#ThrowBackThursday

#TBT: Monday Stops Fadzaev From Winning Fifth World Title

By Eric Olanowski

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 Four Finals Preview

By Eric Olanowski

Tonight's finals feature wrestling's biggest rivalry between world and Olympic champions Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RWF) and Kyle SNYDER ??. #SnyderLaev4

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

Tuesday's Final Matchups:
FS 70kg - Ernazar AKMATALIEV ?? vs. Magomedmurad GADZHIEV ??
FS 97kg - Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RWF) vs. Kyle SNYDER ??
WW 55kg - Tsugumi SAKURAI ?? vs. Nina HEMMER ??
WW 62kg - Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA ?? vs. Kayla MIRACLE ??