The wrestling world saw plenty of action in the month of February as three continental tournaments were hosted in Asia, Africa and Europe. The best wrestlers of the world were in action in their respective continents for the continental titles as…
2016 Rio Olympic gold medalist Erica Wiebe is taking on a new role as the Alberta province’s first-ever ambassador for sport. The 30-year-old champion, who lives and trains in Calgary, plans to promote physical activity to all Albertans,…
Chinese wrestlers gunning for a place at this summer’s Tokyo Olympics are training in quarantine in Serbia after a qualifying event was moved from China to Kyrgyzstan because of the coronavirus. The Chinese athletes “are going through an…
Three-time Olympic champion Mijain Lopez will not participate in the Pan-American Championships, to be held in Ottawa, Canada, from March 6 to 9. He will, however, attend the Tokyo 2020 Games and will be gunning his fourth Olympic…
The Wrestling Federation of India’s decision to have dedicated coaches for the top grapplers is working in more than one ways. Just like a manager’s role in football, the coaches are made responsible for the performance of their…
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) on Saturday announced the cancellation of women’s training camp. Five women who will participate in the Asian Olympic qualifiers were scheduled to travel to Ukraine for training. But in the wake of Coronavirus…
The issue of organization of the Olympic qualifiers in Asia has become an huge headache for the United World Wrestling (UWW). UWW is in fix, as Kyrgyzstan decided to pull out as hosts of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers.…
He has lost to Bajrang Punia every-time he has faced him. Most recently being the Rome Ranking Series finals in January but the American wrestler Jordan Oliver feels he has in him to win Olympic gold at Tokyo…
Vinesh Phogat will be travelling to Norway for a training stint. She is not unduly worried about the Coronavirus threat even though a positive case was reported in the Scandinavian country. The 2018 Asian Games gold medallist will…
The Indian wrestlers are shocked with the deferment of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. A 14-member Indian contingent was scheduled to fly to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on March 24 to participate in the qualification tournament…