Spain agrees to compete in Titan Games

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John Fuller (USA Wrestling)
06/03/2004


Spain has agreed to compete in the Titan Games Built by Home Depot in Atlanta, Ga., June 18-20. Spain will compete in both men's freestyle and Greco-Roman.    The Titan Games will be the final chance for wrestling fans to see the 2004 U.S. Olympic Teams in all three styles compete before the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. This will be the first Olympics to feature women's wrestling.    USA Wrestling will announce Spain's roster as it is released.    In Greco-Roman, Spain has qualified two weights (66 kg/145.5 lbs. and 74 kg/163 lbs.) for the Olympic Games. In men's freestyle, Spain did not qualify any weights for the Olympic Games.    Wrestling will again be one of the featured sports at the Titan Games, along with boxing, fencing, weightlifting, judo, taekwondo and shot put. Philips Arena is serving as the competition venue and Centennial Olympic Park is serving as the backdrop for the shot put.    Wrestling will be contested on Saturday, June 19 and Sunday, June 20.  The Titan Games will feature a "USA versus the World" format in dual and triangular meets. In men's freestyle and men's Greco-Roman, the teams competing against the United States will be Georgia and Iran. In women's freestyle, the opponents will be Canada and China.    In men's freestyle, this field will feature the No. 1 and No. 2 teams from the 2003 World Championships along with Spain. Georgia won the World team title, followed by runner-up United States. It was one of the closest team races in history. A third team is set to be announced.    In men's Greco-Roman, Georgia was the 2003 World Champion.    In women's freestyle, the U.S. team was second in the 2003 World Championships. China was fourth and Canada sixth at the 2003 World meet. All three teams have qualified all four women's weight classes for the Olympic Games. Canadian women participated in the 2003 Titan Games.    Individual session tickets are available through Ticketmaster.    There are two packages available for purchase for wrestling fans. Package A features a $120 all-session floor pass, with only 100 available. This includes VIP Hospitality, matside seating and a chance to meet and greet wrestling legends.    Package B features a $60 All-Session Lower Level Seating ticket, which will be placed in the arena where the wrestling mat is located. Only 707 of these prime seats exist.