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UWW LIVE: Argentina's Tokyo Olympian Agustin Destribats

Thursday, November 5, 2020 - 21:54 By United World Wrestling Press

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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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Paris 2024: Wrestling ITO delivers Olympic oath at Opening Ceremony

Wednesday, July 31, 2024 - 11:16 By United World Wrestling Press

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Top Photo: Melanie TRAN, extreme right, at the Olympic oath reciting during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

PARIS (July 31) -- In a historic moment, United World Wrestling referee Melanie TRAN was part of the reading of the oath for the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games last week.

Tran, who is an International Technical Official for wrestling in Paris, read out the oath along with French flagbearers Florent MANAUDOU and Melina ROBERT-MICHON.

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Paris 2024 are the first equal Olympic Games with 50 percent representation from both men and women athletes.

Tran will be part of the technical officials' team for wrestling during the Paris Games. She is one of the 11 female ITOs for wrestling who will be at Paris 2024.

Wrestling at Paris 2024 begins August 5 and finishes August 11.