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WATCH: 10 Greco-Roman finals from #WrestleBishkek

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 - 08:19 By Vinay Siwach

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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (June 13) -- Iran brought some of its best Greco-Roman wrestlers to Bishkek for the third Ranking Series event and they did not disappoint, winning five gold medals in the tournament to finish at the top of the team rankings.

Georgian and Uzbekistan won two gold medals each while Kazakhstan won a single gold as well.

Watch all the 10 gold medal bouts from the third Ranking Series event here.

GOLD: 55kg - Marlan MUKASHEV (KAZ) vs. Ikhtiyor BOTIROV (UZB) 

GOLD: 60kg -  Islomjon BAKHRAMOV (UZB) vs. Nursultan BAZARBAYEV (KAZ) 

GOLD: 63kg - Leri ABULADZE (GEO) vs. Shermukhammad SHARIBJANOV (UZB) 

GOLD: 67kg - Danial SOHRABI (IRI) vs. HUSIYUETU (CHN) 

GOLD: 72kg -  Ramaz ZOIDZE (GEO) vs. Mohammadreza GERAEI (IRI) 

GOLD: 77kg - Mohammadali GERAEI (IRI) vs. Iuri LOMADZE (GEO) 

GOLD: 82kg - Alireza MOHMADIPIANI (IRI) vs. Alperen BERBER (TUR) 

GOLD: 87kg -  Jalgasbay BERDIMURATOV (UZB) vs. Gurami KHETSURIANI (GEO)

GOLD: 97kg -  Mohammadhadi SARAVI (IRI) vs. Yiming LI (CHN) 

GOLD: 130kg - Amin MIRZAZADEH (IRI) vs. Oscar PINO (CUB) 

Olympic silver medalist Oborududu announces retirement

Saturday, June 7, 2025 - 07:10 By Vinay Siwach

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NIGERIA (June 6) -- Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Blessing OBORUDUDU (NGR) announced her retirement last week, ending a memorable career in wrestling.

The 36-year-old called it quits at the National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, a tournament she made her first appearance as a young wrestler in 2006.

In a career spanning 19 years, Oborududu won the African Championships 13 times, became the first African wrestler to win Olympic silver medal in Women's Wrestling and finished fifth at the Paris Olympics.

Oborududu participated won her first gold at the African Championships in 2010 and maintained her winning streak at the tournament for 15 years. 

“I want to thank everyone who has been part of my journey: the Nigeria Wrestling Federation led by Daniel IGALI, the board members, my teammates, and my family,” Oborududu was quoted as saying by the Nigeria media. "I created a lot of memories, but my most memorable one was the Tokyo Olympics, which ignited hope across Africa. It was the first-ever medal by an African woman in wrestling at the Olympics, and I hope more will come for future wrestlers."

At the sports festival, Oborududu helped Team Bayelsa clinch gold medal in her final bout at the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival. He later received a farewell from teammates, officials and fans.