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WATCH: 10 women's wrestling finals from Zagreb

Thursday, February 9, 2023 - 10:27 By Vinay Siwach

ZAGREB, Croatia (February 9) -- The Zagreb Open marked the start of the 2023 season and some of the biggest names in women's wrestling took the mat. Japan returned to the ranking series after a gap of four years. China, the USA, Azerbaijan and other strong nations too sent their teams to the competition.

Here are the 10 women's wrestling finals from the Zagreb Open

50kg: GOLD - Jiang ZHU (CHN) vs. Yui SUSAKI (JPN)

53kg: GOLD - Akari FUJINAMI (JPN) vs. Bolortuya BAT OCHIR (MGL)

Round 5: Moe KIYOOKA (JPN) vs. Mariana DRAGUTAN (MDA)

57kg: GOLD - Yongxin FENG (CHN) vs. Sae NANJO (JPN)

59kg: Round 2 • Yui SAKANO (JPN) vs. Anastasia NICHITA (MDA)

GOLD: 62kg - Grace BULLEN (NOR) vs. Sakura MOTOKI (JPN)

65kg: GOLD - Mallory VELTE (USA) vs. Mahiro YOSHITAKE (JPN)

72kg: GOLD - Skylar GROTE (USA) vs. Dalma CANEVA (ITA)

76kg: GOLD - Aiperi MEDET KYZY (KGZ) vs. Yelena MAKOYED (USA)

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UWW Asia Council Hosts Successful General Assembly in Bishkek

Tuesday, April 14, 2026 - 07:49 By United World Wrestling Press

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (April 12) -- The United World Wrestling Asia Council General Assembly was successfully held in Bishkek last week.

UWW President Nenad LALOVIC attended the General Assembly and he highlighted the global development of wrestling, with a special focus on Asia.

UWW Asia Council President Mohammad AL-AWAMLEH also expressed similar views and said that wrestling will be taken to all regions of Asia with focus on South-East and South Asia.

During the Assembly, Al-Awamleh presented the 2025 Annual Report, the 2025 Financial Report, and the 2026 Budget, and shared the Council's vision through UWW Asia Media and Marketing Strategy.

In addition to a few new appointment and official presentation, UWW Asia also recognized wrestling excellence through awards for the Best Coach, Best Wrestlers across all styles, and the Best National Federation for 2025.