Feb 28, 2013
AUDIO FILE IS AT THE BOTTOM What: A USA Wrestling Teleconference to update media on what the sport is doing to keep its spot on the Olympic Games program. Who: 2012 Olympic Bronze Medalist Coleman Scott, who recently returned from the Freestyle World Cup in Iran, featuring the 10 top wrestling countries in the world, ...
Feb 16, 2013
Jay LaValley, chairman of the Maryland State Wrestling Association, and Jason Bryant, editor of Amateur Wrestling News, join Qadry Ismail on Friday’s edition of Sportsline on WBAL 1090 in Baltimore to talk about the recent recommendation from the IOC to cut wrestling from the Olympic Games. Ismail hosts the...
Feb 13, 2013
Journalist and Olympic expert Alan Abrahamson joined AWN editor Jason Bryant to get another insight into the IOC recommendation about the removal of wrestling from the 2020 Olympic Games. The founder and columnist for 3wiresports.com, Abrahamson pulls few punches when it comes to where the problem was and why he...
Feb 13, 2013
In a special On The Mat Web Edition, AWN editor Jason Bryant talks with Leigh Vierling, the National Women’s Coach for the Wrestling Canada. Vierling discusses what went on in Canada, what their Federation has done and what the future of wrestling is North of the Border. Vierling also tries to understand where to...
Feb 12, 2013
Iowa (18-1 overall) hosts Edinboro (9-4) on Saturday, Feb. 16, but this news conference will focus primarily on the International Olympic Committee’s surprise decision Tuesday to drop wrestling from the Olympic program, beginning with the 2020 Games. The IOC executive board decided to retain modern pentathlon — the...