Save for a short period when his university was completely shut down, former world champion Takuto OTOGURO has been able to keep up a regular practice routine during the global pandemic. But finally getting to work out with…
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United World Wrestling has updated its event calendar for the 2021 season to reflect all recent adjustments made due to the impact of COVID-19 on a variety of international events. The Continental Championships will be scheduled at the…
Wrestling News: We are sad to announce the sudden death of United World Wrestling category I referee, Thomas Martin Hyllegaard, who was taken from us Saturday, August 22. Thomas lived his early years in the Danish city of Frederikshavn, where…
Myles AMINE became San Marino’s first-ever Olympic qualifier in wrestling when he reached the semifinals of the 2019 World Championships at 86kg in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. The 23-year-old Amine had a strong performance at the European Championships this past…
No wrestler has dominated the sport of Greco-Roman wrestling like Aleksandr KARELIN (RUS). The “Russian Bear” had an unrivaled 13-year unbeaten streak in international wrestling competition and went six consecutive years without surrendering a point. He never lost…
The United World Wrestling executive committee (EC) held a virtual meeting today to review the impact of COVID-19 on the future of the Cadet and Junior European Championships. Due to the ongoing pandemic the EC voted to cancel…
Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov, who won Olympic gold for the U.S.S.R in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Moscow Games in 1980, has died. He was 69. Ushkempirov was the first ethnic Kazakh to win an Olympic gold in wrestling and became…
Today marks the two-year countdown to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, set for July 28, 2022. The Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years with athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The sport of…
Frank STAEBLER (GER) has been one of the world’s most successful Greco-Roman wrestlers over the past five years. The 31-year-old German has captured three world titles since 2015, and also has two world bronze medals on his wrestling…
United World Wrestling, the international governing body for the sport of wrestling, has teamed up with global supplier Nike Wrestling for the “We Will Wrestle Again” campaign. The effort is focused on providing financial relief to wrestling organizations…