Worlds
Astana does not need a slogan. It needs a bracket.
The senior worlds open in Kazakhstan on 24 October. A few weights will eat the week. The rest will be wrestling.
News
The week on the mat
Reporting and analysis from an independent desk. Previews are arguments. Results, when we publish them, follow the competition protocol.
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Women's wrestling
57 kilograms still does not sort itself
Too many people who have already won something. Not enough mats. The early rounds are the story.
Folkstyle
Headgear on Thursday, a different sport by spring
Folkstyle pays for riding. Freestyle pays for the back. Coaches abroad keep calling the same gyms anyway.
Freestyle
Heavyweight freestyle, between the names everyone can spell
When the silhouettes take a cycle off, you can see the mechanics again. That is the news.
U23
Las Vegas, and the last year that still feels wide open
The U23 worlds are not a junior photocopy of the senior meet. They are where a style gets found out.
Veterans
Amman is a world championship. It is not a reunion column.
The veterans' meet starts on 6 October. The wrestling is more specific than the sentiment.
Greco-Roman
The shoes stayed in the circle. The weight did not get easier.
Mijaín López ended a run of five Olympic golds in Paris. Greco-Roman heavyweight still has to be wrestled.
Women's wrestling
The scramble does not care about your edit
Women's freestyle keeps producing the passages that highlights trim. Those passages are the match.
Analysis
Analysis
A ranking list is a diary, not a verdict
Points tell you who showed up and who was willing to lose in February. They do not tell you who will be standing in Las Vegas.
Tactics
The bout changes after the first passivity call
It is not a foul in the football sense. It is the minute the waiting starts to cost something.
Weights
The week you make weight is not a personality
Cutting is tactics and a health question. A preview that romanticises it is doing a different job.
Training
Some rooms still teach the throw on Tuesday
Not every practice is a shot drill with a clock. A few places keep the arch, and it shows up in October.