#WrestleIstanbul

WATCH: 10 Greco-Roman Finals from #WrestleIstanbul

By United World Wrestling Press

ISTANBUL, Turkey (March 3) -- The Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Ranking Series event was held in Istanbul, Turkey last week as the UWW calendar kicked off in style.

The tournament witnessed a high number of participants in all three styles. It began with Greco-Roman and 10 champions were crowned in Istanbul.

GOLD: GR 55kg - Adem UZUN (TUR) vs Amangali BEKBOLATOV (KAZ)

 

GOLD: GR 60kg - Yernar FIDAKHMETOV (KAZ) vs Ekrem OZTURK (TUR)

 

GOLD: GR 63kg - Victor CIOBANU (MDA) vs Islomjon BAKHRAMOV (UZB)

 

GOLD: 67kg - Morten THORESEN (NOR) vs Mahmud BAKHSHILLOEV (UZB) 

 

GOLD: 72kg - Kristupas SLEIVA (LTU) vs Selcuk CAN (TUR) 

 

GOLD: 77kg - Yunus BASAR (TUR) vs Sanan SULEYMANOV (AZE)

 

GOLD: 82kg - Burhan AKBUDAK (TUR) vs Mihail BRADU (MDA)

 

GOLD: 87kg - Zurabi DATUNASHVILI (SRB) vs Islam ABBASOV (AZE)

 

GOLD: 97kg - Rustam ASSAKALOV (UZB) vs Arvi SAVOLAINEN (FIN)

 

GOLD: 130kg - Osman YILDIRIM (TUR) vs Beka KANDELAKI (AZE)

 

#WrestleNice

WATCH LIVE: Henri Deglane Grand Prix

By United World Wrestling Press

NICE, France (January 19) -- The prestigious Henri Delgane Grand Prix begins Friday in Nice, France. This will be the 50th edition of the tournament.

It will be the second tournament of the international wrestling season after the Zagreb Open Ranking Series.

The competition will open with women's wrestling on Friday followed by freestyle on Saturday and end with Greco-Roman on the final day.

Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Ravi KUMAR (UWW) will be returning to the international scene for the first time since the 2022 World Championships. European champion Jonna MALMGREN (SWE) will be in action in women's 53kg while Turpal BISULTANOV (DEN) is also returning from injury in Greco-Roman 87kg.

Women's wrestling will see teams from France, the USA, Canada, Poland and Germany among others.

The Henri Deglane Grand Prix can be watched here.