After many postponements and cancellations, the Iran Freestyle Wrestling League finally kicked off October 1. The first round of the event was held in Tehran’s Azadi Hall. It was an unusual environment inside the hall as there was…
Russian wrestler Lyubov Ovcharova has moved up to 62kg for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The 2019 world championship silver medallist in 59kg says that she always wanted to compete in her new weight class but the head coach…
Women wrestler are still unsure whether they should attend the national camp or not. The Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has announced that it will resume the women’s camp on October 10. However, with COVID-19 cases on rise,…
With Junior and Women’s nationals championship over, the Russian Wrestling Federation is all set to host the freestyle competition. The Russian Freestyle nationals will be held fro October 15 to 18 in Naro-Fominsk. Wrestlers are pumped up as…
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers announced that it has collected enough plastic to create recyclable podiums for the Games. It has collected a total of 24.5 tonnes of used plastic and around 400,000 laundry detergent bottles for conducting…
The women’s national wrestling camp will finally begin at the SAI Centre in Lucknow from October 10, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) said on Tuesday, with a warning that the grapplers who miss it will not be…
Indian Olympic Association (IOA), in its efforts to help athletes resume training, is acquiring battery-powered face masks for them. The Olympic body has tied up with a renowned university which designed the mask. The athlete-specific mask is equipped…
Wrestling is slowly getting back on its legs. Wrestlers from the across the world have resumed their training for the covid delayed-Toyo Olympics. The national federations have also come up with guidelines to resume their camp prior to…
2016 Olympic bronze medallist Ekaterina Bukina bagged the gold medal in 76kg at the Russian Championships held in AK Bars Martial Arts Palace, Kazan. Representing the Moscow region, she defeated Angela Kataevea of North Ossetia-Alania 10-0. The national…
The ongoing men’s wrestling camp at Sonepat has been extended until December 31. With the camp extended till the end of the year, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) may increase the strength by including non-Olympic weight categories. However,…