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The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected the professional wrestling industry worldwide in 2020. Many promotions cancelled or postponed booked events, with some being rescheduled for 2021. Other promotions, notably All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and WWE, instead held events behind closed doors.
Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured two disciplines, freestyle and Greco-Roman, which were further divided into different weight categories. Men competed in both disciplines whereas women only participated in the freestyle events, with 18 gold medals awarded.
- 289 from 61 nations
- 18
- 1–7 August 2021
- Makuhari Messe
Official Wrestling results from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Full list of gold, silver and bronze medallists as well as photos and videos of medal-winning moments.
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Top 5 wrestling moments at Tokyo 2020. 1 - Historic win: David Taylor, freestyle 86kg. Team USA’s David Taylor proved why he is called the ‘magic man’ winning one of the greatest showdowns in Olympic wrestling history. Taylor’s late takedown saw him triumph 4-3 over Iranian superstar Hassan Yazdani 4-3.
Aug 7, 2021 · However, United States wrestling still made a statement at these Games. The Russian Olympic Committee’s Abdulrashid Sadulaev defeated Snyder 6-3 in the men’s freestyle 97-kilogram final on Saturday.
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Aug 5, 2021 · The wrestling competition at the 2020 Olympic Games continued Wednesday night and early Thursday morning at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba, Japan. Day Five of the tournament featured both...
