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More than Medals Africa Delivered in Tunisia

By Tim Foley

HAMMAMET, Tunisia (April 10) -- Wrestlers, referees, and officials from 15 nations attended the 2019 More than Medals, Africa program last month in Tunisia. The multi-day event was open to all national federations in Africa and included wrestling-focused programming for all UWW age categories.

The program was highlighted by an anti-doping educational course led by Carlos Roy, UWW General Affairs Director.

Hammamet University, delivered the new Sport for Climate Action initiative in collaboration with Tunisian Foundation for Eco-Conscience.

MTM Africa also included an NF workshop covering proper event registration and the qualification process for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The course was delivered by Jean Daniel Rey, director of the UWW Sports Department and Youssef Bouaziz, IT Specialist.

UWW Development director Deqa Niamkey and Vincent AKA, development officer for Africa, helped deliver a number of athlete focused development programs. 

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Amateur MMA World Championships 2025 Schedule

By United World Wrestling Press

NOVI SAD, Serbia (August 27) -- The first-ever Amateur MMA World Championships under United World Wrestling will be held in Novi Sad from October 16 to 19.

The competition will be held in SPENS, Novi Sad on three mats in Men's and Women's categories. The weight classes will be:

Men's: 57kg, 62kg, 66kg, 71kg, 77kg, 84kg, 93kg, 100kg and 130kg
Women's: 50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 61kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg and 90kg

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The tournament will held across three days with finals on day two and three. For details of the schedule click here.

For registrations, UWW urges athletes to go through the country national federations and apply through UWW Athena.

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