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UWW LIVE: Helen Maroulis (USA), Rio Olympic Champion

Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - 16:35 By United World Wrestling Press

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In 2016, Helen MAROULIS (USA) became the first American woman to claim an Olympic gold medal in wrestling by defeating three-time Olympic champion Saori YOSHIDA (JPN) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Maroulis has also won two world titles along with world silver and bronze medals. She returned to competition in 2020 and now has her sights set on the Tokyo Olympics.

Maroulis joined Eric Olanowski to talk about her history-making Olympic gold medal run in Rio and her quest at becoming the third woman to claim two Olympic gold medals. She also gave her thoughts on America's chances at dethroning the Japanese women at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
 

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Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan 2025 Results & Highlights

Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 04:33 By United World Wrestling Press

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KOCAELI, Turkiye (June 26) -- The prestigious Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan 2025 tournament gets underway in Turkiye on Thursday, June 26, in Kocaeli.

The province Kocaeli is located east of Istanbul and is around 90 to 120 minutes drive from Istanbul International airport and 60 minutes drive from Sahiba Gocen airport.

The competition will follow single-day format with medal bouts to be held on the same day. Greco-Roman and Women's Wrestling will kick-off proceedings on day one followed by the same on day two. Saturday and Sunday, the final two days, will see Freestyle action.

For full schedule of Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan tournament, click here.

The results of the Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan tournament are published here.

Yasar Dogu 2025 Wrestling All live matches -- CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO