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Japan to Host Women’s World Cup in Run-Up to Tokyo 2020

Monday, May 20, 2019 - 13:31 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (May 20) – United World Wrestling has awarded the 2019 Women’s Wrestling World Cup to the Japanese Wrestling Federation. The event will be held November 16-17 at the Nakadai Sports & Recreation Park Gymnasium in Narita.

The Women’s Wrestling World Cup will feature the top eight nations from the 2019 Wrestling World Championships as determined by their final rankings. Pools for World Cup competitions are no longer drawn and instead are determined by the final placements at the World Championships.

The 2019 Women’s World Cup will also be an opportunity for national federations, wrestlers, referees and staff members to get acquainted with the eastern edge of Tokyo prior to the 2020 Summer Olympics.

The Women’s Wrestling World Cup will be held 40km from Makuhari Messe, wrestling’s venue for the 2020 Games.

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WATCH LIVE: U17 Pan-American Championships, Rio de Janeiro

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 10:21 By United World Wrestling Press

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (June 19) — The U17 Pan-American Championships will kick-off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from Thursday at the CT Niteroi. The competition will be held on two mats.

Greco-Roman will be the first style that will begin at the U17 Pan-American Championships followed by Women’s Wrestling and then Freestyle. All bouts of Greco-Roman will be completed on Thursday. Women’s Wrestling will run on Friday and Freestyle on Saturday.

WATCH LIVE: MAT A and B

To watch the U17 Pan-American Championships in the United States, click here.

For full schedule of U17 Pan-American Championships, click here.

For brackets of U17 Pan-American Championships, click here.

For live match order of U17 Pan-American Championships, click here.

For results of U17 Pan-American Championships, click here.