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World Grappling Committee President Bochkev passes away

Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 09:25 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (May 2) -- United World Wrestling's World Grappling Committee's President Rizvan BOCHKEV passed away Wednesday. The sudden passing of the 59-year-old has left the UWW and its family in shock.

Bochkev, vice president of the Russian Wrestling Federation and a coach, was involved with UWW and Grappling for a long time.

Before 2013, Bochkev was an active member of Grappling and promoted it under FILA. He worked tirelessly to reintroduce it as a recognized wrestling style under UWW after it was dropped in late 2013. This gave the right recognition to a wrestling style growing in several countries.

Bochkev was elected as the President of the World Grappling Committee in 2016 and was instrumental in reintroducing the UWW World Grappling Championships. In 2022, Bochkev was re-elected as the President of the World Grappling Committee and remained an active promoter of the sport.

United World Wrestling expresses its deepest condolences to the Bochkev family.

2026 U20 Pan-American Championships

U20 Pan-American Championships 2026 Wrestling Live Streaming, Full Schedule, Results

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 - 13:52 By United World Wrestling Press

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (June 8) -- The Wrestling U20 Pan-American Championships 2026 will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from July 9 to 11. Wrestling competition will be held at the Physical Education Center Admiral Adalberto Nunes (CEFAN).

Freestyle will kick off action with all 10 weight classes on the mat on July 9, Women's Wrestling will be held on July 10 and Greco-Roman will finish the tournament on July 11.

The Wrestling U20 Pan-American Wrestling Championships 2026 will be live on uww.org and it is free to watch. Just sign up for UWW+ and watch the competition: Sign Up for UWW+ and download the UWW app.

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For viewers in the U.S. and Canada, visit FloWrestling to watch.

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Full Schedule of U20 Pan-Am Championships 2026 Click Here

More than 200 wrestlers will compete in 30 weight classes in the three-day tournament. Click here for the list of wrestlers.

WATCH LIVE | LIVE MATCH ORDER | ENTRY LIST | RESULTS | TEAM RANKINGS | MEDAL SUMMARY

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