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International Wrestling News – # 8

1 } – Benton’s Zain Retherford still dreams of Olympics
This was supposed be the year former Benton wrestler Zain Retherford was to be at the Olympics. But with that postponed to 2021 the Penn State All American is back near his home at Ride Out Wrestling teaching a clinic. Zain Retherford, 3- time NCAA champion wrestler says “ I just love coming and teaching love teaching youth wrestlers. Honestly, it makes me better and learn and understand technique and being close to my hometown it is awesome. I was in there shoes not too long ago. It is awesome to do that and give back“ … rest of story at https://fox56.com/news/local/bentons-zain-retherford-still-dreams-of-olympics?mc_cid=fb559ea200&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

2 } – UPDATED QUALIFIERS FOR 2020 U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS AS OF JULY 30, 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Wrestling will post regular updates on the athletes who have qualified for the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials, which will determine the 2020 Olympic Team in all three styles—men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. The U.S. Olympic Team Trials have been postponed. They were originally set for April 4-5 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the campus of Penn State University in University Park, Pa. Discussions are underway to reschedule at a later date at Bryce Jordan Center. The winners of the Trials will compete for the United States at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, if their respective weight has been qualified. In total, there are now 165 athletes qualified for the Olympic Trials, 53 in men’s freestyle, 53 in women’s freestyle and 59 in Greco-Roman. … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/July/30/Updated-US-Olympic-Team-Trials-qualifiers?mc_cid=b3b7655607&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

3 } – United World Wrestling Partners with Nike Wrestling for ‘We Will Wrestle Again’ Campaign
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (July 27) – United World Wrestling, the international governing body for the sport of wrestling, has teamed up with global supplier Nike Wrestling for the “We Will Wrestle Again” campaign. The effort is focused on providing financial relief to wrestling organizations impacted by the global pandemic. ‘We Will Wrestle Again’ aims to maximize the reach of UWW and Nike to raise money via tee shirt sales and direct the relief to National Federations, host-cities, and other grassroots activities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The tee shirts are available for sale on the United World Wrestling online store: uwwstore.com “We are pleased to join with Nike Wrestling for this important mission,” said United World Wrestling president Nenad LALOVIC. “We are facing unprecedented times and the strength of our future will depend on our ability to come together in support of our community members around the world – from athletes to national federations. We must remember that we will wrestle again.” … rest of story at https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/united-world-wrestling-partners-nike-wrestling-we-will-wrestle-again-campaign?mc_cid=84274241b0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

4 } – 2020 ARMED FORCES RESULTS CHANGED AFTER ATHLETE DISQUALIFIED; MUELLER QUALIFIES FOR OLYMPIC TRIALS; MARINES WIN GRECO-ROMAN TITLE
Armed Forces Sports has notified USA Wrestling that an athlete who participated in the 2020 Armed Forces Wrestling Championships has had his results disqualified, thus changing the outcome of the competition, which was held at Naval Station Kitsap, Wash. from February 20-24. The results for Sergeant Vladyslav Dombrovskiy of the U.S. Army have been disqualified, based upon a USADA suspension due to his anti-doping violation. Armed Forces Sports changed the results in compliance with the USADA decision. The athlete competed at 77 kg in Greco-Roman and 79 kg in men’s freestyle. His disqualification changes the individual medals in those weight classes, the results of the dual meets in which the athlete participated, as well as the team standings in Greco-Roman. … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/July/30/Armed-Forces-Championship-results-changed?mc_cid=b3b7655607&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

5 } – With Online Webinars Wrestling Finds Eager Audience
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (July 30) — A move from the mat to the home office was never planned, but for United World Wrestling the transition from mat-based training to online learning is showing positive results. The hourlong webinars, launched in June, have a been a huge success with more than 40 being delivered by the development department across several languages and attracting viewership from all five continents.  “Through the pandemic has proven to be challenging in a number of ways, the wrestling community has shown resilience,” said UWW Development Director Deqa Niamkey. “These are challenging times we have managed to engage coaches, referees and national federations on a weekly basis with highly renowned experts to keep our community motivated and learn best practices. We are grateful to be part of this growing wrestling family and we look forward to having everyone back on the field of play.” … rest of story at https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/online-webinars-wrestling-finds-eager-audience?mc_cid=18dff864d7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

