TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Two-time Olympic gold medal-winning Japanese wrestler Risako Kinjo said Sunday she heads into retirement ...

Risako Kinjo, a celebrated wrestler and double Olympic gold medallist, announced her retirement at 30, highlighting the fulfilment her career brought her. Kinjo, who captured gold in Rio 2016 and ...

Objectives To evaluate and compare the injuries of Olympic wrestlers during the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games held in August 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods In this descriptive ...

PARIS Helen Maroulis emphatically pushed her name back atop the list of U.S. women’s Olympic wrestling medalists. Maroulis pinned Canada’s Hannah Taylor in 24 seconds to claim the bronze medal in the ...

Kennedy Blades initially struggled to fully appreciate her biggest moment on the mat. Her mind already was on Olympic gold. Blades, just 20 years old, defeated six-time world champion and Tokyo ...

Spencer Lee said he needed to clear wrestling from his mind for a short period. The former University of Iowa three-time NCAA champion and five-time All-American visited Japan last year. Just an ...

Olympic gold medalist and World Freestyle wrestling champion Zaurbek Sidakov is reportedly considering a switch to MMA, according to UFC fighter Muhammadjon Naimov. Advertisement A three-time world ...

The array of accomplishments displayed at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum once brought Sarah Hildebrandt to tears. Unfortunately, not tears of joy. Hildebrandt moved to Colorado Springs in 2015 ...