Japan launches petition site to lobby for wrestling

Sofia. Sofia Court of Appeals did not proceed with the trial against Zlatomir Ivanov, aka Zlatko the Beret, and the rest of the defendants, accused of drug distribution today, FOCUS News Agency reporter informed. The court adjourned the trial to ...

in an early election after nationwide protests against low living standards and widespread corruption forced the government of the centre-right GERB party to resign in February. Opinion polls have predicted that no party will win an outright ...

International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge has stated that wrestling still stands a chance to be included in the program of the 2020 Olympic Games. Wrestling is among eight sports vying for the last spot at the 2020 Games, including a ...

UN Group Seriously Concerned About Brazil Justice System A United Nations panel said it's seriously concerned that authorities in Brazil could employ excessive arrests and incarceration of poor citizens ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 ...

India's wrestling icons Sushil Kumar and Yogeshwar Dutt Thursday said they won't hesitate to return their Olympic medals if it helps the sport stay at the 2020 Games.Their comments come after wrestlers from Bulgaria and Russia, Valentin Yordanov and Sagid ...

Double Olympic wrestling champion Armen Nazaryan has decided to go on a hunger strike to protest against the sport's possible exclusion from the Games. "I'm protesting against the recommendation to drop wrestling from the Olympics," Nazaryan, 38, was quoted as saying by the Russian wrestling federation on its website. "Wrestling has always been part of the Olympic programme and it's not right to exclude it from the Games. I'm starting my hunger strike and from now on I will drink only syrup," ...