6 } – Two-Year Countdown to Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Today marks the two-year countdown to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, set for July 28, 2022.
The Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years with athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The sport of wrestling has been ncluded in every Commonwealth Games except 1990, 1998 and 2006. Women’s wrestling made its debut at the Commonwealth games in 2010 in New Delhi, India. “Today marks exactly two years to go until the official opening ceremony for Birmingham 2022 and we’re on track with our plans to host a spectacular event which will not only put Birmingham and the West Midlands centre stage but will also be an integral part of the region’s recovery plan following the global pandemic, bringing jobs for local people and contracts for local businesses,” said Ian Reid, chief executive officer for Birmingham 2022. … rest of story at https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/two-year-countdown-birmingham-2022-commonwealth-games?mc_cid=18dff864d7&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

7 } – POSTPONED OLYMPICS DAY 1: TOKYO OLYMPIC WRESTLING WOULD HAVE STARTED WITH THREE WEIGHT CLASSES
If there were no COVID-19, and if the International Olympic Committee had not postponed then rescheduled the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, today would have been the first day of the wrestling competition. Over the next seven days, we will review the Olympic wrestling situation, covering the weight classes and athletes who would have been showcased in Tokyo on each of the days. We will look at what nations are already qualified in each weight class, and what athletes might be in line to reach the Olympics in the spots still available. Today would have been the start of competition, with two Greco-Roman weight classes (60 kg and 130 kg), plus the first of the women’s freestyle weight classes (76 kg). Wrestling would have gone through the semifinals matches each day, setting the gold-medal pairings in each of the weight classes. … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/August/02/Day-1-of-the-2020-Olympics-if-it-had-not-been-postponed?mc_cid=c6e5782be1&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

8 } – How Olympic Wrestler Jordan Burroughs Trains for Gold
Burroughs and his coach, Mark Manning, walk us through his training session.
The plans for Olympic gold medal wrestler Jordan Burroughs to get back on the podium in 2020 might have been delayed once the Tokyo Games were pushed off until next year, but he has not wavered in his commitment to his sport. His weight class, 163 pounds, keeps him focused and disciplined when it comes to he gym and his nutrition. Burroughs opened up his training to Men’s Health and took us inside a workout (pre-quarantine) led by his coach, Mark Manning, head wrestling coach at the University of Nebraska. “Part of being the best in the world is being physically prepared, mentally prepared, and then emotionally prepared. So we really demand a lot out of him from the cardio standpoint, and also the physical nature of our sport,” says Manning. “It’s a tough workout, but we train all areas in regards to the wrestling aspect but also the physical demands.” … rest of story at https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a33337190/olympic-wrestler-jordan-burroughs-workout/?mc_cid=fb559ea200&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

9} – #ONEYEAROUT: A LOOK AT MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS OF USA WRESTLING’S OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIERS
Today, July 23, is exactly one year prior to the start of the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, which will begin July 23, 2021. The event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rescheduled almost exactly one year after it was scheduled to take place. At this point, the United States has competed in two of the three stages of Olympic qualifying, and has qualified 15 of the 18 weight classes for the Olympic Games. Included are all six women’s freestyle weight classes, five of the six men’s freestyle weight classes and four of the six Greco-Roman weight classes. There is one more chance to qualify the three weight classes remaining in Bulgaria in late April 2021. … rest of story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2020/July/23/One-Year-Out-Olympic-qualifiers-achievements?mc_cid=fb559ea200&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

10 } – Executive Committee Announces Cancelation of Upcoming Events
CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (August 5) — The United World Wrestling executive committee (EC) held a virtual meeting today to review the impact of COVID-19 on the future of the Cadet and Junior European Championships. Due to the ongoing pandemic the EC voted to cancel all events planned for September and October, including the European Cadet Championship scheduled for 5-11 October in Poland and the European Junior Championship planned on 19-25 October 2020 in North Macedonia. “We will continue to monitor the worldwide response to the pandemic,” said United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic. “We take seriously the responsibility to care for our athletes safety and health. When we have confidence they can compete with success we will wrestle again.” The EC will meet in the next month to further discuss the 2020 calendar and analyze next steps. … rest of story at https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/executive-committee-announces-cancelation-upcoming-events?mc_cid=dabfe2c4a0&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

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