Tag Archives: olympics

• News / Sports

  Branstad, Quinn and 32 other governors work to save Olympic wrestling

  Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Illinois Governor Pat Quinn co-signed a letter pleading with the International Olympic Committee to keep wrestling in the Olympics.
• Politics / Sports

  Thousands sign petition to restore Olympic wrestling

  More than 17,000 people have signed an online petition to keep wrestling as an Olympic sport.
• News / Sports

  Iowa leaders hope to help save Olympic wrestling

  Iowa legislators and Governor Terry Branstad sent a letter urging the International Olympic Committee to reconsider removing wrestling from the 2020 Olympic Games.
• News / Sports

  State-Bound Wrestler Says I.O.C. Decision is a “Heart Breaker”

  Adarios Jones, a wrestler at Moline High School had his route to the 2020 Olympic games mapped out. “After high…
• Sports

  Wrestling cut from 2020 Olympic Games

  The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that it has recommended dropping wrestling as a sport from the Summer Games.
• Sports

  UPDATE: Iowa’s Armless Archer Wins Silver in London

  Matt Stutzman was born without arms but he boasts he can do anything anyone else can do – including competitive archery.
• Sports

  Gabby Douglas Back In Des Moines

  Gabby Douglas returns home after winning all-around gymnastics competition.
• Sports

  Iowa athletes qualify for Olympics

  Iowa’s Lolo Jones and Miranda Leek are Olympic-bound.
• Sports

  Racing To The Olympics

  Local BMX riders have their eyes on the Olympic Games
• Sports

  Local swimmer qualifies for Olympic Trials

  A 21-year-old swimmer from Moline, Illinois qualified for the Olympic swimming trial in the 200 backstroke. Alexa Harris, who graduated…
• Entertainment / Sports

  Ryan Seacrest to be part of Olympics coverage

  (CNN) — “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest isn’t joining the cast of “Today,” but he did swing by NBC’s morning…