Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Indian wrestlers or 'Pahalwan' compete at a wrestling ground in the old quarters of New Delhi on March 31, 2013. India's overall Olympics record may not be much to shout about but its wrestlers have won four of the country's 13 individual medals, including the first-ever bronze by Khashaba Jadhav in Helsinki in 1952. But the sport's future looks bleak after the International Olympic Committee's executive board decided last month that it should be dropped from the 2020 Games.
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Wrestling was controlled by one individual ... All the rules changes were very heavy-handed, and it ended up being a complete screw-up. At the London Games, it had reached the point where even I couldn't follow the matches, and a lot of other former international wrestlers had the same problem.
This summer, get ready to watch the family take part in hijinks like butter rolling, tap dancing lessons and wrestling events
Wrestling has cannibalized itself from 10 spots on the world and olympic team, to nine, to eight, to seven. Look guys, it’s basic science, the number one rule in Biology, you either evolve, or you become extinctMore quotes »
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Wrestling rules changed to keep sport in Olympics
change would be difficult to adapt to, while others said FILA needs to show it's changing in order to persuade the IOC to keep wrestling in the Olympics.Dziedzic said FILA would work to have the world championships in September run under the new rules. Read more »
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Iran beats US in Grand Central exhibition
were scheduled to compete against Russia later in the day.Iran also will face the U.S. in Los Angeles on Sunday.Wrestling is now one of eight sports seeking to fill one spot in the 2020 Olympics. The IOC board will meet May 29 in Russia to recommend a short Read more »
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Putin indicates support for Olympic wrestling
-- Dropping wrestling from the Olympics would not sit well with Vladimir Putin.Putin was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying Wednesday "the removal from the Olympic program of traditional forms of sports, which were its basis from the beginning and were Read more »
Around the web
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Sanders, Chavez highlight Greco-Roman University and FILA Cadet Nationals
Bryan Baumgartner USA Wrestling 05/24/2013 After an exciting day of wrestling at the ASICS University and FILA Cadet National Championships, the spots for the University and Cadet Greco Roman World Teams have been decided. Starting with the University br from TheMat.com Read more »
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Olympic wrestler Elena Pirozhkova of Greenfield part of high-profile event promoting endangered Olympic sport
A number of high-profile wrestling events are being held nationally this month as USA Wrestling plays its significant part in attempting to keep wrestling on the Olympic program of events. Among those was the United 4 Wrestling tournament this past Sunda from MassLive.com Read more »
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BC-OLY--IOC-Wrestling, OLY
LONDON (AP) — IOC President Jacques Rogge says wrestling's governing body has made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics. Rogge tells The Associated Press that FILA has "reacted well" in fixing the issues th from Washington Examiner Read more »
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Chapter 14 of 'Wrestling's Olympic Fight': New style, necessary direction
Coleman Scott rolled over early Saturday morning in his Los Angeles hotel room to discover the news spreading across the wrestling world. As the Olympic bronze medalist awakened to check a text alert, a message from his wife opened his eyes. Did you see from Des Moines Register Read more »
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Mick McManus
Mick McManus, right, with DJ Pete Murray in 1970. Photograph: Leonard Burt/Getty Images Mick McManus, who has died aged 93, was billed at just 1.68m (5ft 6in) and 79kg (12½ stone), yet he was among the most powerful men in the professional wrestling busi from Guardian Unlimited Read more »
