A decision by the International Olympic Committee”which is located in Switzerland and not Greece, home of the Olympics”to strike one of he most ancient and revered original sports”wrestling”from the games as of 2020 in favor of more modern events isn’t…
World amateur wrestling body FILA has brought its campaign to save the sport in the Olympics to its birthplace, Greece. FILA, with the help of the Greek wrestling federation, has organised a senior international tournament in Olympia this weekend to…
From the very infancy of the ancient Olympic Games, as early as 708 B.C. on the plains of Olympia, wrestling was there. Described by the International Olympic Committee as being”highly valued as a form of military exercise without weapons,” matches ended…
Wrestling will return, more sports possible, says IOC presidential hopeful Denis Oswald. Baseball/softball and squash are the other two shortlisted sports and the IOC will elect one winning sport at its session in Buenos Aires in September. International Olympic Committee…
There is an idea being floated for college wrestling to bring together the dual and individual national tournaments. I have a feeling that the immediate feeling among coaches and fans of the sport would be a negative one. There is…
With sports leaders gathering in St. Petersburg, Russia, this week for a global convention, three high-profile campaigns will be played out at the same time in an unusual confluence of issues that will set the tone for the future of…
Call it the perfect storm of Olympic politics. With sports leaders gathering in St. Petersburg, Russia, this week for a global convention, three high-profile campaigns will be played out at the same time in an unusual confluence of issues that…
Wrestling’s international governing body is poised to add two weight classes for women in its push to remain in the Olympics, The Associated Press has learned. Nenad Lalovic, the acting president of FILA, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that…
The organizing body of wrestling is fighting to keep the sport in the Olympics and shirtless Greco-Roman wrestlers is one proposal to spice it up. Earlier this year, the International Olympic Committee stunned the sports world when it voted to…
The AAU Grand Nationals wrestling tournament is returning to Billings. The tournament — which features freestyle, Greco-Roman and folkstyle competition — will be June 13-15, 2013, at Alterowitz Gymnasium, located on the campus of Montana State Billings. The last time the…
