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No Girls Allowed: The 41-year ban on women’s wrestling in Great Britain

No Girls Allowed: The 41-year ban on women’s wrestling in Great Britain

September 17, 2025

Hamish Woodward

The British government kicked the women wrestlers out of London to kick off a 50-year battle against sexism in the wrestling world. In places like Japan, women’s wrestling was bigger than its male counterpart, with…Read More