TOKYO – Amar Dhesi couldn’t overcome the reigning Olympic Champion in his Olympic debut. Dhesi, from Surrey, B.C., drew Taha Akgul of Turkey in the 125 kg qualifying round. Akgul was the Rio 2016 Olympic Champion, as well as 2015 and 2014 World Champion. Akgul got ahead 5-0 in the first half, and Dhesi was...

TOKYO – Danielle Lappage lost her opening round matchup 0-7 to Khanum Velieva of the Russian Olympic Committee and was eliminated from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. “For the first time in a long time I felt really excited and really grateful to be here,” said Lappage. “I was really confident, I had a good feeling,...

TOKYO – Erica Wiebe will not get a chance to defend her Olympic gold medal. The 32-year-old from Stittsville, Ont., lost in her opening round match against Epp Maee of Estonia 4-5. Wiebe, who trains with the Calgary Dinos, went down 0-5 in the first half of the match. She battled back with a takedown...

OTTAWA – Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) is pleased to announce the hiring of Darren Matte as Marketing & Communications Manager. Matte will be responsible for leading all marketing and communications activities within the organization and lead the push to promote the sport across the country. Matte will be joining WCL from his previous role as...

OTTAWA - Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) is pleased to announce the hosting of the 2021 U23 & Senior World Team Trials, to select athletes for the 2021 U23 and Senior World Championships, in partnership with Saskatoon Sports Tourism and the Saskatoon Wrestling Club on September 4-5, 2021. While various locations across Canada have begun to...