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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)

Training camp at the Druskininkai Sports Complex

Monday, October 18, 2021 - 12:56 By UWW Development

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 An international training camp took place at the Druskininkai Sports Complex in Lithuania from the 3rd to the 14th of July 2021. The camp was attended by 84 athletes from 11 countries (LTU, NOR, DEN, FIN, GER, SWE, EST, CZE, ROM, POL and MDA). The training took place in the Great Hall with 6 wrestling mats installed. 

LTU_training camp 2021

United World Wrestling donated 4 wrestling mats to the Lithuania Wrestling Federation beginning of 2021, these new mats will be used for expanding the wrestling training capacity in the Druskininkai Sports Center, as well as for organizing future competitions. 


Email development@unitedworldwrestling.org for more information about the UWW support programs.