#WrestleOslo

#WrestleOslo Day Six Finals Preview

By Eric Olanowski

Thursday’s final session of women’s wrestling features Olympic champion Helen MAROULIS ?? and Olympic bronze medal winner Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA ??. Anshu ANSHU ?? and Zhamila BAKBERGENOVA ?? have a shot at becoming the first WW world champs from their countries.

The gold-medal matches kickoff at 18:00 (local time) and can be followed live on www.uww.org.

Day Six Finals Matchups:
57kg - Helen Louise MAROULIS ?? vs. Anshu ANSHU ??
59kg - Akie HANAI ?? vs. Bilyana DUDOVA ??
68kg - Rin MIYAJI ?? vs. Meerim ZHUMANAZAROVA ??
72kg - Zhamila BAKBERGENOVA ?? vs. Masako FURUICHI??

#WrestleTirana

Iran's visa requests denied for U23 World Championships

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (October 22) -- United World Wrestling expresses its deep disappointment to announce that Team Iran after sudden diplomatic crisis has been denied visas by Albania for the U23 World Championships in Tirana, scheduled to take place from October 23 to 29.

Both the Albanian Wrestling Federation and UWW worked tirelessly to facilitate the necessary visa issuance for all participating teams, including the Iranian wrestlers. Despite the efforts, the authorities denied Team Iran its right to participate in the tournament.

UWW stands with all wrestlers and remains committed to making the sport inclusive to every country and will take a more in-depth look at the matter going forward.