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Webinar Schedule for November 2-8

Saturday, October 31, 2020 - 02:38 By United World Wrestling Press

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Topic: Clarification of some complicated situations - English
Date: Monday, 2 November
Time: 16:00 - Zurich (Check your local time)
Speaker: Antonio Silvestri and Ibrahim Cicioglu
Language: English
Level: National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/99166486994

Topic: Duties, responsibilities and importance of mat chairman - Russian
Date: Thursday, 5 November
Time: 14:00 - Zurich (Check your local time)
Speaker: Noravard Arustamyan
Language: Russian
Level: National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/96979023918

Topic: Duties, responsibilities and importance of mat chairman - French
Date: Thursday, 5 November
Time: 16:00 - Zurich (Check your local time)
Speaker: Kamel Bouaziz
Language: French
Level: National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/98320073372

Topic: Duties, responsibilities and importance of mat chairman - Spanish
Date: Thursday, 5 November
Time: 18:00 - Zurich (Check your local time)
Speaker: Carlos Garcia
Language: Spanish
Level: National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/92200840256

Topic: Active Wrestling and Criteria for Passivity - Arabic
Date: Saturday, 7 November
Time: 16:00 - Zurich (Check your local time)
Speaker: Kamel Bouaziz
Language: Arabic
Level: National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/97411776478

Olympic silver medalist Oborududu announces retirement

Saturday, June 7, 2025 - 07:10 By Vinay Siwach

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NIGERIA (June 6) -- Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Blessing OBORUDUDU (NGR) announced her retirement last week, ending a memorable career in wrestling.

The 36-year-old called it quits at the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, a tournament she made her first appearance as a young wrestler in 2006.

In a career spanning 19 years, Oborududu won the African Championships 13 times, became the first African wrestler to win Olympic silver medal in Women's Wrestling and finished fifth at the Paris Olympics.

Oborududu participated won her first gold at the African Championships in 2010 and maintained her winning streak at the tournament for 15 years. 

“I want to thank everyone who has been part of my journey: the Nigeria Wrestling Federation led by Daniel IGALI, the board members, my teammates, and my family,” Oborududu was quoted as saying by the Nigeria media. "I created a lot of memories, but my most memorable one was the Tokyo Olympics, which ignited hope across Africa. It was the first-ever medal by an African woman in wrestling at the Olympics, and I hope more will come for future wrestlers."

At the sports festival, Oborududu helped Team Bayelsa clinch gold medal in her final bout at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival. He later received a farewell from teammates, officials and fans.