United World Wrestling (UWW) and sports business company Sporty Solutionz have secured an agreement to promote wrestling in the Indian sub-continent.
Brazil and Georgia swept up the women's and men's gold medals, respectively, as the United World Wrestling Beach Wrestling World Series event in Rio de Janeiro concluded.
Two-time world champion Muhammad Inam of Pakistan progressed to the quarter-finals of the men's 90 kilograms category on the opening day of the United World Wrestling (UWW) Beach Wrestling World Series in Rio de Janeiro.
World silver medallist Aline da Silva Ferreira of Brazil and London 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Dato Marsagishvili of Georgia are among the leading athletes preparing to compete at the second stop of the 2019 United World Wrestling (UWW) Beach Wrestling World Series in Rio de Janeiro.
United World Wrestling (UWW) has unveiled a high-performance centre in China’s capital city Beijing, which is hoped will boost the development of the sport.
Uzbekistan's Islomjon Bakhramov followed in the footsteps of his younger brother with victory in the 60 kilograms event as Iran snatched the team Greco-Roman title by a narrow two-point margin at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi’an in China.
Olympic gold medallist Kim Hyeon-woo clinched his first continental title for four years with victory in the men's 77 kilograms event as Greco-Roman action took centre stage at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi’an in China.
North Korea's Pak Yong-mi retained her women's 53 kilograms title with victory over Japan's Maya Mukaida at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi’an in China.
Japan top the team standings after claiming three of the five gold medals available on the opening day of women’s competition at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi’an in China.
Iran capped their domination of the men’s freestyle events at the Asian Wrestling Championships by claiming four of the five gold medals at stake on the second day and twice denying hosts China a title in the process in Xi'an.
Iran won three of the five men’s freestyle gold medals on offer as action began today at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi’an in China.
Japan’s Kaori Icho will be aiming to claim a sixth title and first since 2015 when she competes at the Asian Wrestling Championships in Xi’an in China this week.
The United States won all eight available gold medals as action concluded today at the 2019 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Buenos Aires.
Home favourite Michael Shinohara claimed a second gold medal as action concluded today at the United World Wrestling Oceania Cadet, Junior and Senior Championships in Guam.
Four-time world champion Adeline Gray claimed the gold medal in the women’s 76 kilograms event at the Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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