Bay Ledger News Zonebill@blnz.comtag:www.blnz.com,2009:topics/competitive_wrestlingtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/01/Iran_wrestling_leaders_unite_fight_9f96

Wrestling leaders from political foes Iran and the United States have united as part of a coalition of nations trying to keep the sport from being dumped from the Olympic lineup.

2013-03-01T20:02:16ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/13/Wrestlers_fight_Olympic_removal_5d36

Wrestlers around the world on Wednesday vowed to fight to save the ancient sport's Olympic status, after the International Olympic Committee voted to drop it for the 2020 Games.

2013-02-13T15:55:28ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/07/Golden_pearl_Japan_wrestler_Yoshida_2e47

Japanese wrestling queen Saori Yoshida received a necklace with a gold-coloured pearl Wednesday for winning a record 13 straight Olympic and world championship gold medals over 10 years.

2012-11-07T19:28:58ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/12/Indias_Kumar_eyes_after_wrestling_9b42

India's Sushil Kumar wants to complete his Olympic medal collection by winning gold at the 2016 Games in Rio after taking wrestling silver on the final day of action in London.

2012-08-13T01:55:32ZAFP Global Editionby Julian Guyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/12/Yonemitsu_ends_Japan_mens_wrestling_3532

Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu ended Japan's 24-year wait for an Olympic men's wrestling gold medal when he beat India's Sushil Kumar in the 66kg freestyle final on Sunday.

2012-08-12T17:08:43ZAFP Asian Editionby Julian Guyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/12/Comeback_Kumar_into_Olympic_wrestling_532b

India's Sushil Kumar advanced into the Olympic men's 66kg freestyle wrestling final after coming from behind in his last four clash in spectacular style on Sunday.

2012-08-12T10:52:08ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/12/India_hails_Olympic_bronze_medal_d838

Indian celebrities and politicians lined up Sunday to lavish praise on wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, who won a bronze medal for his success-starved country despite suffering a badly swollen eye.

2012-08-12T10:49:51ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/11/Death_glory_gets_Taymazov_third_fa58

Uzbekistan's Artur Taymazov said he'd been prepared to die in his ultimately successful bid for a third consecutive Olympic heavyweight freestyle wrestling gold medal.

2012-08-11T21:14:53ZAFP Global Editionby Julian Guyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/11/Asgarov_stuns_Kudukhov_60kg_wrestling_f1ef

Toghrul Asgarov of Azerbaijan won the Olympic men's 60kg freestyle wrestling gold medal at London's Excel Arena on Saturday, defeating world champion Besik Kudukhov of Russia in the final.

2012-08-11T18:43:53ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/10/Burroughs_good_word_wrestling_gold_ba23

Jordan Burroughs, the poster boy of American wrestling, lived up to all the pre-London 2012 hype by adding Olympic gold to his world title in the men's 74kg freestyle category on Friday.

2012-08-10T21:05:55ZAFP Global Editionby Julian Guyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/10/Burroughs_wins_mens_74kg_freestyle_7d8a

Jordan Burroughs of the United States became the Olympic men's 74kg freestyle wrestling champion by defeating Iran's Sadegh Gourdazi in the final at London's Excel Arena on Thursday.

2012-08-10T19:13:32ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/10/Otarsultanov_justifies_Russian_faith_with_6305

Dzhamal Otarsultanov rewarded the Russian selectors with an Olympic gold medal when he took the 55kg men's freestyle wrestling title at London's Excel Arena on Thursday.

2012-08-10T18:51:42ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/10/Otarsultanov_wins_mens_55kg_freestyle_55fb

Russia's Dzhamal Otarsultanov won the Olympic men's 55kg freestyle wrestling gold medal after defeating Georgia's Vladimer Khinchegashvili in the final at London's Excel Arena on Friday.

2012-08-10T18:21:31ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/10/Burroughs_into_Olympic_wrestling_final_0019

Jordan Burroughs' bid to add Olympic gold to the world championship he won last year remained on course after the American reached Friday's 74kg freestyle wrestling final at London's Excel Arena.

2012-08-10T15:21:05ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/09/Yoshida_carries_coach_after_wrestling_51c3

Japan's Saori Yoshida won a third Olympic 55kg women's freestyle wrestling title on Thursday and celebrated by performing a cartwheel and grappling with her coach.

2012-08-09T20:15:06ZAFP Global Editionby Julian Guyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/09/Japans_Yoshida_wins_third_wrestling_83b4

Japan's Saori Yoshida won the Olympic women's freestyle wrestling 55kg gold medal for the third successive Games after defeating Tonya Verbeek of Canada in the final on Thursday.

2012-08-09T18:26:44ZAFP Asian EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/09/Japans_Yoshida_bout_away_from_64ed

Japan's Saori Yoshida was just one match away from winning a third Olympic gold medal after reaching the 55kg women's freestyle wrestling final at London's Excel Arena on Thursday.

2012-08-09T16:08:06ZAFP Asian Editionby Julian Guyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/09/Yoshida_course_treble_42fa

Saori Yoshida started her quest for a third Olympic gold medal -- and Japan's third in as many women's freestyle wrestling classes in London -- in commanding fashion on Thursday.

2012-08-09T14:21:22ZAFP Asian Editionby Julian Guyertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/08/Japanese_women_double_freestyle_wrestling_840b

Japan's Hitomi Obara justified her decision to come out of retirement by winning the women's 48kg freestyle wrestling gold in her first Olympic Games at London's Excel Arena on Wednesday.

2012-08-08T19:23:43ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/08/Obara_wins_womens_freestyle_wrestling_d738

Japan's Hitomi Obara won the Olympic women's 48kg freestyle wrestling gold medal after beating Azerbaijan's Mariya Stadnik 3-1 in the final at London's Excel Arena on Wednesday.

2012-08-08T18:23:59ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter