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UWW LIVE: Argentina's Tokyo Olympian Agustin Destribats

By United World Wrestling Press

Agustin DESTRIBATS (ARG) earned his spot in the Tokyo Olympic Games when he won by fall over Zain RETHERFORD (USA) in the semifinals of the Pan American Games Olympic Qualifier. The 65kg freestyle wrestler finished with a silver medal and became the first male Argentinian to qualify for the Olympic Games since Paulo IBIRE qualified in 1996.

Destribats joined UWW's Eric Olanowski to talk about becoming the first Argentinian freestyle wrestler to qualify for the Olympic Games since 1996, and traveling to Dagestan, Russia, to train for the upcoming 2020 World Championships.
 

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UWW LIVE: Almat Kebispayev (KAZ), Four-Time World Medalist

By United World Wrestling Press

Almat KEBISPAYEV (KAZ) has won four world medals in Greco-Roman wrestling since 2010. Last year, Kebispayev claimed a bronze medal at 61kg in his home country of Kazakhstan at the 2019 World Championships in Nur-Sultan. Kebispayev has also won four medals at the Asian Championships, including gold medals in 2011 and 2018. He was a silver medalist at the 2018 Asian Games.

Kebispayev joined Eric Olanowski to talk about winning a world medal in his home country, joining his Kazakh teammates for their first training camp since the pandemic hit, and made the announcement that he's moving up to 67kg for a run at a third Olympic appearance.