#ThrowBackThursday

#TBT: Late takedown propels Rahimi past Rashidov

Thursday, May 26, 2022 - 13:29 By Eric Olanowski

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COSIER-VEVEY, Switzerland (May 26) --- #TBT: Rahimi’s late takedown propels him past Rashidov Fellow world champions and Olympic bronze medalists Hassan RAHIMI ?? and Gadzhimurad RASHIDOV (RWF) went toe-to-toe at the 2016 Freestyle World Cup in Los Angeles, ??.

Rahimi, the 2013 world champ and Rio Olympic bronze medalist grabbed a takedown with less than 15 seconds left and downed Rashidov, the 2019 world champion and Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist, 3-3.

#UnitedWorldWrestling

Dittmann re-elected as European Council President

Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 13:17 By United World Wrestling Press

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BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (April 6) — Karl Martin DITTMANN was re-elected as the President of the European Council at the election held Sunday on the sidelines of the European Championships in Bratislava.

The elections were held for the Executive Committee of the UWW-European Council for seven members and 11 nominations were received for the same. Four members were re-elected while three new members were added after they won the majority vote of at least 17 from total votes of 33.

Four re-elected members:

Razvan PIRCALABU (ROU)
Csilla ALI (HUN)
Karl-Martin DITTMANN (GER)
Georgy BRYUSOV (RUS)

Three newly elected members are:

Yusif ABBASOV (SRB)
Edisher MACHAIDZE (GEO)
Salvatore FINIZIO (ITA)

Pircalabu was also re-elected as the Vice-President and so was Ali who was re-elected as the Secretary of the council.

Onder YAKSI (TUR), who was the member of the European Council, was approved to be the co-opted member of the council at the general assembly.