#MidYearReview

#MidYearReview: Top seven wrestling upsets of 2022

By Eric Olanowski

COSIER-VEVEY, Switzerland (July 21) --- We've witnessed unimaginable upsets through the first seven months of the season and have them all in one place.

Here are UWW's Top Seven Upsets of 2022 (so far):
1. Meiirzhan SHERMAKHANBET ?? df. Mohammadreza GERAEI ??
2. Lais NUNES ?? df. Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA ?? 
3. Beka KANDELAKI ?? df. Riza KAYAALP ?? 
4. Rahman AMOUZADKHALILI ?? df. Bajrang BAJRANG ??
5. Alla BELINSKA ?? vs. Irina RINGACI ?? 
6. Givi MATCHARASHVILI ?? df. Magomedkhan MAGOMEDOV ?? 
7. Yelena MAKOYED ?? df. Epp MAE ??

Here's the playlist to watch all seven of the biggest upsets from 2022 -> FULL PLAYLIST OF MATCHES

Development

Tirana proves to be major milestone in women in wrestling leadership

By United World Wrestling Press

TIRANA, Albania (November 6) -- At the UWW 2024 Congress that took place in Tirana, Albania on the 27th October, a historic milestone was achieved in women wrestling leadership.

 For the first time ever, 7 female candidates for the UWW Bureau, the supreme body of wrestling noted the highest female candidate’s participation ever.

 Kuniko Tanioka Ph.D (JPN), Annette Kure (NOR), Lise Legrand (FRA), Cholpon Sultanbekova (KGZ), Buyana Peljee (MGL), Nadine Pietschmann (SUI) and UWW Vice-President, Natalia Yariguina (RUS) took part in the race for leadership role. Women Lead Sports alumnis being elected to NF president positions and the highest registered female candidates for the Bureau in the history. While, Rodica Yaksi (TUR) was promoted to Vice-President and Ye Zhang (CHN) has two years to her term.

 A report on the progress made for women coaches and referees at the Paris Olympic Games through the various initiatives and programmes established by UWW Technical Assistance and Development Commission was shared with the national federations that attended the 2024 congress.

“From Tokyo to Paris, we made great strides to promote gender equality within our wrestling community. It is our duty to pave the way for our future generations for equal opportunities, no matter the gender, the religious beliefs, ethnicity, etc.,” said President, Nenad Lalovic. “We value and praise those who promote wrestling at all levels. We witnessed that by providing the right programmes and opportunities it strengthens our sport and our community worldwide. ”