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Wrestling Rules Change After FILA Congress 2013
by Wombat Sports
posted May 21, 2013 at 7:59pm

Courtesy FILA/Alexander Oreshnikov Over the weekend, wrestling’s top officials met at the FILA Extraordinary Congress in Moscow to vote on major changes in wrestling, so it makes it more exciting for the fans. The biggest change is a new “passivit...more

Olympic Wrestling Getting a MMA Retrofit; Women Get More Weight Classes
by Wombat Sports
posted May 16, 2013 at 9:18am

Amateur wrestling will soon be getting a showmanship makeover. According to an article on MMAJunkie.com, UFC president Dana White and Bellator’s Bjorn Rebney met with former world wrestling champion Bill Scherr, who is the chairman of the Committ...more

Professional Rugby Player Phaidra Knight signs with Heraea Marketing
by HeraeaMarketing
posted May 8, 2013 at 8:18pm

Phaidra Knight chooses the right team...more

Young Irish wrestlers want their turn in the sun
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted March 3, 2013 at 8:49am

Training at Hercules Club PIC Cecile Gordon So they say wrestling is tough but this bunch of kids in Dublin have a slightly different opinion .... Robyn Molloy is nine years old and barely comes up to her wrestling coach’s elbow but when he c...more

Nations Unite for Olympic Wrestling in 2020
by Wombat Sports
posted February 15, 2013 at 9:41am

Just a few days after the International Olympic Committee announced they were going dropping wrestling from the Olympics in 2020, several nations have stated they will join the fight for re-inclusion. Among them are Russia and India, who have both h...more

Irish wrestlers respond to IOC announcement
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted February 14, 2013 at 10:03pm

Wrestlers at Hercules Club Dublin PIC Cecile Gordon These are some of the wrestlers who may never get to compete at an Olympic Games if Jacques Rogge and the rest of International Olympic Committee have their way. The IOC announced this week the...more

Olympics Dropping Wrestling from 2020 Games…For Now
by Wombat Sports
posted February 12, 2013 at 9:06pm

The IOC voted Tuesday to drop one of its iconic sports, wrestling, starting at the 2020 Games. The 15 person committee voted via secret ballot over several rounds, considering television ratings, ticket sales, anti-doping policy, and global participati...more

Just for women sports 24/7 coming our way
by HeraeaMarketing
posted February 12, 2013 at 7:46pm

Sports Channel for Women TV...more

Stats Show Girls Scholastic Wrestling Growing Faster Than the Boys
by Wombat Sports
posted February 3, 2013 at 9:40am

Maryland’s Richard Montgomery H. S. Ingrid Rosales & Carmen Arevalo Courtesy Chris Rossi/The Gazette The future of women’s amateur wrestling is looking brighter everyday, with participation growing quickly in high schools. According to...more

Montana Female Prep Wrestler Taking Up Sport for Her Brother
by Wombat Sports
posted January 25, 2013 at 6:32pm

As women high school wrestling divisions are being developed in states like Washington, California, and New York, some states are still trying to catch up. Montana has from time to time had females trying out for male teams, but has yet to get enough fem...more

Eve Torres to Refocus Efforts from WWE to Gracie Women’s Empowerment
by Wombat Sports
posted January 19, 2013 at 11:35am

WWE star Eve Torres decided to call it quits this past Monday to take on something her and her fiance Rener Gracie are passionate about; women’s self defense. Torres, a blue belt in Gracie jiu-jitsu, will use her off time to help develop and build ...more

New York City to Start Girls’ Wrestling League in Spring
by Wombat Sports
posted December 9, 2012 at 9:03am

Courtesy NY Times As women’s wrestling expands in the colliagte system, so does it among secondary schools. New York City’s demand for a girls’ wrestling program has culminated in them introducing a league this March. New Y...more

2012 Female Combat Sports at the Olympics Recap
by Wombat Sports
posted August 14, 2012 at 8:42am

Women’s Boxing Olympians Courtesy – Sarah Deming/Huffington Post The present and future of women’s combat sports coverage on London for two weeks, and proved a strong state of women athletes. Women’s boxing came to wh...more

Japanese Women Wrestlers Conquer 2012 Olympics
by Wombat Sports
posted August 10, 2012 at 8:19am

Saori Yoshida Courtesy AP She can now stake her claim as the best female freestyle wrestler ever. Saori Yoshida of Japan, who had only lost twice since 2002, claimed her third gold medal in the 55 kg wrestling final at the Olympics Thursday. Yoshida h...more

Busiest Combat Day in the 2012 Olympics Happen Wednesday
by Wombat Sports
posted August 8, 2012 at 5:48am

Chun Three women’s combat sports will all be competing on the same day Wednesday for the London 2012 Olympics. Besides the boxing semi-fianls featuring Team USA’s Marlen Esparza, and Claressa Sheilds; wrestling and taekwondo will start the...more

Get Ready for Three Weeks of Olympic Combat Sports
by Wombat Sports
posted July 26, 2012 at 5:32pm

The 2012 Olympics in London is loaded with female combat athletes. With the debut of women’s boxing added on to the already popular Taekwondo, Judo and Wrestling, there is plenty to watch in the next three weeks. This year, all the matches will be a...more

Wrestler Stephany Lee off Olympic Team Due to Positive Marijuana Test
by Wombat Sports
posted July 5, 2012 at 4:17pm

This past weekend, The New York Times reported that wrestler Stephany Lee has been pulled off the U.S. wrestling team due to a positive drug test after she competed at the April Olympic wrestling trials. She tested positivie for marijuana metabolites. She...more

U.S. Open Winners Fill Last Spots on Olympic Wrestling Team Sunday
by Wombat Sports
posted April 23, 2012 at 1:20pm

It took all 3 matches (and 9 periods) for 48 kg/105 lbs. U.S. Open winner Clarissa Chun to make her second Olympic team. The Hawaiian Chun faced challenge bracket winner Alyssa Lampe in a two out of three match Olympic team qualifying final. ...more

US Women’s Olympic Team Trials Day 1 – Lee and Campbell Punch Tickets to London Olympics
by Wombat Sports
posted April 22, 2012 at 10:59pm

The first two members of the U.S. Women’s Olympic Wrestling team have decided. Missouri Valley wrestling alumni Stephany Lee was dominant, running through the 72 kg Challengers bracket with two pins and a two period decision to face Ali Bernard in ...more

Watch the US Women’s Olympic Wrestling Trials This Weekend
by Wombat Sports
posted April 21, 2012 at 12:50pm

Four female wrestlers will be selected to represent the US at the 2012 London Olympic Games this weekend, and you will be able to see all the matches. NBCSports.com will stream the quarterfinals, semi-finals, and challenge matches of the Olympic Wrestlin...more

NBC Sports Network to Televise U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials – Next-day Coverage
by Wombat Sports
posted April 12, 2012 at 9:54am

Courtesy TheMat.com NBC has announced it will air the USA wrestling trials on their new NBC Sports channel April 22 and 23. These matches will not be live, rather tape delayed from the day before. One representative from four different weight classes ...more

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