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U15, U17, U20 & Veteran Grappling World Championships in Greece

Friday, July 25, 2025 - 05:35 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (July 25) -- The Grappling World Championships in four age-group categories will be held in Loutraki, Greece from November 1 to 4.

Wrestlers in U15, U17, U20 and Veteran categories will compete at the Grappling World Championships 2025. This competition will be held before the U15, U17 & U20 Pankration & Amateur MMA World Championships, scheduled for November 5 to 9) at the same venue.

UWW has already announced the senior Grappling World Championships, which will be held in Novi Sad, Serbia on October 15 and 16.

The detailed schedule of the U15, U17, U20 and Veteran Grappling World Championships will be available here. For all events, click uww.org/events.

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Watch Live Meiji Cup 2026: Japan Selects Team for World Championships

Thursday, May 21, 2026 - 01:29 By United World Wrestling Press

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TOKYO, Japan (May 21) -- The Meiji Cup All-Japan Invitational Championships is being held at the Komazawa Olympic Park Gymnasium from May 21 to 24, 2026.

Japan will be selecting its teams for the 2026 World Championships and the Asian Games. If the winners of 2025 Emperor's Cup Japan Nationals and the 2026 Meiji Cup are same in the respective weight classes, the wrestler will automatically get the spot for both World Championships and Asian Games.

If the winners are different, then a special wrestle-off will be held soon after the finals to decide the winner.

The weight classes in action on Day 3 are:

Till semifinals: FS 57kg, 65kg, 74kg; GR 60kg, 77kg, 87kg; WW 50kg, 57kg, 62kg

Medal Bouts: FS 79kg, 86kg, 125kg; GR 67kg, 72kg, 97kg; WW 53kg, 68kg, 76kg  

Japan Wrestling Live: Meiji Cup 2026 Watch Live Mat A

Japan Wrestling Live: Meiji Cup 2026 Watch Live Mat B

Japan Wrestling Live: Meiji Cup 2026 Watch Live Mat C