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From: NewNowNext  2 Nicolai Ceban at the 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony

We just found out what Greco-Roman wrestling is and it's our new favorite sport

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From: Wicked Gay  I don't know how it managed to hide in plain sight for quite this long, but apparently the sport of wrestling has a hot relative, and it looks like this:  It's called Greco-Roman wrestling, and its most distinctive feature is that the wrestlers aren't allowed to grapple each other below the waist,  That means these athletes have to rely on their upper-body strength to overpower their opponents.  Over in Rio, the wrestlers are duking it out for the gold medal, with Cuba in the lead so far. We have to say, it's pretty captivating stuff.  The sport involves a lot of tossing and throwing as opposed to pinning. So, you know. Do what you will with that information.  What will we do when the games end and we're deprived of... um... these fine displays of athleticism? I don't want to think about it. Men's 130kg Gold Medal Match in Greco-Roman #Wrestling #Olympics #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/4Zm2SVA9U2 — Olympics (@Olympics) August 15, 2016 But serio...

15 Olympic Wrestlers Who Deserve Your Male Gaze

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They don't call it a spectator sport for nothing! From: NewNowNext  As the Rio 2016 Olympics come to a close we’re taking a look back at the week in wrestling, one of the Games’ oldest and most primal sports. Did you know that in ancient Greece, the Olympic wrestlers competed naked? It’s a shame how times have changed. Below, meet 15 stunning men from the wrestling mats in Rio:  1 Taha Akgül Turkey Gold  2 Reineris Salas Perez Cuba  3 Pedro Francisco Ceballos Venezuela  4 Jordan Burroughs United States  5 J’den Michael Tbory Cox United States Bronze  His partner,  Amarhajy Mahamedau  Belarus ain’t too bad, either.  6 Hassan Ali Azam Yazdani Charati Iran Gold  7 Zelimkhan Khadjiev France  And  Sosuke Takatani Japan 😏  8 Migran Arutyunyan Armenia Silver  9 Artur Aleksanyan Armenia Gold  10 Carl Fredrik Stefan Schoen Sweden  11 Rami Antero Hietaniemi Finland  12 Ismael Borrero Molina Cuba Gold  13 Shinobu Ota Japan  14 Viktor Nemeš Serbia   15 Yang Bin China

Italian Olympic Wrestler Daigoro Timoncini

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Greco-Roman Wrestling at the Rio Olympics Is Everything We Wanted and More

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From: Towleroad  As we reported Tuesday, Rio 2016’s wrestling tournament started this week .   For the first three days — Sunday to Tuesday — athletes competed in the Greco-Roman discipline, which is a style where wrestlers can use their arms and upper-bodies to bring their opponents down, and they are not allowed to grapple below the waist.  Only men can participate in the Greco-Roman events, and there are six weight classes: 59kg, 66kg, 75kg, 74kg, 85kg, 98kg and 130kg.  So far, Cuba leads the wrestling medal board (with 2 gold and 1 silver), followed by Russia (2 gold, 1 bronze) and Armenia (1 gold, 1 silver).  Women’s freestyle fights are started yesterday and contunie today, and the men are back for the last three days of competitions — Friday to Sunday — for men’s freestyle. It’s quite a way to end the Olympic games.  If you haven’t had a chance to check out any of the fights, here are some photographs to make you wish you had. All photos by Julio Reis