Noted wrestling photographer Tony Rotundo of WrestlerAreWarriors.com provided a number of great images to accompany Episode 65 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast. Here they are for your viewing pleasure.
2009 – Herning, first worlds
Love this photo of Albiev
60 kg ALBIEV, Islam-Beka (RUS) vs TENGYSBAEV, Nurbakyt (KAZ)
Herbert gets silver
Tatianna Padilla comes back to win:
2010 Worlds – Moscow
KUDUKHOV wins on defense from the clinch
Kumar
First look at Chamizo:
Chamizo with Russian team:
2011 Worlds – Istanbul
Cael’s come back
http://archive.wrestlersarewarriors.com/images/wrestling/open/2011/11OPWORLDS/11OPWRLDSSATCAEL/
Burroughs debut – and ear explodes
http://archive.wrestlersarewarriors.com/images/wrestling/open/2011/11OPWORLDS/11OPWRLDSSUNBURROUGHS/index.html
2013 Worlds – Budapest
Women win bronze
Burroughs wrestling on broken ankle(?)
http://archive.wrestlersarewarriors.com/images/wrestling/open/2013/13OPSENIORWORLDS/13SWCJB/index.html
Staebler wins – lucky shot (spot light)
Best mascot
Korea Greco
RYU Han-Su (KOR) df. Islam-Beka ALBIEV (RUS) by disq., 5:10
2015 Worlds – Vegas
Best of
Full sets
2016 Olympics
https://tonyrotundo.smugmug.com/WRESTLERS-ARE-WARRIORS/OLYMPICS
Lopez
Icho (mom photo)
Helen
Burroughs v Geduev in semis (blood time)
Geduev bleeding in finals:
Cox loses semis, takes third (would have faced Sadulaev
Mongolia protest
Snyder
Couple of favorite shots:
2015 Pan Am Games – Toronto
3rd place match – Freestyle 74kg BRONZE: Cristian SARCO (VEN) df. Johnathan SCOTT (CRC) by Fall
2010 NCAAs
Dake vs Marion