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Webinars for Week of July 13-17

Friday, July 10, 2020 - 19:26 By United World Wrestling Press

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Webinars for Week of July 13-17

Title: Negative Wrestling: Offensive and Defensive foul
Date:  Monday, 13 July
Time:  15:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 9:00 (New York) 
Speaker: Antonio SILVESTRI
Language:  English
Target Audience:  National & International Referees & National Coaches
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/98628074767

Title:  How to cope with COVID19 & how to prepare return to Wrestling
Date:  13 July 
Time:  17:00 (Zurich) – 11:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Dr Babak Shadgan 
Language:  English
Target Audience: Athletes & Coaches 
Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/j/92307807202

Title:  Introducing New Skills (Coach)
Date:  14 July
Time:  14:00 (Zurich) – 8:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Vincent AKA
Language:  French
Target Audience: Local and National Coaches
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/97444594627  

Title:  Referee Positioning
Date:  15 July
Time:  14:00 (Zurich) – 8:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Zach ERRETT
Language:  English
Target Audience:  National & International Referees
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96996363903

Title:  Introducing New Skills (Coach)
Date:  16 July
Time:  14:00 (Zurich) – 8:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Zach ERRETT
Language:  English
Target Audience:  Local and National Coaches
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/93381353323

Title:  Referee Positioning
Date:  17 July
Time:  17:00 (Zurich) – 11:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Kamel BOUAZIZ
Language:  French
Target Audience:  National and International Referees
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/93338154457

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UWW to continue tests for Greco-Roman tie-breaker rule

Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 11:18 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (June 19) — The Technical Commission of United World Wrestling has decided to further test the tie-breaking rule for Greco-Roman bouts that end with a 1-1 score.

UWW had announced in March that it would test a new Greco-Roman rule at the European Championships in April. This rule awarded victory in a 1-1 Greco-Roman bout to the wrestler who scored the first technical point.

Testing at the European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia yielded positive results. However, to fully evaluate the rule, the Commission agreed to conduct further tests at more events.

Beginning with the U15 European Championships in Caorle, Italy from June 25, all future events till the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia will be conducted under the new rule which awards the victory to the wrestler who scored the first technical point if the match ends 1-1. This means that the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb will be part of the testing.

The change comes after it was 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. Wrestlers could strategically aim to secure a passivity point in the second period, ultimately winning the match without demonstrating consistent engagement throughout.

UWW once again stresses that the modification will be implemented exclusively for Greco-Roman and will apply only to matches that end with a 1-1 score. For all other score scenarios, the existing wrestling rules will remain in effect.