The IOC previously said it invited 10 Russian wrestlers to the Paris Olympics and its website listed nine of them as having agreed to compete, with one who declined. The IOC didn't immediately ...

Russian wrestlers who were given permission to participate in this summer's Olympic Games have rejected the invitation, the Russian Wrestling Federation said Saturday. After initially being barred ...

MOSCOW, July 6. /TASS/. All Russian wrestlers, who received invitations from the International Olympic Committee to compete at the Paris Games, rejected them, a source in the Russian Wrestling ...

United World Wrestling’s Special Commission has concluded its review of Russian wrestlers qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games and has sent its recommendations to the International Olympic ...

American David Taylor lost to Russian Abdulrashid Sadulaev in the first round of the world championships in a match between ...

The Executive Board of the International Olympic ... Russian athletes may participate at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. In keeping with the IOC’s decision, United World Wrestling ...

MOSCOW, April 4. /TASS/. Two-time Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling, Russia’s Abdulrashid Sadulaev, was not allowed to participate in the qualification tournament for the 2024 Summer ...

EU President despite Moscow’s meddling.

tied the record for most-ever gold medals in wrestling when they each won their third Olympic title. Russia led all countries in medals for the third Olympics in a row, bringing home six of the 14 ...

How do wrestlers score points in Olympic matches? Below are examples of some of the most common ways that wrestlers can earn points during a match. For a more comprehensive list, be sure to read the ...

(Reuters) - Russia's Olympic chief Stanislav Pozdnyakov said on Tuesday he was stepping down to make way for the election of a replacement, citing "geopolitical challenges" facing Russian sport.

The president of the suspended Russian Olympic Committee said Tuesday he plans to step down after six years in charge. Stanislav Pozdnyakov's statement comes just over two months after a ...