Wrestling
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London 2012 Olympics: British wrestling champion Chloe Spiteri faces battle to ... - Telegraph.co.uk
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 14, 2011
British wrestling champion Chloe Spiteri has nothing personal against the Ukrainian immigrants who, if they receive their British passports in time, will be wearing Team GB leotards at next summer's London Olympics. All she wants is to be treated fairly… Full Story »
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London 2012: Olympic tests events at Excel 'a success' - BBC News
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 14, 2011
Athletes have competed in table tennis, weightlifting, boxing, wrestling, judo, fencing and taekwondo at the Docklands venue in east London in recent weeks. Debbie Jevans, Director of Sport for Locog, said Excel was one of the most important and exciting… Full Story »
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LOCOG Director of Sport pleased with ExCeL test
London 2012 News &bull Dec 14, 2011
Seven London 2012 test events that took place at ExCeL this month have been hailed a success by London 2012 Organising Committee Director of Sport Debbie Jevans. The first week of competition in the London Prepares series events saw international… Full Story »
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LOCOG Director of Sport pleased with ExCeL test events
London 2012 News &bull Dec 14, 2011
Seven London 2012 test events that took place at ExCeL this month have been hailed a success by London 2012 Organising Committee Director of Sport Debbie Jevans. The first week of competition in the London Prepares series events saw international… Full Story »
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LONDON 2012: Spiteri rues lack of opportunity for home-grown British wrestling talent
More than the games &bull Dec 11, 2011WRESTLER Chloe Spiteri was born and raised right next to the Olympic Stadium - but her London 2012 story currently looks unlikely to get its happy ending. Spiteri was part of the British team at the wrestling test event, part of the London Prepares Series, at the Excel Centre this weekend but her hopes of a return visit next summer look increasingly slim. Six years ago British Wrestling, determined to exploit the opportunities of… Full Story »
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Five Ukrainian wrestlers marry British competitors
Telegraph - Olympics &bull Dec 10, 2011
A series of eastern Europeans, invited to the UK to help to train local wrestlers ahead of the 2012 Olympics, have ended up marrying British-born competitors. The phenomenon suggests that the community of wrestlers, who train six days a week… Full Story »
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2012 Olympics: Long-forlorn East London is getting into competition shape - Washington Post
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Dec 9, 2011
View Photo Gallery - getting into Olympic shape:The largely industrial and neglected area of the city is getting some major attention ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games. The race to the venue, and the starting line of the tour, required… Full Story »
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London 2012 Olympics: world boxing chief slams British Wrestling's 'Plastic Brit' policy
Telegraph - Olympics &bull Dec 9, 2011
The president of FILA, the world governing body of wrestling, has hit out at British Wrestling's policy of recruiting overseas athletes to compete at the London Olympics and has also criticised Britain's failure to secure a lasting legacy for the… Full Story »
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Female Wrestlers Vie for Piece of Turkey's Heart
Women Talk Sports - Olympics &bull Oct 21, 2011
Wrestling always reminds me of reading John Irving's The World According to Garp. Strange but true. And in the week of the European Boxing championships in Rotterdam, it seems like a good chance to look at another contact sport for… Full Story »
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World champ Burroughs seeks Pan Am title
United States Olympic Committee News &bull Oct 19, 2011Burroughs had to leave folkstyle wrestling, the style he used to dominate at the University of Nebraska, in favor of freestyle wrestling to compete on the international circuit. The change worked, as he won a world championship title in freestyle wrestling in September. And he hopes his approach will lead to more success… Full Story »
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Four retired wrestlers who are training for the 2012 Olympic trials (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Yahoo! Olympics &bull Oct 10, 2011
This article was created on the Yahoo! Contributor Network, where users like you are published on Yahoo! Learn more Yahoo! Olympic years always encourage retired athletes to make comeback efforts, and the year leading into the 2012 London Olympic Games has been no different. This year, at least… Full Story »
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Cheap Flights / Airfare Tickets London - 7 October 2011
Olympic Flame 2012 - Latest Blog Entries &bull Oct 7, 2011Cheap flights londoncopenhagen. Posted on October 5, 2011 by t7nuwehd4s54. But, as I have already observed, ... Press Releases. Book Online Cheap Flights to Sydney from London UK. Book Online Cheap Flights to Sydney from London UK. Categories: General. Sydney… Full Story »
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Aussie swimmer changes story on hit-and-run
Yahoo! Olympics - Fourth Place Medal Blog &bull Oct 3, 2011
Australian swimmer and 2008 Olympian Kenrick Monk has found himself in hot water after admitting that he made up a story about how he sustained a potentially career-ending broken elbow. Monk had two bones in his arm broken while last week. At first, he claimed that he was the victim of a hit-and-run. Monk said that he was targeted by a driver of a P-plate driver (the Australian equivalent of a learner's permit.) Later, he admitted that he actually broke the elbow while skateboarding. His injury is a huge problem for Australian swimming as they prepare for the… Full Story »
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Beavers wrestler taking shot at Olympics - Corvallis Gazette Times
Google News - 2012 Summer Olympics &bull Oct 2, 2011
Along with coach Jim Zalesky, Hanke announced on Friday that he plans to redshirt the 2011-12 season in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Trials, scheduled for April 21-22 in Iowa City. The last couple tournaments went really well in my… Full Story »
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GB wrestling chiefs 'should quit'
London 2012 &bull Sep 30, 2011Scottish Wrestling are calling for the resignation of British Wrestling chiefs less than a year away from the 2012 Olympics. Continue reading Full Story »
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Troy Nickerson uses family for inspiration
United States Olympic Committee News &bull Sep 29, 2011Karen Nickerson has been in too many sweaty, hot wrestling gyms to keep track. But as she sits under the fluorescent lights of the Olympic Training Center's wrestling room, watching her son Troy train, she knows that she, and Troy, are in the right place. Troy is a resident wrestler at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center and a London 2012 hopeful. He has been living at the Colorado Springs OTC… Full Story »
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Troy Nickerson draws inspiration from mother's strength
United States Olympic Committee News &bull Sep 29, 2011Karen Nickerson has been in too many sweaty, hot wrestling gyms to keep track. But as she sits under the fluorescent lights of the Olympic Training Center's wrestling room, watching her son Troy train, she knows that she, and Troy, are in the right place. Troy is a resident wrestler at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center and a London 2012 hopeful. He has been living at the Colorado Springs OTC… Full Story »
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London 2012: 10 best of the web
London 2012 Olympics &bull Sep 23, 2011
Tibetan wrestler qualifies to represent China in 2012 Shelok Dolma, a 23-year-old Tibetan female wrestler, has won a gold medal for China in the World Wrestling Championship in Istanbul, and qualified for the 2012 Olympics in the process. Dolma defeated… Full Story »
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London 2012: 10 best of the web
London 2012 Olympics &bull Sep 23, 2011
Tibetan wrestler qualifies to represent China in 2012 Shelok Dolma, a 23-year-old Tibetan female wrestler, has won a gold medal for China in the World Wrestling Championship in Istanbul, and qualified for the 2012 Olympics in the process. Dolma defeated… Full Story »
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London 2012: 10 best of the web
London 2012 Olympics &bull Sep 23, 2011
Tibetan wrestler qualifies to represent China in 2012 Shelok Dolma, a 23-year-old Tibetan female wrestler, has won a gold medal for China in the World Wrestling Championship in Istanbul, and qualified for the 2012 Olympics in the process. Dolma defeated… Full Story »
