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UPDATED: Cejudo to appear on NBC Today Show and CBS Early Show Wednesday morning and ABC World News Tonight on Wednesday night

USA Wrestling
08/20/2008
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Henry Cejudo poses with his Olympic gold medal. Cejudo has been doing major media appearances in Beijing. John Sachs photo.

Olympic freestyle wrestling champion Henry Cejudo of the United States has been a hot interview for the major national media.

Cejudo has been scheduled to appear on the NBC Today Show live on Wednesday morning in the United States. Cejudo is expected to be interviewed at approximately 7:30 a.m. Eastern time in the USA (the actual interview is in the evening in Beijing).

He will then appear on CBS Early Show live with his segment expected at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time.

An interview with Cejudo is also set to air on ABC World News Tonight on Wednesday evening. The show airs at either 6:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m. Eastern time, depending upon the market.

Check local listings for schedule in your area.

Henry Cejudo has attracted worldwide attention after his stunning and emotional victory in men’s freestyle wrestling at 55 kg/121 lbs. on Tuesday night in Beijing. Cejudo won four exciting matches, including a victory in the championship finals over Tomohiro Matsunaga of Japan in the gold-medal match.

His emotional celebration after the victory touched the hearts of Americans everywhere. Henry’s story about his challenging life growing up, and his pursuit of the Olympic dream, is being told by the media worldwide.
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