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Wrestling: Wotna Ndoc competes in Kazakhstan world championship qualifier

By , based on O Democrata

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Guinea-Bissauan wrestler Wotna Cana Ndoc faces Russia’s Ibragim Ibragimov in a qualifying bout at the World Wrestling Championships in the 70kg category. The competition is taking place in Kazakhstan; Diamantino Iuna Fafé is also due to compete on 31 October, according to the Guinea-Bissau Wrestling Federation, cited by O Democrata.

Guinea-Bissauan wrestler Wotna Cana Ndoc will face Russian Ibragim Ibragimov on Friday 30 October in a qualifying bout for the round of 16 at the World Wrestling Championships in Kazakhstan. He will compete in the 70kg category, according to a statement from the Guinea-Bissau Wrestling Federation seen by O Democrata.

Ndoc is the first athlete from Guinea-Bissau to compete in this edition. His compatriot Diamantino Iuna Fafé will go straight into the round of 16 on Saturday 31 October. He will meet the winner of the qualifying bout between Moldova’s Andrei Vitan and Kyrgyzstan’s Abdymalik Karachov.

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