CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (April 2) – Reigning world champions Kenichiro FUMITA (JPN), Ismael BORRERO (CUB) and Riza KAYAALP (TUR) constructed insurmountable leads (greater than 18 points) over the rest of the field in their respective weight classes and assured…
Morten THORESEN of Norway joined Felix BALDAUF as the only Norwegian Greco-Roman wrestlers to win a European gold medal in the previous 25 years. Furthermore, he became just the fifth Greco-Roman wrestler from Norway to ever claim a European…
Armenian wrestler Artur Aleksanyan aced another gold to his name after outperforming Italy’s Nikoloz Kakhleshvili 7-1 in the 97kg Greco Roman final at the ongoing European Wrestling Championship in Rome. This is his fifth continental title and has…
Seven-time European Champion Mariya Stadnik will be missing in action as women’s bouts start on Day 3 of the European Wrestling Championships in Rome today (Wednesday). The Azerbaijan camp has confirmed without giving a reason that the two…
World No1. Victor Lorincz (Hungary) lost to Semen Novikov (Ukraine) by 7-1 in 87kg Greco-Roman European Wrestling Championship, Rome. The 29-year-old grappler has been taking the mat since 2010 and has been a dominant force since then. In…
Teen sensation Edmond Armen Nazaryan of Bulgaria upset Vitalii Kabaloev (Russia) in 55kg Greco-Roman final of European Wrestling Championship in Rome. The 18-year-old rose to the occasion and also in stature on his maiden seniors appearance for Bulgaria.…
A battery of World, Olympic and continental champions will be in action in the Greco Roman competition on the second day of the European Wrestling Championship today (Tuesday) In 60 kg category, Chris Kecskemét has been pitted in…
The 2019 world champion and legend of Turkish wrestling Riza KAYAALP is gunning for his tenth European title (European Championships: 8; European Games: 1) in Rome. The Turkish big man can lock up the 130kg top seed at…
The world body of wrestling, United World Wrestling has released list of players who will be seen in action at the European Championships in Rome from Monday 10th to 16th February. There are eleven reigning world champions and…
United World Wrestling has updated its rankings for the year 2020 and Russia shows a strong presence with 9 of its wrestlers at world number 1 spot in all styles. Out of the total 30 weight categories (Men/…