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US women’s wrestling wins two Olympic golds and closes gap on Japan in fight for supremacy

by admin | Aug 12, 2024 | Representation, SEW

The United States closed the gap on Japan in women’s wrestling at the Paris Olympics. The Japanese won four of the six gold medals for the third straight Olympics and claimed two bronze medals as well. But the Americans got women’s freestyle golds from Sarah...

Olympic disqualification of gold medal hopeful exposes ‘dark side’ of women’s wrestling

by admin | Aug 8, 2024 | Representation, SEW

A female wrestler from India was disqualified from her gold-medal bout at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday morning after weighing in about 100 grams above the maximum limit for her weight class. For context: That’s about 0.22 pounds or 3.5 ounces − roughly the...

Amit Elor, 20, wins women’s wrestling gold after dominant showing at Paris Olympics

by admin | Aug 7, 2024 | Representation, SEW

Amit Elor looked exasperated as she walked to the edge of the mat Tuesday night, her mouth agape, her shoulders shrugged. The moment she’d been dreaming about for her entire life was here, and she didn’t really know what to do. Wave at the crowd? Collapse...

Women’s wrestling moves toward NCAA championship status, projected for winter 2026

by admin | Feb 14, 2024 | Uncategorized

Women’s wrestling on Wednesday took a big step toward becoming the 91st NCAA championship sport, with its projected first NCAA championship occurring in winter 2026. The NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics voted at its meeting Wednesday to recommend...

Sakshi Malik quits wrestling after election of new WFI president; Vinesh says ‘harassment will continue’

by admin | Dec 22, 2023 | #MeToo, Representation, SEW

Sakshi Malik has announced her retirement from wrestling, as the Olympic medallist confirmed she would not compete under newly-elected Wrestling Federation of India president, Sanjay Kumar Singh – who she termed a ‘right-hand’ of former WFI...

Adeline Gray wins ninth medal at world wrestling championships, first as a mom

by admin | Sep 26, 2023 | Representation, SEW

Adeline Gray won a U.S. record-tying ninth world wrestling championships medal, 14 months after having twins. Gray, 32, beat Cuban Milaimys Marín 10-6 in a 76kg bronze-medal match at worlds in Belgrade, Serbia, on Wednesday. Read More

She Was WWE’s First Female Referee. She Says Vince McMahon Raped Her. Rita Chatterton does not want to be forgotten.

by admin | Jun 28, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW

On August 28, 2021, Rita Chatterton, a sandy-haired 64-year-old woman, stood at a podium in Albany to receive a “Trailblazer Award” from the International Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was the brainchild of a wrestling fan named Seth Turner,...

Helen Maroulis planned to retire after Tokyo Olympics. Then ‘something just clicked’

by admin | Jun 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Before stepping onto the wrestling mat at the Tokyo Olympics last summer, Helen Maroulis reminded herself to take it all in. “I just remember thinking, ‘This is the last tournament that I’ll ever wrestle,’” Maroulis, 30, reflects now. It wasn’t the first time...

Mensah-Stock becomes 1st first Black U.S. women’s wrestler to win Olympic gold

by admin | Aug 3, 2021 | Representation, SEW

As Tamyra Mensah-Stock celebrated winning her Olympic gold medal, she hoped her victory would encourage Black girls in the United States to consider wrestling. When she defeated Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu 4-1 in the women’s 68-kilogram freestyle...

Two-time Olympic wrestler, Cynthia Vescan, signs with PFL MMA

by admin | Mar 19, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Professional Fighters League (PFL), the fastest growing and most innovative sports league in the world, today announced the signing of Cynthia Vanessa Vescan, one of the most talented female freestyle wrestlers in the world. Read More
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