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#WrestleOslo Day Seven Finals Preview

Friday, October 8, 2021 - 17:52 By Eric Olanowski

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Friday night’s finals will be highlighted by two-time Olympic champion Roman VLASOV (RWF) who will wrestle for 77kg gold and Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Rafig HUSEYNOV ?? who will compete in the 82kg finals.

The gold-medal matches kick off at 18:00 (local time) and can be followed live on www.uww.org.

Day Seven Finals Matchups:
55kg - Emin SEFERSHAEV (RWF) vs. Ken MATSUI ??
72kg - Sergei KUTUZOV (RWF) vs. Malkhas AMOYAN ??
77kg - Sanan SULEYMANOV ?? vs. Roman VLASOV (RWF)
82kg - Rafig HUSEYNOV ?? vs. Burhan AKBUDAK ??

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Lee re-elected as President of UWW Pan-American Council

Friday, May 9, 2025 - 05:34 By United World Wrestling Press

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MONTERREY, Mexico (May 8) -- Francisco LEE will continue as the President of the UWW Pan-American Council after being re-elected on Wednesday.

The elections, held on the sidelines of the 2025 Pan-American Championships, saw five members being re-elected and two elected as new members.

Re-elected members
Francisco LEE (GUA)
Guillermo DIAZ (MEX)
Fernando RITTNER(ARG)
Fanny ECHEVERRI (COL)
Manuel ESPINOZA (CHI)

Newly elected members
Rich BENDER (USA)
Jose BARRETO (VEN)

After the elections, the council's executive board elected the office bearers with Lee re-elected as the President.

Diaz was given the position of General Secretary of the council while Bender, USA Wrestling Executive Director, was appointed as the Vice-President.