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A fact from Robert Diouf appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 October 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Olympic wrestler Robert Diouf twice defeated an opponent who was nearly 20 kilograms (44 lb) heavier than him?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2025/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert Diouf.

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The result was: promoted by Dclemens1971 talk 02:21, 12 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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... that wrestler Robert Diouf twice defeated an opponent who was 20 kilograms (44 lb) heavier than him?

Source: several, e.g. SenePlus

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ahn Hak-sop
Comment: To do QPQ within a day or two.

5x expanded by BeanieFan11 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 415 past nominations.

BeanieFan11 (talk) 22:56, 11 September 2025 (UTC).[reply]

@BeanieFan11: The article has recently been expanded 5x and is free of copyright violations and neutral. The hook is interesting. However, there is a minor issue with the in-text citation. On the sentence Despite weighing 20 kilograms (44 lb) less than Sakho, Diouf defeated him in freestyle wrestling; Diouf won several years later in a rematch under Senegalese wrestling rules did not mention his opponent's bodyweight difference. Please cite the source that stipulates the weight difference at the end of that sentence. Once you're done, the hook is approved. Faldi00 (talk) 17:30, 12 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Faldi00: Thanks for the review. Looks like it was the Le Soleil reference that mentioned the weight difference (His career is also marked by his legendary confrontation with Double Less, nicknamed the "Giant of Malifara." At a time when the latter, weighing nearly 20 kilos more than Robert, was feared in the arena for his devastating punches, Robert dared to face him.) so I added it in. BeanieFan11 (talk) 00:42, 14 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@BeanieFan11:

Hook is ready to be published. Faldi00 (talk) 08:43, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]