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Anti-Doping Seminar Held at 'More Than Medals' Camp in Zagreb

Monday, July 30, 2018 - 20:32 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY (July 30) -- The Anti-Doping Department of CITA hosted an anti-doping seminar on July 11 during the "More than Medals" training camp organized by United World Wrestling in Zagreb, Croatia. 

Nearly fifty cadet wrestlers participated in the seminar, including the Croatian cadet women's wrestling team. The anti-doping education was conducted in an interactive way, and each of the attendees received gifts at the conclusion of the seminar with the message, "No to doping."

Young athletes have shown a great interest in anti-doping education, which is necessary to achieve the goal of sport without doping.

UWW Partners With Snow Leopard Foundation in Kyrgyzstan

Thursday, April 2, 2026 - 17:40 By United World Wrestling Press

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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (April 2) -- The Asian Championships in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from April 6-12 will bear the logo with a snow leopard. Being the national symbol of Kyrgyzstan, the animal holds significant reference in the culture of the country.

Like in wrestling, success isn't just about strength, it’s about the combination of power, precision, and an unbreakable mind. Snow leopard in the high-altitude "arenas" of 12 countries in Central and South Asia, including Kyrgyzstan, lives by these same rules.

United World Wrestling is partnering with the Snow Leopard Foundation in Kyrgyzstan to promote the preservation of the animal of which around 300 adult individuals remain around the country.

With the Asian Championships in Bishkek, the tournament was the ideal opportunity to raise the awareness around the national symbol of Kyrgyzstan.

Snow Leopard Foundation is a non-profit organization registered in the Kyrgyz Republic in 2012. It conducts research across snow leopard habitats, implements community-based conservation programs, builds awareness and education, and assists government agencies in the Kyrgyz Republic in addressing policy issues pertaining to snow leopard conservation.

SLFK is the country partner of the International Snow Leopard Trust which was established in 1981 and is based in Seattle, US with the goal to protect the endangered snow leopard and its mountain ecosystem through a combination of advanced scientific research and community-based conservation programs.