Olympic wrestling began at the sanitizer-stocked Makuhari Messe Event Hall, with people putting their hands all over one another. A five-time world champion, Gray was able to train during the pandemic with her younger sister, Geneva, an accomplished wrestler herself. Knowing that their sport presented logistical problems, most of the competitors had to find creative ways to train, especially in the early months of the pandemic. “But yeah, I don’t have so many problems like wrestlers because I have my own gym. You’ve got to think of what’s the worst-case scenario and how to work back from that to still be successful.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 02, 2021 11:02 UTC