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Wrestling Signs Streaming Agreement with FloGrappling for World C'Ships

Wednesday, August 29, 2018 - 18:37 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (August 29) – United World Wrestling has partnered with US-based FloGrappling to provide live stream and on-demand coverage of the World Grappling Championships through 2020. The three-year deal will include all men’s and women’s, gi and no-gi championships.

Grappling is a non-Olympic style of United World Wrestling with several events held annually around the world. United World Wrestling’s Grappling Commission oversees the competitions, sets rules and awards host cities for events like the World Grappling Championships.

“Grappling is a worldwide phenomenon and we are looking forward to working with FloSports to showcase our style to fans everywhere on FloGrappling.com,” said United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic. “We’re confident FloGrappling’s coverage of the World Grappling Championships will give the sport new energy and attract more athletes and fans.”

The 2018 Grappling World Championships will feature national teams from Russia, Poland, France, Iran, Ukraine, Italy, Azerbaijan, Kryzgstan, Brazil, the United States and more.

The four-day competition will run September 6-9 at the Daulet Sports Complex in Astana, Kazakhstan.

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UWW President Lalovic Visits Tajikistan

Monday, April 13, 2026 - 07:35 By United World Wrestling Press

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DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (April 13) -- United World Wrestling President Nenad LALOVIC visited Tajikistan on Friday and held a meeting Rustam EMOMALI, Chairman of the city of Dushanbe and Chairman of Tajikistan’s National Assembly.

Emomali warmly welcomed Lalovic and the accompanying delegation on the occasion of their first visit to the Tajikistan and to the city of Dushanbe. He noted that the visit represents an important and effective step toward strengthening future cooperation in sport, particularly in wrestling, which is one of the most well-known and popular sports in the country.

Lalovic expressed his gratitude to Emomali for the warm welcome and conveyed his confidence that cooperation with the Tajikistan in this field will be developed at a high and effective level. During the meeting, the parties also discussed in detail the prospects for further cooperation and the development of wrestling in Tajikistan.

Apart from Lalovic, the UWW delegation comprised of UWW Vice-President Akhroldjan RUZIEV, UWW Asian Council President Mohammad AL-AWAMLEH, UWW Bureau Member Cholpon SULTANBEKOVA, UWW Development Staff Adinay KEMELOVA, and Advisor to President of UWW Asia for Women’s Affairs Takhmina KHODZHAEVA.