#ThrowBackThursday

#TBT: Monday Stops Fadzaev From Winning Fifth World Title

Thursday, May 13, 2021 - 14:33 By Eric Olanowski

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In a battle of reigning Olympic champions, Kenny MONDAY ?? defeated Arsen FADZAEV ?? in the 74kg gold-medal match at the ’89 World Championships. At the time of their meeting in Martigny, Switzerland, Fadzaev won world titles in ’83, ’85, ’86, ’87 and a gold medal at the ’88 Seoul Olympic. After the loss to Monday in ’89, he rebounded and went on to win additional world titles in ’90 and ’91 and a second Olympic gold in ’92.

#WrestleOslo

#WrestleOslo Day Nine Finals Preview

Sunday, October 10, 2021 - 20:32 By Eric Olanowski

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The final session of wrestling in Oslo will be highlight Tokyo Olympic champion Mohammadreza GERAEI ?? and Tokyo bronze medal winner Zurabi DATUNASHVILI ??.

The gold-medal matches start at 18:00 (local time) and can be followed live on www.uww.org.

Sunday's Finals Matchups:
60kg - Leri ABULADZE ?? vs. Meysam Karamali DALKHANI (IRI)
67kg - Mohammadreza GERAEI ?? vs. Nazir ABDULLAEV (RWF)
87kg - Zurabi DATUNASHVILI ?? vs. Kiryl MASKEVICH ??