Helen Maroulis made history at the 2016 Rio Games by upsetting Saori Yoshida, Japan's legendary 13-time reigning world champion, to become the first U.S. woman to win Olympic wrestling gold. The ...

Wrestling will be fighting to prove its relevance in Rio after battling back from the brink of Olympic extinction. One of the key sports at the ancient Olympics, wrestling has been part of every ...

during the wrestling event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Carioca Arena 2 in Rio de Janeiro. / AFP / Toshifumi KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images ...

Sarah Hildebrandt is retiring after winning Olympic gold to become a USA Wrestling national team assistant coach. “I have had a really long career and I’ve gotten the experience of what wrestling has ...

In Olympic wrestling, competitors wear a one-piece singlet ... A rule was passed before the 2016 Games allowing wrestlers to wear singlets that feature their national team colors, with light and dark ...

The 2016 Olympic Games run from Aug. 5 through Aug. 21 in Rio de Janeiro. Throughout, we will be chronicling the latest news and more from our reporters in Rio and Washington.

The 2016 Rio Olympic Games will feature 28 sports. These sports are spread over 41 disciplines and 306 events. This year’s Olympic Games also features two new sports. Rugby Sevens makes its ...

Conclusion Most wrestling injuries in the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games were mild skin injuries in the head and face regions due to direct body contact during standing positions in the ...