CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (September 15) – The grand old man of Greco-Roman , Mihaly DEAK BARDOS (HUN), returned to the FILA World Rankings with a bronze medal in the Waclaw Pytlasinski Memorial tournament in early August. Most of the upper ranks were stable as wrestlers turned their attention to the Senior Wrestling World Championships, September 16-22, in Budapest. But, there was...
BUDAPEST , HUNGARY (September 15) – A host of hometown heroes and the “classical” style of wrestling, Greco-Roman, brings the curtain down Sunday, September 22, on the 2013 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest. London 2012 silver medalist Tamas LORINCZ (HUN) will lead the charge on the final day of the championships at Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena as he strives to keep his record in 2013...
UNIVERSIADE, SPANISH GP SHAPE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD RANKINGS CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (Aug. 9) – World and Olympic champion Roman VLASOV (RUS) led the charge for Russia as the host nation for the World University Games (Universiade) crowned five champions in Greco-Roman wrestling. VLASOV reaffirmed his position as the world’s top welterweight in Greco-Roman by winning the 74kg crown, while Ivan...
FILA has been informed of the death of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) wrestler, Keitani Graham, at the age of 32. The cause of death has not been confirmed but he died of a heart attack. Mr Graham was dedicated to Wrestling and competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games. Graham took part in many international competitions including the World Championships and other World Qualification Tournaments....
It is with deep sorrow that FILA learned that the coach Jeff Blatnick passed away. He was a model of perseverance for the others. He was able to realize the dream of each athlete : to be an Olympic champion. FILA conveys its sincere condoleances to his family ...
Anatoly Kolesov, triple World Champion of Greco-Roman Wrestling (1962, 1963, 1965) died at the age of 74. Sick for a long time, the athlete was still chosen by the Russian Olympic Committee to be head of the delegation to the London Olympics in August. In the following days, Russia has also lost Mr. Valery Onopko, died suddenly at the age of 64. He was Secretary General of the Wrestling...
The Greco-Roman World Championship for veterans was held in Raciborz (POL) from 07 till 09 October 2011. 360 participants aged from 35 till 70 and representing 25 countries responded to the Polish Wrestling Federation's invitation. Iran, Russia and Poland entered the highest number of competitors with respectively 64, 50, and 39 wrestlers. Just like last year, Iran and Russia were neck and neck in...
The Wrestling Federation of Kazakhstan held the second President of the Republic's Team Cup in Greco-Roman wrestling on 19 June 2011 in front of a vast public. The FILA President and Bureau members, Mr. Daulet Turlykhanov, Mr. Csaba Hegedus, and Mr. Chang-Kew Kim attended the competition that was also granting cash prizes to the first four teams. 10 teams from 9 countries took part in the tournament...
The 2011 Greco-Roman World Cup was hosted by the Belarusian Wrestling Federation in the capital of the country on 19-20 February. The 9 best teams from the 2010 World Championship and the host country met to determine the new world ranking of the discipline. The first day of competition left a great impression with a very good organisation and a vast attendance of wrestling connoisseurs. Group...
est tenue cette année à Yerevan, la capitale de l'Arménie. Cette coupe du Monde rassemble les 8 meilleures nations de lutte Greco Romaine (Turquie, Iran, Russie, Cuba, Hongrie, Géorgie, Arménie ainsi qu...
The first World Cup of the year in Greco-Roman wrestling sucessfully took place in Clermont-Ferrand (FRA) on 20 and 21 February 2009. After two days of relentless fighting between the 8 best Greco-Roman teams in the world, the ranking settled as such: 1. Russia, 2. France, 3. Armenia, 4. Cuba, 5. Kazakhstan, 6. Hungary, 7. China, and 8. Azerbaijan. The details of the rounds can be consulted on the...
The Greco-Roman World Cup took place in Szombathely (HUN) on 28 and 29 February in connection with the Hungarian Grand Prix, second Golden Grand Prix in Greco-Roman. The World Cup was fiercely competed for and Hungary caused a stir by winning the first place within its group, therefore qualifying for the final against Russia. The final was logically won by the Russian team, but Hungary put up great...