U.S. wrestlers ready for 20th World Maccabiah Games in Israel, with freestyle Sunday and Greco on Monday

BY GARY ABBOTT, USA WRESTLING | JULY 07, 2017, 6:10 P.M. (ET)

The U.S. wrestlers pose as a group prior to the Opening Ceremonies of the World Maccabiah Games in Israel. Photo courtesy of Nate Engel.

BEERSHEVA, Israel – The U.S. Maccabiah wrestling team is in Israel, preparing for this weekend’s wrestling competition at the 20th World Maccabiah Games. Jewish athletes from all over the world have assembled for this major international sports competition. (more…)

LVWC Welcomes Japan’s Takushoku University Wrestlers

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The LVWC hosted a Japanese Team for four days having great interaction with the Lehigh University wrestlers, as well as our resident athletes. Leading the Japanese was Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu who (more…)

Wolf finishes second at USA Maccabiah Games team trials

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh sophomore Gordon Wolf made a bid to make the United States wrestling team at this summer’s Maccabiah Games in Israel as he competed at the Maccabiah USA Team Trials, Sunday at the Palestra in Philadelphia. Competing at 86 kg./189 lbs., Wolf came up just short of making the USA Maccabiah team, going 4-1 in a six-man round-robin to finish second at his weight class. (more…)