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Webinars for the Week of Aug 4-8

Thursday, July 30, 2020 - 11:49 By United World Wrestling Press

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Title:  Coaching Skills
Date:  Tuesday, 4 August
Time:  20:00 (Zurich) – 14:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Pedro ROJAS
Language:  Spanish
Target Audience:  Local and National Coaches
Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/j/98533965328

Title:  Controlling the Bout - Referees
Date:  Wednesday, 5 August
Time:  14:00 (Zurich) – 8:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Norovard ARUSTAMYAN
Language:  Russian
Target Audience:  National and International Referees
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/99220705941

Title:  Coaching Skills
Date:  Thursday, 6 August
Time:  14:00 (Zurich) – 8:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Vladimir SHATSKYKH
Language:  Russian
Target Audience:  Local and National Coaches
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/97322511991

Title:  Active Wrestling and Criteria for Passive Wrestling (GR)
Date:  Thursday, 6 August
Time:  14:00 (Zurich) – 8:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Norovard ARUSTAMYAN & Roman PAVLOV
Language:  Russian
Target Audience:  National and International Referees & National Coaches
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91676038879

Title:  Active Wrestling and Criteria for Passive Wrestling (GR)
Date:  Thursday, 6 August
Time:  16:00 (Zurich) – 10:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Kamel BOUAZIZ
Language:  French
Target Audience:  National and International Referees & National Coaches
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96696325344

Title:  Active Wrestling and Criteria for Passive Wrestling (GR)
Date:  Thursday, 6 August
Time:  18:00 (Zurich) – 12:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Carlos GARCIA & Abraham GALVA
Language:  Spanish
Target Audience:  National and International Referees & National Coaches
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94714591491

Title:  Controlling the Bout - Referees
Date:  Friday, 7 August
Time:  17:00 (Zurich) – 11:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Carlos GARCIA
Language:  Spanish
Target Audience:  National and International Referees
Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/j/99788891015

Title:  Basic Point Scoring
Date:  Saturday, 8 August
Time:  16:00 (Zurich) – 10:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Kamel BOUAZIZ & Sherif HALAWA
Language:  Arabic
Target Audience:  National and International Coaches
Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/j/91930064452

 

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Grappling in 2024: Asian Championships in Philippines, Great Britain's first gold

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 08:32 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (December 10) -- Tagaytay, Baku and Astana were the three cities that saw major Grappling action in 2024. The Asian Championships were in the Philippines, the European Championships in Azerbaijan and it all came down to Kazakhstan for the World Championships.

Grappling also lost an important figure in 2024, as United World Wrestling World Grappling Committee President Rizvan BOCHKEV passed away in May at the age of 59.

In a historic year, Grappling hosted its second Asian Championships in Tagaytay, with six countries participating. The tournament was held in May, and 222 competitors participated in various age groups. Grappling powerhouse Kazakhstan dominated the tournament, winning the senior and U20 team titles, but hosts the Philippines displayed great skills and won the U17 titles. India, Singapore, Uzbekistan, and Pakistan were the other participating nations.

The European Grappling Championships were held in Baku, and 405 participants in various age groups participated. Poland outplayed others and emerged as the best team in most of the categories. Only Ukraine was able to stop Poland in some age groups, and Ukraine claimed team titles at the U17 and U20 levels.

The big event was the World Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan in September. While there were moments of brilliance from Kazakhstan, Poland and the Individual Neutral Athletes, Elizabeth GENGE (GBR) stole the show with her double gold, the first-ever for Great Britain; the country had not participated in the World Grappling Championships for the last 16 years.

Participating in her first Grappling World Championships, the 20-year-old Genge won all her bouts in two competitions via submission. Only Veronika KARAKHONOVA (AIN) could hold Genge to a decision victory. Genge is the British champion in wrestling and has participated in the Faltz Open as well, finishing fifth this year.

Another star attraction at the World Grappling Championships was Kendall REUSING (USA) who won the Grappling gold in 90kg. The Jiu-Jitsu black belt world champion won all her bouts via submission.

Overall, the Individual Neutral Athletes dominated the competition. They were so good that they won six out of the nine gold medals in the men's grappling. But in teams, Poland emerged as the best as it won the women's team gold in Women's Grappling Gi and the title in Men's Grappling. However, the United States clinched its first-ever team title as it won the gold in Women's Grappling. Kazakhstan was the best team in Men's Grappling Gi.