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New Delhi: India had a disappointing day in office as none of its grapplers, including Olympic-bound Narsingh Yadav (74kg), could manage to win a gold medal on the opening day of the inaugural Hari Ram Indian Grand Prix wrestling tournament, here on Friday.

Two-time NCAA champion is a gold-medal favorite heading into the 2012 London Games. His explosive technique has made the transition to the Olympic style of the sport easier.

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Troy Letters has had the goal of becoming a collegiate Division I head wrestling coach since graduating from Lehigh University with a degree in political science in 2006.

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So much has happened to Greco-Roman wrestler Justin Lester over the last four years it's hard to pinpoint his greatest motivation heading into the Olympic Games this summer.

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If you want to get out of the city to avoid NATO madness this weekend and check out some Olympians in action, head to LaGrange on Saturday for the Curby Cup, an international wrestling dual meet.

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Oak Park-River Forest graduate Ellis Coleman had to overcome plenty of obstacles to achieve his dream of becoming an Olympic wrestler.

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Two decorated members of the University of Wisconsin wrestling team have made plans to transfer, capping one of the most demoralizing seasons in program history.

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Last week was an emotional roller coaster of ups and downs. I had one of the best surprises of my life while I was in Helsinki when my wife showed up in my hotel lobby. I had just finished working out, and when I got to the hotel, Coach Fraser told me that he had something for me.

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When Jake Herbert went from winning a second NCAA title and the nation's best collegiate wrestler award in 2009 to a silver medal in his World Championships debut a few months later, he seemed to have a smooth, straight road from there to the London Olympics.

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When the Titans spent their second-round draft pick on linebacker Zach Brown and their third-round draft pick on defensive tackle Mike Martin, they saw one aspect of the players’ backgrounds that they particularly liked: Both were successful high school wrestlers.

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As they raised their five children, Jean Hazewinkel and her husband Albert instilled in them a strong work ethic, determination, diligence and humble submission to the Lord God Almighty.

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For the past four years Wyalusing graduate Justin Millard has had a dream.

He's worked day after day toward the ultimate goal of trying to earn a spot in the Olympics for Greco-Roman wrestling.

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Elena Pirozhkova wipes her eyes. She’s used to the question, but nowhere close to desensitized yet.

“Do you mind if I ask about your dad?”

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The road to success is hardly ever a straight one. Especially when you take the road less traveled.

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Jake Herbert took a year off from school in the fall of 2007 because he had an Olympic dream. Five years later, that dream has finally come true: Herbert will be competing in London this summer.

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It's taken more than a week since the former Arizona State wrestler qualified for the London Olympics on April 21 to get that close to believing what she's accomplished.

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Apple Valley has dominated Minnesota high school wrestling like no other program for the past 30 years. In response, fans have not always treated the team kindly.

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On the morning of the biggest day of his life, Riley Reiff stopped by his old high school in Parkston, S.D., population 1,508, to remind himself where he came from and tell a couple of hundred students who look up to him where they can go.

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On his fourth day as an Olympian last week, Jake Herbert was in downtown Chicago with his girlfriend talking on his cell phone as they headed out for a meal that would inevitably turn into another victory dinner.

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Jake Herbert is going to the Olympics and the Northwestern alum is ready. What he's doing now to win the Gold this summer.

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