USA on same side as Iran, Cuba and Russia on wrestling

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USA on same side as Iran, Cuba and Russia on wrestling

The USA has found strange allies in its fight to keep wrestling in the Olympics/ Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and IOC President Jaques Rogge on Feb. 7 applaud during a ceremony to mark one year out to the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics, in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia./ Russia is the latest prominent nation to say publicly that wrestling should remain in the Olympics/ Russian president Vladimir Putin will work 'at all possible levels' to save the sport/ Ten countries were set to meet Wednesday to discuss how to ...

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