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UWW Executive Committee Agrees to Cancel U23 World Championships 

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (September 15) -- The United World Wrestling executive committee agreed Monday to cancel the U23 Wrestling World Championships originally scheduled for late October in Tampere, Finland. 

The executive committee also agreed to keep the international tournaments scheduled on the calendar for November and December, but organizers must implement sanitary conditions that protect the health of all participants. The UWW-provided protocols will be subject to review.

No decision was made about the Senior and Junior Worlds scheduled for Belgrade in mid-December.

Additionally, American Samoa was approved as the host nation for the 2021 Oceania championship and Buenos Aires was approved as the host city for the 2021 approved for the Pan-Am Cadets.

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WATCH: Matteo Pellicone 10 Greco-Roman finals

By Vinay Siwach

ROME, Italy (June 28) -- The third Ranking Series of the year Matteo Pellicone finished with wrestling gaining the all-important ranking points. Azerbaijan brought a strong Greco-Roman team to Rome and clinched the team title with ease.

Here are the 10 Greco-Roman finals from Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series.

55kg: Round 1 - Mohammad HOSSEINVAND (IRI) vs. Florin TITA (ROU)

 

GOLD: 67kg - Hasrat JAFAROV (AZE) vs. Furkan YILDIZ (TUR)

 

GOLD: 82kg - Rasoul GARMSIRI (IRI) vs. Mihail BRADU (MDA)

 

GOLD - 87kg: Islam ABBASOV (AZE) vs. Erik SZILVASSY (HUN)

 

GOLD: 130kg - Sabah SHARIATI (AZE) vs. Riza KAYAALP (TUR)