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WATCH: 10 Greco-Roman finals from Zagreb Open

Friday, February 10, 2023 - 11:27 By Vinay Siwach

ZAGREB, Croatia (February 10) -- The Greco-Roman competition at the Zagreb Open was dominated by Iran but it saw Oscar PINO (CUB) win the gold at 130kg, Tamas LEVAI (HUN) reach the final at 97kg and Mohammadali GERAEI (IRI) rolling back the years to win the 77kg gold among other things. The 10 finals of the Zagreb Open provided action and excitement.

Watch all the 10 Greco-Roman gold medal bouts here.

55kg: GOLD - Poya Soulat DAD MARZ (IRI) vs. Ikhtiyor BOTIROV (UZB)

60kg: GOLD - Mehdi MOHSEN NEJAD (IRI) vs. Nihat MAMMADLI (AZE)

63kg: GOLD - Aref Hossein Khoun MOHAMMADI (IRI) vs. Taleh MAMMADOV (AZE)

67kg: GOLD - HUSIYUETU (CHN) vs. Reza Mahdi ABBASI (IRI)

72kg: GOLD - Sajjad IMENTALABFOUMANI (IRI) vs. Selcuk CAN (TUR)

77kg: GOLD - Alexandrin GUTU (MDA) vs. Mohammadali GERAEI (IRI)

82kg: GOLD - Filip SACIC (CRO) vs. Alireza MOHMADIPIANI (IRI)

87kg: GOLD - Istvan TAKACS (HUN) vs. Naser ALIZADEH (IRI)

97kg: GOLD - Tamas LEVAI (HUN) vs. Kiril MILOV (BUL)

130kg: GOLD - Oscar PINO HINDS (CUB) vs. Oskar MARVIK (NOR)

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Lalovic presents UWW Order of Merit to Croatian Prime Minister

Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 21:54 By United World Wrestling Press

ZAGREB, Croatia (April 20) -- United World Wrestling (UWW) President Nenad LALOVIC presented the UWW Order of Merit to Andrej Plenkovic, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, on Thursday.

The ceremony was held in Zagreb, Croatia, and Vladimir Bregovic, Croatian Wrestling Federation President, was also present for the same.

The Order of Merit was presented in recognition of the successful organization of the European Championships, which is being held in Zagreb, Croatia. The tournament runs from April 17 to 24 in the Croatian capital.

"I am very pleased to present the UWW Order of Merit to Prime Minister Plenkovic and to witness the success of the 2023 European Championships organization," Lalovic said.

Lalovic also praised the efforts of the Local Organizing Committee, Croatian Wrestling Federation and the Croatian government in ensuring the event is well-organized and a success.

In addition, they discussed the possibility of hosting other high-level wrestling competitions in Croatia in the future. Lalovic expressed his confidence in Croatia's ability to host world-class events and praised the country's rich sporting culture and tradition.