Penn State's Zain Retherford begins his quest for Olympics gold in the 65 kg men's freestyle weight class. Here's how to watch.
After winning a world championship in 2023, Zain Retherford was ready to retire from wrestling. "You know what? I think I'm done," he told Nittany Lion Wrestling Club coach Cody Sanderson last fall. The former Penn State wrestler who won three NCAA titles was weary of cutting weight, had accepted a part-time role with a New York investment firm and felt peace with the next step in life. And then he became an Olympian.
"I’m just giving my all to this," the 28-year-old Retherford said at the Trials. "I didn’t know if this would be my last time competing. I'm just grateful for every opportunity I have and I'm making the most of it." Retherford, a two-time Hodge Trophy winner at Penn State, has been wrestling freestyle for six years since winning his last NCAA title in 2018. He broke through in 2023 by winning the Pan American Championships and his first world title, both at 70 kg. However, that weight class doesn't exist among the six Olympic freestyle categories.
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