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South Africa Advances National Wrestling System with DNSS Phase 2
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (286+ words) By United World Wrestling Press Following the diagnostic and mapping phase conducted earlier, Phase 2 marks a clear transition from analysis to structured implementation, laying the foundation for a sustainable and internationally aligned wrestling system. Led by UWW Development Officer Vincent…...
Asian Championships 2026 Day 4 Live: Women's Wrestling
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (580+ words) By Ken Marantz & Vinay Siwach WATCH LIVE | LIVE MATCH ORDER | DAY 3 RESULTS 12: 27: MANISHA (IND), the 62kg champion last year who has dropped all the way down to 57kg, falls at the first hurdle, sent to an 8-2 defeat by Khulan BATKHUYAG (MGL) in…...
Wrestling: Badaghimofrad claims historic gold for Qatar at Asian Championships 2026
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (1896+ words) Iranian-born Badaghimofrad gave Qatar its first-ever gold medal at the Asian Championships, coming from behind for a 4-3 victory over Amin HOSSEINI (IRI) in the Greco 82kg final on Wednesday in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. "I won a bronze medal at last year's Asian…...
Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 Live: Women's Wrestling
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (736+ words) By Ken Marantz & Vinay Siwach WATCH LIVE | LIVE MATCH ORDER | YUI SUSAKI 2. 0 12: 37: Former world silver medalist Davaanasan ENKH AMAR (MGL) secures her spot in the 76kg semifinals with an 8-2 victory over Eunju HWANG (KOR). Leading 4-0, Enkh Amar gains two takedowns in…...
Asian Championships 2026 Live, Day 2: Greco-Roman
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1349+ words) By Ken Marantz & Vinay Siwach WATCH LIVE | LIVE MATCH ORDER | ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW 97kg semifinals -Hadi SARAVI (IRI) is a win away from defending his Asian title at 97kg after he reached the final in Bishkek with a 3-1 win over Islam YEVLOYEV…...
Asian Wrestling Championships 2026: Makhmudov Helps Kyrgyzstan Strike 3 Golds
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1890+ words) Local hero Akzhol MAKHMUDOV (KGZ) gave the host country the victory it most wanted to see, winning the 77kg gold in Greco-Roman at the Asian Championships on Tuesday in Bishkek to repeat his breakout victory of 2018 in the same city. Makhmudov…...
Asian Wrestling Championships 2026: Rise of Sujeet: Indian Wrestler Favorite to Win 65kg Gold
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1207+ words) The 23-year-old is unbeaten this year, winning gold medals at the Zagreb Open and Muhamet Malo Ranking Series, making him the favorite to win gold at 65kg in Bishkek. The last time India won a gold medal at the Asian Championships…...
Asian Wrestling Championships 2026: Iran Puts Four into Greco-Roman Finals
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (1230+ words) Amin MIRZAZADEH (IRI) and fellow reigning world champion Gholamreza FAROKHI (IRI) were among four Iranians who qualified for the finals in the five Greco-Roman weight classes in action on the first day of the Asian Championships on Monday in Bishkek....
Wrestling: Paris Olympic Champion Tsugumi Sakurai Retires at Age 24
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (712+ words) Sakurai, the women's 57kg champion at the Paris Olympics, has announced that she will hang up her singlet and begin a second career nurturing a new generation of wrestlers and serving as a goodwill ambassador of sports for her native Kochi…...
Asian Wrestling Championships 2026 Preview
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (1818+ words) But the Paris Olympic champion at 74kg is returning to action at the Asian Championships in Bishkek, from April 6 to 12 at 79kg, leading a young Uzbekistan team. "I missed wrestling," Jamalov said. "It was tough watching others win medals while I couldn't....