University of Iowa’s Mike Evans possesses brains and brawn. The Hawkeyes’ 174-pound sophomore added an honor for his work in the classroom to his sixth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in March. Evans was named to the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division I All-Academic Team, according to a news release from the UI sports information [...]
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Kurt Backes faced a dilemma that led to a tough decision, but it was one he said he had to make. Backes confirmed Tuesday that he will be leaving his position as volunteer assistant after three seasons with the University of Iowa wrestling program to pursue another career option. His last day on staff is May [...]
continue »Iowa associate head wrestling coach Terry Brands is on this week’s Mike Hlas Podcast to talk about the progress wrestling has made in trying to get reinstated for the 2020 Summer Olympics when the International Olympic Committee votes in September. Brands has a long, continuing involvement with international wrestling. He talks about recent rule-changes FILA, [...]
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MOSCOW (AP) — Wrestling’s governing body has approved new rule and constitutional changes aimed at modernizing the sport and keeping it in the Olympics after 2016. A special congress Saturday of the federation, known by the acronym FILA, decreed there will be a mandatory women’s vice-presidency role. The new rules will ensure matches are made [...]
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States, Iran and Russia may be at odds over issues including Syria’s civil war and Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, but on Tuesday their wrestling teams formed an unlikely coalition at the United Nations to keep their sport in the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee’s 15-member executive board sparked outcry in [...]
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As it tries to market itself to new viewers and tries to improve itself in advance of the IOC’s September vote, wrestling gets a TV audience on Wednesday. The United States and Iran will wrestle against each other in Grand Central Station in New York City, in a made-for-TV event called the “Rumble on the [...]
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Singapore‘s Ng Ser Miang is expected to announce a bid for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency on Thursday, a source close to the Olympic movement told Reuters on Tuesday. The IOC Vice President is set to become the second candidate for one of the top jobs in world sport after German Thomas Bach, also an IOC Vice President, [...]
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