Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
Amateur Wrestling news, gear and photos from the side of the mat.
By Jason Mackey Dan Miller has his own version of March Madness. Every March since 1999, Miller has traveled from his Imperial home to the NCAA Division I wrestling championships with his brother, Tom. Instead of keeping an eye on brackets,…
UNIVERSITY PARK — Cael Sanderson has savored the sweet taste of success while leading the Penn State wrestling program to national dominance. Before big matches, Sanderson will have his wrestlers eat cake to celebrate how well they’re going to perform.…
Jake Herbert and Andy Hrovat, former Big Ten matmen and past U.S. Olympic freestyle team members, have been named co-executive directors of Michigan USA Wrestling, the national governing body for the sport announced Saturday. Herbert and Hrovat will be directly…
He’s never stepped foot in an Octagon to compete but is one of the world’s best welterweights. He also happens to be available for hire. Ben Askren, the former Bellator welterweight champion, took time to speak with Bleacher Report MMA about a future that’s uncertain.…
What better way to spend Halloween than in something you’re comfortable in? Like wrestling gear. If you’re a wrestler this is quite possibly the easiest costume too. Here’s what you’ll need: Wrestling Shoes (ones you’re not wearing on the mat…
Keep Olympic Wrestling Alive!
Not exactly sure what the video is for, but it’s pretty sweet to watch. Needless to say, don’t wrestle in traffic.
It’s a familiar refrain we’ve all heard before: an amateur wrestler converts to mixed martial arts fighter after a career in the singlet has come to a close. But maybe this time the situation is, well, a little more, unique. Meet…
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…
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…
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…