Smatov was born in Siberia and views Beloglazov as a national hero in Russia. Smatov practiced karate and didn’t begin ...

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Speaking about the possible venue for the Russia-US dual meet the RWF president Mikhail Mamiashvili named Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan MOSCOW, April 29. /TASS/. A freestyle wrestling meet ...

The Russian president visited on Thursday a newly-built Sambo wrestling sports center in the country’s southern city of Krasnodar KRASNODAR, March 7. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on ...

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Olympic Committee says it plans to appeal to the IOC to restore wrestling to the games. Maine will allow tribes to offer online sports betting Halfway home, pace up 22.3% in ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's Olympic wrestling team has reported "tens" of doping cases which could rule top athletes out of the games in Rio de Janeiro in August. The announcement adds to the pressure on ...

Russia said on Saturday that 10 of its wrestlers who were offered spots at the Paris Olympics as neutrals will refuse to compete. The Russian wrestling federation said in a statement that its ...

MOSCOW, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs is unhappy after the President of the country's Wrestling Federation (WFR) Mikhail Mamiashvili was refused a visa to enter the United ...

LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Russia's Alan Khugaev won gold in the 84kg division of the Greco-Roman wrestling at the London Olympics on Monday. He beat former 96kg Olympic champion Karam Ebrahim of Egypt ...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian wrestler Dmitry Baboryko was banned for two years on Thursday after taking a breast cancer drug that counters the effects of using steroids. Baboryko tested positive ...