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events elsewhere in the magazine, we will note each of these great competitions. World Wrestling Month kicked off in the USA on May 11, at the Curby Cup in LaGrange, Ill. Four top Greco-Roman powers met for a dual meet event. A large crowd turned out for this event, which was webcast live on
TheMat.com and taped for a future airing on the Fight Now TV network. Hungary took first place, followed by the USA in second and Lithuania in third, with Serbia taking fourth. Numerous Olympic and World medalists competed. Two Americans finished undefeated, two-time Olympian Spenser Mango as well as Jordan Holm. It was a sellout crowd in historic Vanderbilt Hall in Grand
Central Terminal in New York City, to see The Rumble on the Rails on May 15. Three of the world’s best wrestling nations, the United States, Iran and Russia battled on national television in an event which captured the attention of the world. Major media from around the world attended the event. Almost 200 media were accredited for the competition. The first match in New York was a men’s freestyle dual meet, with Iran emerging with a 6-1 victory, edging Team USA on a
number of very close matches. The highlight for the USA was the debut of four-time NCAA champion Kyle Dake, who won his bout at 74 kg. The event was televised live on NBC Sports Channel, with a live webcast on
TeamUSA.org. In the second dual in Grand Central Terminal, it was a great night for Team USA, which won eight of nine matches against Russia in a meet with all three Olympic styles. The USA men’s freestyle team got things rolling by sweeping all five of their matches, including victories by Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs and Olympic bronze medalist Coleman Scott. In women’s freestyle, 2012 World silver medalist Helen Maroulis won her match. The USA finished with Greco-Roman wins from Kendrick Sanders and Ben Provisor. The event was televised live on Universal Sports, and streamed live on
TeamUSA.org United 4 Wrestling, was held at the L.A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. on May 19. International matches between the United States, Russia and Canada were held in both men’s and women’s freestyle wrestling, with a boisterous crowd of 3,500 fans in attendance. This was the first major event in the world which used the new international wrestling rules, which had
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