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Gary Abbott USA Wrestling Communications Director London Phone: 077-1414-2061 Email: gabbott@usawrestling.org Craig Sesker USA Wrestling Communications Manager London Phone: 077-1414-2057 Email: csesker@usawrestling.org GENERAL INFORMATION ON OLYMPICS Gary Abbott and Craig Sesker will serve as press officers for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Teams in wrestling. They will be your media contacts con- cerning all interview requests for the U.S. Olympic athletes, coaches and Team Leaders in the U.S. delegation. They will be in London, England, starting on July 24, and will be there until two days after the conclusion of the wrestling compe- tition on August 14. You can contact Abbott or Sesker in London. Their phone numbers will be: Gary Abbott: 077-1414-2061 Craig Sesker: 077-1414-2057 USOC offices at the Main Press Center in London. There will be a number of opportunities You will also be able to reach them at the for you to interview the wrestling athletes, coaches and teams during the Olympic Games. The U.S. Olympic wrestling teams will be conducting practices at the University of East London prior to their competition. However, media may conduct interviews USA WRESTLING MEDIA INFORMATION The U.S. Women's Freestyle Team will be practicing in Marquise, France, from July 28 to August 4 prior to the Olympics. Athletes may also be interviewed at the approved International Zone area at the Athlete Village, again by scheduling the interview with Gary Abbott or Craig Sesker. In addition, each of the U.S. Olympic wrestling teams will have press confer- ences prior to their competition at the Main Press Center in London. At this printing, the final time and date for each of these press conferences have not been finalized. We will make that information available well in advance, so you may plan to attend those press conferences. The other option is attending the wrestling competition, which will be held at the Excel Center in London. Abbott and Sesker will be on hand at each day of the wrestling competition, to assist in providing information on the U.S. team as well as access to athletes for inter- views. As always, information on the wrestling team can be found in two key locations, the U.S. Olympic Committee Press Box (www.usocpressbox.org) on USA Wrestling's official website TheMat.com (www.TheMat.com). Coverage of the Olympics can also be found on USA Wrestling's video website, TheMat.TV We request that all media who have an interest in covering wrestling let us know how we can reach you in London. We would like to know your cell phone number, your hotel and its number, and your email address for your time in London. USA Wrestling's Jason Bryant will also be with wrestlers at the University of East London prior to or after their workouts by scheduling them through either Abbott or Sesker. The U.S. Freestyle Team will be practic- in London providing coverage of the Olympic Games through themat.com and themat.tv. Bryant will be available to assist as need- ed. He can be reached via email at jbryant@usawrestling.org. Please feel free to contact Abbott, Sesker ing in Minsk, Belarus, from July 29 to August 6 prior to the Olympics. 2- 2012 USA Wrestling Media Guide or Bryant with any questions regarding the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team during the 2012 Olympic Games.