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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)

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Buy World Championships 2025 Tickets

Saturday, May 3, 2025 - 09:55 By United World Wrestling Press

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ZAGREB, Croatia (May 1) -- The tickets for the September World Championships are now live. The Croatian Wrestling Federation have opened the sale of the tickets from May 1 on the website eventim.hr.

TO BUY TICKETS -- CLICK HERE.

World Championships tickets have been brackets in different groups. More options will be opened later.

The tournaments will be held in Zagreb from September 13 to 21 with Freestyle kicking off proceedings on September 13. Women's Wrestling will be held after Freestyle and Greco-Roman will finish off things.

From September 13 to 20, the morning session will begin at 10:30 hours local time with qualifications and repechage rounds. On September 21, the repechage will begin at 16:30 hours.

The semifinals on September 13 will be held at 18:00 hours before moving to 16:45 hours from September 14 to 21. The medal will be held from September 14, all beginning at 18:00 hours.

For full schedule of the World Championships -- CLICK HERE.