Tag FILA

New Twitter Handle @iWrestle

We were lucky enough to get into Twitter early and got @wrestling as our Twitter handle. Today, that changed to @iWrestle. A few weeks back the social media director for United World Wrestling, then FILA, approached me and asked me if…

Goodbye FILA. Hello United World Wrestling.

Not sure I’m a big fan of the name, but I’m sure it’ll grow on me. The FILA Bureau voted on the name change as the sport’s world governing body gets set to undergo a significant rebranding exercise which also…

World’s Wrestlers In Olympia To Save Sport

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…

Wrestling federation returns to roots

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…

Wrestling deals with new allegations of corruption

By ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP)”The Olympic wrestling mat is red, yellow and blue, dynamic colors designed to give the athletes a vivid backdrop for their talents. It’s that gray area outside the wrestling circle that discolors what…

Court: Medal-Dropping Abrahamian Wrestler Was Right

The Associated Press BEIJING: It turns out that the Greco-Roman wrestler who was stripped of his bronze medal for dropping it in disgust on the mat had reason for being angry, according to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Ara…