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Paris 2024: Day 4 – Keep The Flame Alive: The Olympics & Paralympics Fan Podcast
It’s Day 4 of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, and the heat is on–literally! Broiling temps outside meant it was an indoors day for us–but did we still sweat through our clothes? Of course!
The News
The top seed at 65 kg is Vazgen Tevanyan of Armenia, who won a bronze medal at the 2023 Senior Worlds. He is a past U23 World champion, boasts three age-group World medals and was a 2023 European champion.
The No. 1 seed is Lucia Yepez Guzman of Ecuador, a 2023 World bronze medalist and two-time Pan American Games champion. Yepez also boasts a 2021 U13 World title, and competed in the 2020 Olympics. Her half-bracket will include No. 4 Antim of India, No. 5 Maria Prevolaraki of Greece and No. 8 Andreea Ana of Romania
Paris Preview: Tokyo gold medalist Orta Sanchez top contender at 67 kg in Greco-Roman – TheMat.com
Leading the pack as the No. 1 seed at 67 kg is returning World runner-up Hasrat Jafarov of Azerbaijan. Jafarov is a two-time World medalist, earning one silver and one bronze in three trips to the World Championships.
Olympia massage therapist helping with Team USA's wrestlers at Paris Olympics – King5
Olympia has its own Olympian again. Amy Murry, a licensed massage therapist with an office in Olympia, is spending two weeks in Paris supporting Team USA’s wrestlers.
When stepping up to the biggest stage in international sports, Clarissa Chun understood full well the Olympics are just as much of a mental grind as it is physical.
2024 Olympic Preview: 87 kg Men's Greco-Roman – InterMat
It’s late July which means the 2024 Olympic Games are right around the corner. Over the next two weeks, InterMat will bring you individual weight class previews for each of the 18 weights contested at the Olympic Games.
‘Focus doesn't know pressure': Scotts Valley's Dom Parrish eyes Olympic glory – KSBW
“Focus doesn't know pressure.” That's the mantra Scotts Valley local Dom Parrish keeps in mind during any wrestling match.
Paris Olympics: Vinesh Phogat seeks help to secure French visa for brother – India Today
Paris Olympics 2024: Vinesh Phogat sought help to arrange a French visa for her brother so that he could watch her in action in wrestling at the Games. Vinesh will compete in the women's 50kg freestyle event in Paris.
Zholaman Sharshenbekov plans to switch to another weight category after Olympics – 24KG
Greco-Roman wrestler, two-time world champion and three-time Asian champion Zholaman Sharshenbekov said in an interview published by the United World Wrestling that after the Olympics in Paris he intends to switch to the 67 kilogram weight category.
College News
Before his trip to Paris for the Olympics, Penn State wrestling head coach Cael Sanderson was a guest speaker at the Buffalo Bills training camp, where he bumped into another wrestling icon.
New Utah Valley wrestling coach joins Nick Kosko to break down the transition from NC State to his new stomping grounds, Terrell Barraclough's transfer in, the incoming recruiting class, Pat Popolizio's influence, an NCAA Dual Meet Championship and MORE!
Rutgers wrestling set to hire former NCAA All-American with Pa. ties – NJ.com
Rutgers is set to hire a former NCAA All-American and an all-time great from the Lehigh Valley to be its next assistant coach.
MACHHOLZ FORMALLY INDUCTED INTO NAIA HALL OF FAME – KMMO
Long-time former Head Coach of the Missouri Valley College men’s wrestling program, and current Athletic Director Mike Machholz has been formally inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Friday, July 26, in Jacksonville, Florida.
WREST: Fox To Return To Helm Of Wrestling Program – Lackawanna College
The Lackawanna College Athletics Department is happy to announce the hiring of the coach who started it all, as John Fox makes his triumphant return to the Lackawanna College wrestling program as head coach for both the men's and women's teams.
High School News
Longtime Canby wrestling coach remembered as coaching icon and ’true legend’ – Marshall Independent
There are certain names that become synonymous with a high school sports program in small-town Minnesota.
Girls make wrestling debut at Nebraska-Maine Exchange in Grand Island – KSNB Local
The annual Nebraska-Maine Wrestling Exchange is over 40 years old, but this year featured girls wrestlers for the very first time.
Former Stanislaus County wrestling coach pleads guilty to sexual assault involving children – KCRA
An assistant wrestling coach at a Stanislaus County high school pled guilty in a sexual assault case involving minors on Tuesday, the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office said.
The Guillotine welcomes two new high school rankings editors – The Guillotine
The Guillotine would like to welcome LJ Jennissen as our new Class AA Rankings Editor and Ryan Stroud as our new Class AAA Rankings Editor.
Of note
Greg Warren, August 15 – River Cities' Reader
Lauded by the New York Times as a comedian who “has done for peanut butter what Jerry Seinfeld did for Pop-Tarts and Jim Gaffigan did for Hot Pockets,” nationally renowned standup Greg Warren kicks off this year's Alternating Currents festival with a headlining set at Davenport Capitol Theatre
