#Webinar

Webinar Schedule for November 2-8

By United World Wrestling Press

Topic: Clarification of some complicated situations - English
Date: Monday, 2 November
Time: 16:00 - Zurich (Check your local time)
Speaker: Antonio Silvestri and Ibrahim Cicioglu
Language: English
Level: National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/99166486994

Topic: Duties, responsibilities and importance of mat chairman - Russian
Date: Thursday, 5 November
Time: 14:00 - Zurich (Check your local time)
Speaker: Noravard Arustamyan
Language: Russian
Level: National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/96979023918

Topic: Duties, responsibilities and importance of mat chairman - French
Date: Thursday, 5 November
Time: 16:00 - Zurich (Check your local time)
Speaker: Kamel Bouaziz
Language: French
Level: National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/98320073372

Topic: Duties, responsibilities and importance of mat chairman - Spanish
Date: Thursday, 5 November
Time: 18:00 - Zurich (Check your local time)
Speaker: Carlos Garcia
Language: Spanish
Level: National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/92200840256

Topic: Active Wrestling and Criteria for Passivity - Arabic
Date: Saturday, 7 November
Time: 16:00 - Zurich (Check your local time)
Speaker: Kamel Bouaziz
Language: Arabic
Level: National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/97411776478

#WrestleBratislava

UWW to test new Greco rule at 2025 European Championships

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (March 28) -- United World Wrestling Technical Commission has approved the testing of a Greco-Roman rule change at the European Championships next month.

According to the new rule in Greco-Roman, in case a bout ends 1-1, victory will be awarded to the wrestler who scored the first point. This modification will be implemented exclusively in Greco-Roman and will apply only to matches that end in a 1-1 tie.

The change, which is only being tested, was approved after the new UWW Technical Commission reviewed the current regulations. It unanimously acknowledged that the existing rule, which awards victory to the athlete who scores the last point, may unintentionally encourage passivity at the start of the bout.

Following the discussions, the Commission agreed to test the proposed change of awarding victory to the wrestler who scores the first point during the 2025 Senior European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia to be held from April 7-13.

Additional senior Continental Championships or international tournaments may also be selected for further testing. United World Wrestling will provide updates should additional test events be required.