The Traditional oil wrestling competitions held once a year at kirkpinar near Edirne, to commemorate a 14th century event in Thrace when valiant Ottoman soldiers died in this sport. (PAR156828)

Article: Haryana to organise wrestling competitions.
PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.;  January 6, 2008 ;     324 words ...Haryana to organise wrestling competitions Chandigarh, Jan 6 (PTI) The Haryana Sports and Youth Welfare Department would organise a two-day district level wrestling competitions, beginning on January 24 at all its districts headquarters ...

Article: Iran Finish Second in Wrestling Competitions
Xinhua News Agency;  March 25, 2001 ;     272 words ... ... team bagged home eight gold medals and finished the second overall in the International Ebrahim Mostafa Cup Wrestling Competitions which ended Saturday in Cairo, Egypt. In the freestyle category, the Iranians won five gold medals and a ...

Article: Results of Freestyle Wrestling Competitions
Xinhua English Newswire;  December 17, 1998 ;     306 words ...Following are the results of four freestyle wrestling finals at the Asian Games here on Thursday: 54-kg freestyle: Final: Jin Ju-Dong, DPR Korea, bt Behnam Tayyebi, Iran, 3-2 Third-place playoff: Moulen Manrov, Kazakhstan, bt Jung Soon-Won, South Korea, 5-3 63-kg freestyle: Final: Jang Jae-Sung,

Article: Wrestlemania Breaks Records.(wrestling ...
Wrestling Digest;  August 1, 2001 ;     481 words ...The WWF's Wrestlemania X-Seven was the highest-grossing live event in federation history. The event, held on April 1, 2001, in Houston, shattered the Reliant Park (formerly the Astrodome) live attendance and box office records. WWF officials announced a record attendance of 67,925, resulting in

Article: GIRLS BECOMING ACCEPTED PART OF WRESTLING ...
The Virginian Pilot;  February 4, 2000 ;     700+ words ...RECENTLY THE Crestwood and Hickory middle school wrestling teams squared off in a battle of two unbeaten programs. While it was a spirited and fiercely fought match, it was notable in another way. Five female wrestlers, three from Hickory and two from Crestwood participated in the match.

Traditional Oil Workshop In Xian
Getty Images;  October 31, 2007 ;     225 words ...China Photos Getty Images 10-31-2007 Traditional Oil Workshop In Xian Full Size JPG (593 KB) XIAN, CHINA ... CHINA OUT) A worker stirs steamed rapeseeds at a traditional oil workshop on October 30, 2007 in Xian of Shaanxi Province ...

A Nepalese woman lights traditional oil
Getty Images;  July 14, 2007 ;     223 words ...PEDRO UGARTE Getty Images 07-14-2007 A Nepalese woman lights traditional oil Full Size JPG (398 KB) A Nepalese woman lights traditional oil lamps at the Swayambhu Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal 14 July 2007. Swayambhu temple ...