Wrestling champion on hunger strike over axe
Double Olympic wrestling champion Armen Nazaryan has decided to go on a hunger strike to protest against the sport's possible exclusion from the Games.
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Wrestling dropped from 2020 Olympics
Wrestling has been dropped as a sport from the 2020 Games by the International Olympic Committee's executive board.
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O'Neill has selection headache for Russia clash
Michael O'Neill is wrestling with a handful of big selection calls ahead of his first competitive match as Northern Ireland manager against Russia tonight.
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Wrestling: Third gold for Taymazov
Artur Taymazov cemented his place in freestyle wrestling history after he beat Davit Modzmanashvili to win his third successive gold in the super-heavyweight division.
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Wrestling: First Japanese gold in 24 years
Japan won their first male wrestling gold in 24 years after Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu defeated India's Sushil Kumar in the final of the 66kg freestyle.
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Wrestling: Otarsultanov claims controversial win
Russia claimed their fourth wrestling gold of London 2012 after Dzhamal Otarsultanov beat Vladimer Khinchegashvili in the -55kg freestyle final.
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Wrestling: Gold for USA's Burroughs
Jordan Burroughs walked away with gold and a cheque for a quarter of a million dollars after becoming the United States' first Olympic wrestling champion of London 2012.
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Wrestling: Yoshida completes hat-trick
Saori Yoshida won her third successive Olympic gold to maintain Japan's dominance of women's wrestling at London 2012.
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Wresting: Two golds for Japan
Japan's Kaori Icho cruised to her third successive Olympic gold in the 63kg women's freestyle wrestling at the London Olympics.
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Wrestling: Kim Hyeon-Woo wins gold
South Korean wrestler Kim Hyeon-Woo pulled off a remarkable victory in lightweight final despite being hampered by a huge black eye which meant he could not see out of one eye for most of the competition.
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Wrestling: Iran and Russia take gold
Iran won their second Greco-Roman gold in two days after Omid Noroozi beat Georgia's Revaz Lashkhi in the -60kg category.
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Guide to wrestling at the Olympics
Find out more about wrestling at the Olympics
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Munster 24-23 Perpignan
Munster showed their mettle as they recovered from conceding a late try to wrestle back the points against three-try Heineken Cup Pool 1 opponents Perpignan at Thomond Park.
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Irish Whip Wrestling
RTÉ.ie's Tadhg Peavoy goes behind the scenes of the Irish Whip Wrestling event in Tallaght.
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Barcelona keen to twist knife into Real
Barcelona go into next Saturday's 'El Clasico' against Real Madrid knowing victory at Camp Nou could be a giant step towards wrestling the title from their arch-rivals.
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Mindorashvili wins second Georgia gold
Revazi Mindorashvili won Georgia's second wrestling gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, after he vanquished the Russian world champion on his way to the final.
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Taymazov wins lone Uzbekistan gold
Artur Taymazov won the men's 120kg freestyle title on Thursday to give Uzbekistan their first wrestling gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
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Muradov wins sixth Russian gold
Shirvani Muradov won the men's 96kg freestyle title Thursday to give powerhouse Russia their sixth and final wrestling gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
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Sahin wins Turkey's first gold at the mat
Sahin of Turkey won the men's 66kg freestyle wrestling title to earn Turkey their first gold medal at the Olympics on Wednesday.
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Georgian eliminates Russian 84 kg favourite
Georgia's Revazi Mindorashvili leapt into the arms of his coach with delight on Thursday after knocking Russian favourite Georgy Ketoev out of the finals of the men's 84kg freestyle wrestling at the Olympic Games.