#Budapest2018

Hungary to Host Athlete Preparation Camps Before World Championships


By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (August 14) – The Hungarian Wrestling Federation has announced the dates and locations for three athlete preparation camps to be held prior to the 2018 Wrestling World Championships in Budapest.

The Greco-Roman, freestyle and women’s wrestling camps will be supported by United World Wrestling, with qualifying nations and individuals able to apply for technical assistance in attending the camp. 

For athletes and federations interested in applying, please send an application to HUN@unitedworldwrestling.org. There are limited spots available.

Freestyle Wrestling Camp (€70/day)
8-19 October
Mátraháza Olympic Training Center 
Mátraháza Hungary 

Women’s Wrestling Camp (€70/day)
1-21 October
Mátraháza Olympic Training Center 
Mátraháza Hungary 

Greco-Roman Wrestling Camp (€70/day)
1-24 October
Tata Olympic Training Center
Tata, Hungary

*There is also a €20 per person one-way transfer fee to/from the airport to the training camp.

Contact 
Mariann Kalencsik
Sport manager
Hungarian Wrestling Federation
+361/460-6849

Organizer
Hungarian Wrestling Federation 
Istvánmezei út. 1-3
1146 Budapest
Tel: (36.1) 460 68 48
Fax: (36.1) 460 68 51
Email: HUN@united-world-wrestling.org

#BeachWrestling

UWW Adds First Online Beach Wrestling Course

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (April 24) -- Beach Wrestling is the fastest-growing style in United World Wrestling.  Each year, more and more federations introduce the style and compete at the events.  As a result, UWW is launching the Introduction to Beach Wrestling course on the UWW Academy platform.  This course is designed to provide an overview of beach wrestling.  Topics include the benefits of beach wrestling, basic rules and scoring, differences between beach wrestling and the Olympic styles, how competitions are organized, how bouts are organized and conducted, and the Beach Wrestling World Series.

If you are looking to learn more about the fun and exciting style of BeachWwrestling, please check out the course at the UWW Academy.  https://academy.uww.org/

The UWW Academy is the official educational site for United World Wrestling. The Academy is an all-encompassing online portal designed to educate, provide information, necessary learning tools and resources to be able to assist different stakeholders and enhance the knowledge and value of wrestling. Access to the Academy and all its resources are free. Registration only requires a working email to confirm your account. UWW encourages all stakeholders to get registered and utilize all of the free resources.