A decade ago, if you had travelled to rural India to enjoy mud wrestling indigenously known as dangals, you would find large hoarding of Sushil Kumar. Such was and still is the stature of the twin Olympic medallist.…
When it comes to Greco-Roman success, no nation has been more dominant than Russia. Things changed in 2016 when Cuba grabbed the unofficial team title at the Rio Olympic Games winning two gold medals and a silver. Since…
The world of wrestling this week was filled with some action-packed decision from United World Wrestling as well as Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). But in case you missed any, WrestlingTV has brought a weekly roundup of all…
The rivalry between Iran’s Hassan “The Greatest” Yazdani and USA’s David Taylor might not be as famous as many other rivalries but it still has enough punch to give run for their money. They are amongst the top wrestlers…
Hasan YAZDANI (IRI), an Olympic gold medalist and two-time world champion in freestyle, is one of the world’s biggest stars in international wrestling. After winning a junior world title in 2014, Yazdani made his mark at the senior…
When Frank Stäbler enters his grandpa’s old chicken coop, he sometimes itches. The chicken coop has now become a training facility, and Stäbler would like to find a sparring partner on the ring floor and work on it…
Wrestling’s most significant event during the 2010’s came on Feb. 11, 2013, when the International Olympic Committee announced that wrestling was dropped from the 25 core sports at the Olympic Games. The announcement sent shockwaves through the wrestling…
United World Wrestling has launched #ThisIsWrestling, a multi-platform social media campaign asking athletes, fans, coaches, and members of the wrestling community to share photos and videos of themselves as it relates to wrestling. Asian C’ship medallist Arjun Halakurki…
The United World Wrestling (UWW) is considering three options for restarting the season, revealed Belcho Goranov, secretary-general of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee and member of the UWW Legal Commission. The world governing body is most optimistic to resume…
The Nebraska wrestling team added a highly-touted transfer on May 16 when Head Coach Mark Manning announced that Liam Cronin will join the Huskers as a graduate transfer for the 2020-21 season. Cronin, a 125-pounder, comes to Nebraska…