By ERICA BULMAN -- Associated Press  GENEVA -- The International Olympic Committee stripped German freestyle wrestler Alexander Leipold of his Olympic gold medal Monday after he failed a drug test.
Oct. 23: Full story
Oct. 17: Texas wrestler plays waiting game
Oct. 16: IOC recommends German be stripped of gold
Oct. 11: Wrestler stands to lose gold in drug case

 TORONTO (CP) -- Daniel Igali's journey is far from over.
 The wrestler from Surrey, B.C., hopes to cash in on his new-found fame after capturing a gold medal at the Sydney Olympics.
Oct. 12: Full story

 AFTON, Wyo. (AP) -- Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner, once a chubby kid ridiculed by bullies as "Fatso," was hailed as a hero Thursday in a homecoming that drew thousands.
 Gardner, a hulking man as big as he is gentle, paraded through the downtown of this western Wyoming community where he grew up in celebration of his Greco-Roman wrestling triumph over Alexander Karelin, one of the greatest upsets in the history of the games.
Oct. 12: Full story

Oct. 1: Meltdown on the mat
Oct. 1: Turkish wrestler causes fury at home
Oct. 1: Igali puts hold on gold
Oct. 1: Igali wins gold in freestyle wrestling
Sept. 30: Igali survives scare
Sept. 30: Igali still on track for gold
Sept. 30: Henson, Slay lose in freestyle finals
Sept. 30: Gardner to carry flag in closing ceremonies

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