#WrestleBelgrade

Freestyle Semifinal Matchups: 57kg, 70kg, 74kg, 92kg, 125kg

By United World Wrestling Press

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BELGRADE, Serbia (December 16) -- The Individual World Cup semifinal matchups are set in freestyle at 57kg, 70kg, 74kg, 92kg and 125kg. The semifinals are scheduled to begin at 16:45 local time.

57kg
Zavur UGUEV (RUS) vs. Rahman AMOUZADKHALILI (IRI) 
Arsen HARUTYUNYAN (ARM) vs. Stevan MICIC (SRB)

70kg
Chermen VALIEV (RUS) vs. Magomedmurad GADZHIEV (POL) 
Haydar YAVUZ (TUR) vs. Islambek OROZBEKOV (KGZ)

74kg
Tajmuraz SALKAZANOV (SVK) vs. Razambek ZHAMALOV (RUS) 
Frank CHAMIZO MARQUEZ (ITA) vs. Azamat NURYKAU (BLR)

92kg
Alikhan ZHABRAILOV (RUS) vs. Arkadzi PAHASIAN (BLR) 
Georgii RUBAEV (MDA) vs. Gadzhimurad MAGOMEDSAIDOV (AZE)

125kg
Aiaal LAZAREV (KGZ) vs. Robert BARAN (POL) 
Dzianis KHRAMIANKOU (BLR) vs. Shamil SHARIPOV (RUS)
 

#WrestleParis

Paris 2024: Wrestling ITO delivers Olympic oath at Opening Ceremony

By United World Wrestling Press

Top Photo: Melanie TRAN, extreme right, at the Olympic oath reciting during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

PARIS (July 31) -- In a historic moment, United World Wrestling referee Melanie TRAN was part of the reading of the oath for the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games last week.

Tran, who is an International Technical Official for wrestling in Paris, read out the oath along with French flagbearers Florent MANAUDOU and Melina ROBERT-MICHON.

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Paris 2024 are the first equal Olympic Games with 50 percent representation from both men and women athletes.

Tran will be part of the technical officials' team for wrestling during the Paris Games. She is one of the 11 female ITOs for wrestling who will be at Paris 2024.

Wrestling at Paris 2024 begins August 5 and finishes August 11.