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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)

UWW LIVE: Myles Amine, San Marino's First-Ever Olympian

Monday, August 24, 2020 - 19:54 By United World Wrestling Press

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Myles AMINE became San Marino's first-ever Olympic qualifier in wrestling when he reached the semifinals of the 2019 World Championships at 86kg in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. 

The 23-year-old Amine had a strong performance at the European Championships this past February, claiming a silver medal at 86kg. He was a bronze medalist at the 2019 European Games.

Amine joined Eric Olanowski to talk about securing his nation's first Olympic berth and the weight that comes along with that. He also talked about the improvements he's made over the last year that helped him win a European silver medal and what his goals are heading into the Tokyo Olympic Games.