#WrestleOslo

#WrestleOslo Day One Preview Show

By Eric Olanowski

The opening day of action at the '21 World Championships will feature three Olympic champions and 11 world titleholders. Wrestling begins at 10:30 (local time) and can be watched live on www.uww.org.

Stars competiting on Saturday:
- David TAYLOR III ?? - ? and Olympic ?
- Hassan YAZDANICHARATI ?? - ???& Olympic?
- Geno PETRIASHVILI ?? - ???? & Olympic ??
- Kyle DAKE ?? - ??? & Olympic ?
- Artur NAIFONOV ?? - ? & Olympic?
- Amir ZARE ?? - Olympic ?
- Taha AKGUL ?? - ??? & Olympic??
- Beka LOMTADZE ?? - ??
- Avtandil KENTCHADZE ?? - ??
- Nurkozha KAIPANOV ?? - ??
- Yones EMAMICHOGHAEI ?? - ??
- Arsen HARUTUNYAN ?? - European ?
- Tajmuraz SALKAZANOV ?? - European ?
- Rahman AMOUZADKHALILI - ?? ???? (age-group)

Obituary

UWW Hall of Fame, former Medical Commission chair Tavakol passes away

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (February 29) -- Dr. Mohammad TAVAKOL, a former member of the United World Wrestling Bureau and Hall of Famer, passed away in Tehran at the age of 89 after a period of illness.

Born in 1923 in Qazvin, Iran, Tavakol chaired the Iranian Wrestling Federation and was the Vice President of the UWW. He also held membership in the Executive Committee of the UWW and was the chairman of the Medical Commission of UWW. He was inducted into the UWW Hall of Fame in 2011.

Tavakol graduated in medicine from the University of Tehran and studied in England for his specialization. He began his wrestling career under the supervision of the late Habibollah BOLOUR, the former head coach of the national Iranian wrestling team.

Tavakol served four six-year terms as a member of the Executive Committee of the UWW and was elected as the head of the UWW Asia for a four-year term. He had a significant impact on medical coverage of wrestling competitions during his role as the head of the Medical and Anti-Doping Commission.

UWW mourns the passing of Dr. Tavakol and expresses deepest sympathies to the Tavakol family.