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Former WWE star Indi Hartwell captured her first TNA Knockouts Championship at Bound for Glory, proving persistence pays off. After being forced to give up her WWE title due to a brand switch, she's back on top.
A teenage wrestling champion from South Korea is challenging barriers by requesting military service opportunities for women. Lim Ha-kyung wrote directly to the president asking to join elite forces after winning Olympic gold.
Leon Slater could become the youngest world champion in TNA Wrestling history this Sunday at just 22 years old. The British wrestler faces champion Nic Nemeth at the promotion's biggest event of the year in Tampa.
Fresh off his first Asian Games gold medal, 23-year-old Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat has one unwavering goal: becoming India's first Olympic wrestling champion. His single-minded focus and recent victory over a world champion show he's ready to make history.
Six Indian wrestlers returned home from the Asian Games with medals and immediately set their sights on Olympic gold in Los Angeles. Their journey to the podium included remarkable comebacks from injuries, career setbacks, and a stunning 2-9 deficit turnaround in the final.
Japanese wrestling champion Akari Fujinami lost her first international match in nine years but immediately set her sights on 2028 Olympic gold. After 155 straight wins, the Paris Olympic champion says the defeat will fuel her comeback journey.
Indian wrestler Sujeet Kalkal was down 9-2 with 100 seconds left in the Asian Games final before pulling off an impossible comeback to win gold. The victory ended India's eight-year drought in wrestling at the continental championship.
A creative new tag-like wrestling game called "Wrestlband" is reigniting young people's passion for the sport in South Korea, where wrestling participation has declined since the country's Olympic glory days. The game pairs student athletes with regular students in a friendly band-removal competition that's bringing fresh energy to a struggling sport.
Professional wrestler Daniel Garcia won a charity battle royal and directed the entire $100,000 prize to MusiCares, a music industry charity his late friend Andy Williams championed. The donation honors Williams, who spent two decades as a guitarist before his recent passing.
Wrestling champion Amit Elor returned to competition just five months after giving birth, qualifying for the World Championships while balancing motherhood and gold medal dreams. The 22-year-old Paris 2024 gold medalist credits "mom strength" for her powerful comeback.
Egyptian wrestler Mohamed Hassan just guaranteed his country's first medal at the Mediterranean Games in Italy. His powerful semifinal victory shows Egypt came to compete for gold, not just participate.
Mizzou All-American Aeoden Sinclair claimed freestyle wrestling gold at the U20 World Championship in Slovakia, storming back from a 4-0 deficit in the final to win 8-4. He's the first Tiger to win this title since 2021 and could make history again this October.