5/14/2013 2:17 PM
Countries unite to save wrestling
UNITED NATIONS  — American, Iranian and Russian wrestlers hope their unity will sway the IOC to keep their sport in the Olympics.

4/8/2013 2:37 PM
2 Olympic sports lose sponsors
BRUSSELS — Two major Olympic sports — track and field and speedskating — have lost key sponsors in the midst of a global economic slump.

2/19/2013 7:30 AM
U.S., Iran find common ground: wrestling
TEHRAN, Iran — Arch foes Iran and the U.S. have found some common ground in the fight to save wrestling as an Olympic sport.

2/18/2013 9:16 AM
IOC inspectors visit Rio Games site
SAO PAULO — International Olympic Committee inspectors are making their first visit to Rio de Janeiro since telling 2016 organizers that preparations need to be speeded.

2/13/2013 3:17 PM
IOC leader to meet with wrestling chief
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — IOC President Jacques Rogge says he will meet with the head of wrestling's governing body to discuss ways the sport can fight to save its place in the 2020 Olympics.

2/5/2013 8:47 AM
Sochi a point of pride for Russia
SOCHI, Russia  — One year before Russia hosts its first Winter Olympics, this Black Sea resort is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 25 miles along the coast and 30 miles up into the mountains. After arriving at Sochi's new airport, there's no escape from the clang and clatter of the drilling, jackhammering and mixing of cement that drowns