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LIVE BLOG: World Olympic Qualifier, Day Three

Saturday, May 8, 2021 - 06:55 By United World Wrestling Press

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Wrestling enters day three in Sofia with Greco-Roman action and 12 Olympic spots on offer at the World Olympic Qualifier on Saturday.

WATCH LIVE | MATCH ORDER

14:47: The quarterfinals are getting started. See the below tweet for the upcoming match order.

SEMIFINALS (As they come in):

60kg
Dato CHKHARTISHVILI (GEO) vs. Victor CIOBANU (MDA) 
Winner 423 vs. Hanjae CHUNG (KOR) 

67kg 
Parviz NASIBOV (UKR) vs. Winner 422 
Winner 421 vs. Mamadassa SYLLA (FRA) 

77kg
Aik MNATSAKANIAN (BUL) vs. Fatih CENGIZ (TUR) 
Viktor NEMES (SRB) vs. Rafig HUSEYNOV (AZE) 

87kg
Ivan HUKLEK (CRO) vs. Kristoffer BERG (SWE) 
Davit CHAKVETADZE (RUS) vs. Zurabi DATUNASHVILI (SRB) 

97kg
Vilius LAURINAITIS (LTU) vs. Artur OMAROV (CZE) 
Nikoloz KAKHELASHVILI (ITA) vs. Alex Gergo SZOKE (HUN) 

130kg
Elias KUOSMANEN (FIN) vs. Mykola KUCHMII (UKR) 
Alin ALEXUC CIURARIU (ROU) vs. Rafal Andrzej KRAJEWSKI (POL) 

3:37: Two-time world champion Metehan BASAR (TUR) will make his tournament debut in two matches on Mat C. He'll wrestle two-time Pan-American champion Luis AVENDANO (VEN).  

13:19: I was going to say world silver medalist Rafig HUSEYNOV (AZE) is wrestling on Mat A, but before I could press send, he picked up the 8-0 shutout win over Gurpreet SINGH (IND). He'll take on Abd Elkrim OUAKALI (ALG) in the quarterfinals.

13 10: We'll see Rio Olympic champion Davit CHAKVETADZE (RUS) for the first time in two matches. He'll take on Asian champion Kumar SUNIL (IND) in Bout 360 on Mat B.

12:44: World champion Mélonin NOUMONVI (FRA) is making his way to Mat A. He'll square off against Vladen KOZLIUK (UKR). #WrestleSofia

12:25: Norweigan European champion Felix BALDAUF will wrestle Seungjun KIM (KOR) in four matches on Mat A. 

12:07: Rio Olympic bronze medalist Stig-Andre BERGE (NOR) is wrestling on Mat B.

11:35: World champion and Rio Olympic bronze medalist Rasul CHUNAYEV (AZE) is wrestling Donior ISLAMOV (MDA) on Mat A.

11:24: Four-time world medalist Almat KEBISPAYEV (KAZ) picked up a 5-3 opening-round win over Anthony PALENCIA PUENTES (VEN). The Kazakh two-time Olympian led 5-0 but surrendered three unanswered points and hung on to the two-point victory.

11:01: Datunashvili needed a little over two minutes to score the 9-0 win over Kim.

11:00: Aik MNATSAKANIAN (BUL) picked up a big one-point win over two-time European champion  Daniel CATARAGA (MDA) and moved into the 1/8 finals. He'll wrestle  Georgios PREVOLARAKIS (GRE) next.

10:35: Reigning European champion Zurabi DATUNASHVILI (SRB) is coming up next on Mat A. He's wrestling Korea's KIM Jinhyeok.

10:25: Viktor NEMES (SRB) is making his way to Mat B to take on Matias Olavi Iisakki LIPASTI (FIN)

10:00: Whistles are off in Sofia! 12 Olympic spots are on the line on Saturday.

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UWW partners with Spring Media for worldwide distribution

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 - 13:18 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (September 12) — United World Wrestling has appointed Spring Media as the global media rights partner for all its events across the 2025-2032 cycle, excluding the United States and other specific territories. This includes international wrestling competitions for Greco-Roman, Freestyle, and Women’s Wrestling, with its flagship Senior World Championships, the Ranking Series, and the Senior Asian and European Championships.

“We are pleased to announce a partnership with Spring Media that holds immense potential to expand our broadcast reach across new countries and elevate wrestling’s global profile. This collaboration not only strengthens our commitment to bring world-class wrestling to a broader audience but also positions us to grow the sport internationally, engaging fans like never before,” said Gordon Templeman, UWW Commercial & Communications Director. “Together, we are ready to take wrestling to the next level and inspire a passion for wrestling in every corner of the globe."

Spring Media facilitates a range of distribution in selected territories for Olympic federations like Karate, Judo, Taekwondo and Gymnastics, and holds a world-leading position as a distributor of fight sports through its sub-brand, Fight Globe.

“We are thrilled to be part of shaping the continued growth of these thrilling events through our global distribution arm,” said Sabine Kesseler, Commercial Director, Spring Media. “We see great potential in wrestling and applaud the new concepts that the UWW is introducing in the next cycle, making it even more eye-catching to its millions of fans - existing and new alike.”

About Spring Media group
Spring Media is an international full-service sports agency that serves some of the biggest leagues, federations, teams and broadcasters in the world. Its business is built around four core areas including Rights Management, Production Services, Streaming Solutions and Growth Marketing. Spring Media group has more than a hundred employees and global reach with offices throughout the Nordics, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia. The group distributes, sells and produces more than 100 000 hours of live sports annually and works with over 500 broadcast partners. More info at: https://www.spring.media/
 

About UWW
UWW is the international governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee (“IOC”) for the sport of wrestling. The organization oversees approx. 7000 matches per year in different wrestling styles. With its vision “to be globally recognized as an inspiring, innovative and leading Olympic Federation”, its mission is to lead the growth of Wrestling, competitive and recreational, around the world. More info at https://uww.org/about-uww/