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Lalovic Visits Beijing, Chinese National Olympic Training Centre

Friday, February 16, 2018 - 15:35 By United World Wrestling Press

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BEIJING (February 15) – United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic paid a two-day visit to Beijing earlier this week in an effort to bolster an already productive relationship with the Chinese Wrestling Federation.

During the visit, Lalovic who is also a member of the IOC Executive Board, met with the Chinese NOC representative Mr. Zhenhua CAI; Mr. Jinqiang ZHOU, former President of Chinese Weightlifting, Wrestling and Judo Federation; Mrs. Xia ZHANG, the newly appointed President of Chinese Wrestling Federation; and Mr. Shenghui DONG, Secretary General of Chinese Wrestling Federation.

Lalovic focused the group’s conversations on strategic collaborations between the Chinese Wrestling Federation and United World Wrestling.

Lalovic also inspected the Chinese National Olympic Training Centre and watched China’s national team prepare for the upcoming Asian Championships in Kyrgyzstan. He praised the facilities and encouraged the athletes to be prepared for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Olympic Training Centre was recently recognized as the official United World Wrestling High Performance Training Centre in Asia.
 
“China is an economic powerhouses and a key influencer in the Olympic Movement,” said Lalovic. The development of wrestling in Asia requires China’s support and leadership.”

Mrs. Xia Zhang added, “We will follow the leadership of President Lalovic and provide as much support as we can to further advance our effort in the promotion and development of the sport of wrestling in Asia and worldwide.

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Wrestling legend Medved, three-time Olympic champion, passes away aged 86

Monday, September 2, 2024 - 09:36 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (September 2) -- Aleksandr MEDVED, the most successful Freestyle wrestler with 10 Olympic and World Championships gold medals, died on Monday aged 86 years.

Medved made his international debut at the 1961 World Championships, where he won bronze in the 87kg weight class. A year later, he jumped to 97kg and won the gold medal at the World Championships.

Barring 1965, Medved won all the World Championships gold medals from 1962 to 1971, majorly competing in the +100kg. He was considered small for the weight class, yet he dominated it for more than a decade.

Apart from winning seven gold medals, Medved also won a silver medal (1965) and a bronze medal (1961) at the World Championships.

Aleksandr MEDVEDAleksandr  MEDVED as a referee in a wrestling bout. (Photo: IMAGO / ITAR-TASS)

"The passing of Aleksandr saddens us," United World Wrestling President Nenad LALOVIC said. "He was an ambassador of our sport and his achievements show that the world regarded him as the best."

"It's a great loss to the wrestling world and we are with the Medved family in this time of grief."

Medved won his first Olympic gold medal in 1964 at the Tokyo Olympic Games in the 97kg weight class. He repeated as the Olympic champion in the +97kg at the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, beating Osman DURALIEV (BUL). The two met in the 1972 Munich Olympic Games in the +100kg final and Medved defeated Duraliev again to win his third Olympic gold medal.

He also has three European Championships titles as well.

After retiring from the sport, Medved was actively involved in coaching. He was inducted into the UWW Hall of Fame in 2003.

United World Wrestling expresses its condolences to the Medved family.