hours onwards)
Greco-Roman & Women's Wrestling Semifinals & Repechage: GR 60kg, 63kg, 130kg & WW 50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 59kg, 72kg (13:00 hours onwards)
Greco-Roman & Women's Wrestling Medal Finals: GR 60kg, 63kg, 130kg & WW 50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 59kg, 72kg (17:00 hours onwards)

Day 3 - June 6 (Saturday)

Women's Wrestling & Freestyle Qualification Rounds: WW 55kg, 62kg, 65kg, 68kg, 76kg & FS 74kg, 86kg, 92kg (10:30 hours onwards)
Women's Wrestling & Freestyle Semifinals & Repechage: WW 55kg, 62kg, 65kg, 68kg, 76kg & FS 74kg, 86kg, 92kg (12:30 hours onwards)
Women's Wrestling & Freestyle Medal Finals: WW 55kg, 62kg, 65kg, 68kg, 76kg & FS 74kg, 86kg, 92kg (17:00 hours onwards)

Day 4 - June 7 (Sunday)

Freestyle Qualification Rounds: 57kg, 61kg, 65kg, 70kg, 79kg, 97kg, 125kg (10:30 hours onwards)
Freestyle Semifinals & Repechage: 57kg, 61kg, 65kg, 70kg, 79kg, 97kg, 125kg (12:30 hours onwards)
Freestyle Medal Finals: 57kg, 61kg, 65kg, 70kg, 79kg, 97kg, 125kg (17:00 hours onwards)

Ulaanbaatar Open 2026 Wrestling Ranking Series 2026 Wrestlers and Results

Click here for the full list of wrestlers competing at the Ulaanbaatar Open 2026 in Mongolia.

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