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#TBT: Mensah-Stock Stops Oborududu in 68kg Olympic Finals

Thursday, September 23, 2021 - 12:10 By Eric Olanowski

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Tamyra MENSAH-STOCK ?? cruised to a three-point win over Blessing OBORUDUDU ?? in the 68kg finals and became the first black woman to win Olympic gold. After her win in Tokyo, Mensah-Stock owns the 3-0 match-advantage over Oborududu heading into the ’21 World Championships ?? (October 2-10).

But, similar to the Tokyo Olympics, Mensah-Stock and Oborududu are seeded first and second, respectively, and if the seeds hold true, the pair of rivals could meet on October 7 with world gold on the line.

Mensah-Stocks wins over Oborududu:
- ’18 Beat the Streets (2-1)
- ’19 World Championships (6-1)
- ’20 Matteo Pellicone (3-1)
- ’21 Tokyo Olympics (4-1)

Pakistan Wrestling Federation Hosts a One-Day Workshop

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 - 18:03 By UWW Development

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International and national experts joined this event and delivered lectures on following topics:

•    TDR Model and Updated Teaching Method for Coaches (Mr. Ghulam Farid, Education Director PWF)
•    Injury Prevention & Awareness (Mr. Salman Feroz, Physiotherapist, PWF) 
•    Athlete Development Model (Mr. TJ, Buchanan USA Olympic Committee) 
•    Nutritional strategies /competition phase (Mr. M. Abid Amin, Exercise Science Level 4 UK) 
•    Amended Rules of UWW 2022 (Mr. Carlos Garcia, UWW Refereeing Commission Member) 
•    The Cutting-Edge Performance Testing (Mr. Khawaja Ruhail Ali, S&C Specialist)

The workshop was a great success and received a lot of positive feedback from participating wrestlers, coaches, and referees. ‘This workshop comprises both theoretical and practical sessions that centred on the basics of wrestling, which enabled the participants to increase their understanding of key concepts and be able apply to their daily work with the athletes.’ Farid Ghulam, national coach of the Pakistan wrestling team.

Pakistan Wrestling Federation arranged the closing ceremony at the multipurpose hall of the University of Central Punjab. Mr. Sulman Mustafa, Vice -Chair of the University and Mr. Khalid Mahmood, Secretary General of the Pakistan Olympic Association awarded the certificates to the participants. Muhammad Abdul MOBEEN CH., President of the Pakistan Wrestling Federation and Mr. Muhammad Riaz, Secretary General of the federation hosted the closing ceremony. 

PAK workshop