Olympic Wrestling News

The Warsaw Eagles missed out on a chance to gain ground in the North Division by falling 9-7 to the Giants in rainy Wroc3aw on May 11.

In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2012 file photo Amer Hrustanovic of Austria competes against Damian Janikowski of Poland, in blue, during the 84-kg Greco-Roman wrestling competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in London.

Commuters and visitors passing through Grand Central Terminal Wednesday might run into something unusual: an international wrestling match in Vanderbilt Hall.

Young wrestling fans flooded the mat at Lyons on Saturday as they sought autographs by the dozens from the U.S. national Greco-Roman wrestling team.

In this Friday, Aug. 10, 2012 file photo, from left: Silver medalist Sadegh Saeed Goudarzi, from Iran; gold medalist Jordan Ernest Burroughs, from the United States; bronze medalist Soslan Tigiev, from Uzbekistan; and bronze medalist Denis Tsargush, from Russia, participate in the medals ceremony for men's 74-kg freestyle wrestling competition at ... (more)

Former Oklahoma State wrestlers Obe Blanc, Coleman Scott, Jordan Oliver, Clayton Foster and Chris Pendleton will represent the United States this week in a collection of international dual meets on May 15 and May 19.

ARMENIAN WRESTLERS CAPTURE THREE MEDALS May 7, 2013 YEREVAN. - Six members of Armenia's freestyle wrestling national team competed in the FILA Black Sea International Tournament, which wrapped up in Odessa, Ukraine.

The competition will be held alongside the annual Beat the Streets Awards Gala, which will be held following the competition at Bryant Park Grill.

Canada 's Carol Huynh locks arms with Hitomi Obara of Japan in the semi-final 48kg Women's Freestyle Wrestling at the Olympic Games in London on Wednesday August 8, 2012.

A number of former wrestling champions from colleges in the heartland will represent the US at a freestyle dual meet vs.

Canada's Carol Huynh shows off her bronze medal from 48kg Women's Freestyle Wrestling at the Olympic Games in London on Wednesday August 8, 2012.

BALTIMORE -- May is "World Wrestling Month" -- at least that's what the sport's international governing body has decreed.

Top Concordia Stingers were recognized for their athleticism, academics and community service at the annual Concordia Stingers gala awards banquet, attended by more than 400 people on April 20.

Even as wrestlers world over remain unsure of their Olympic future, with the International Olympic Committee having dropped the sport from the 2020 Olympic Games a few months ago, star grappler Sushil Kumar is a relaxed man.

From Olympic wrestling to the college mat scene, Takedown Wrestling covers it all during its two-hour broadcast this Saturday, April 27, the show announced Thursday.

"I really had my heart set on winning it and I was up 2-0 going into the second period ," said McMann, who makes her UFC debut Saturday at UFC 159 in Newark, N.J. "I had really worked extremely hard and done everything I could to win the gold.

Kurt Angle wants today's young wrestlers in the Pittsburgh area to dream of winning a gold medal, just like he did, so he's on a mission to save wrestling as an Olympic sport -- and he's using his status as a pro wrestling star to do it.

Three Iranian free-style wrestlers claimed bronze medals in the 2012 Asian Wrestling Championships.Parviz Hadi won Iran's only gold medal in the 120kg on Sunday.

Rung by rung, Parma resident Nathan Tomasello keeps climbing the national wrestling ladder.