#WrestleOslo

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

By Eric Olanowski

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)

#WrestleBelgrade

Greco-Roman Semifinal Matchups: 60kg, 63kg, 82kg, 97kg, 130kg

By United World Wrestling Press

BELGRADE, Serbia (December 13) --The Individual World Cup semifinal matchups are set in Greco-Roman at 60kg, 63kg, 82kg, 97kg and 130kg. The semifinals are scheduled to begin at 18:00 local time. 

60kg
Ahmet UYAR (TUR) vs. Zholaman SHARSHENBEKOV (KGZ)
Stepan MARYANYAN (RUS) vs. Kristian FRIS (SRB) 

63kg
Erik TORBA (HUN) vs. Abdeldjebar DJEBBARI (ALG)
Zhambolat LOKYAEV (RUS) vs. Kaly SULAIMANOV (KGZ) 

82kg
Milad ALIRZAEV (RUS) vs. Mihail BRADU (MDA) 
Roland SCHWARZ (GER) vs. Salih AYDIN (TUR)

97kg
Artur OMAROV (CZE) vs.  Alex Gergo SZOKE (HUN)
Mohammadhadi SARAVI (IRI) vs.  Musa EVLOEV (RUS) 

130kg
Sergey SEMENOV (RUS) vs. David OVASAPYAN (ARM) 
Osman YILDIRIM (TUR) vs. Beka KANDELAKI (AZE)