It’s wrestling with a twist; there’s no mats, just sand and lots of it. 55 tons of it dumped on a race track at the York Fairgrounds.
“This is the biggest venue specifically set up for beach wrestling in the world,” Tournament director Frank Lipoli says.
More than 70 kids of varying ages and weights are part of history, looking on at demonstrations about to see for themselves what has caught on in other states.
The United States has their first 2008 Olympians! Spenser Mango, Randi Miller, Ali Bernard, Joe Betterman, Clarissa Chun, Marcie VanDusen have all won their weight classes at the 2008 U.S. Trials and are headed to Beijing.
There is still a great deal of action left to go, but check out the forums for up to date information and video interviews from the Olympians!
http://www.thewrestlingtalk.com/international-wrestling/7059-2008-trials.html
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