Development

Advanced Beach Wrestling Course Now Available on UWW Academy

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (August 21) -- Beach Wrestling continues to grow around the world.  Each year more and more federations are introducing the style and competing at the events.  In 2023, UWW launched their first Beach Wrestling course on the UWW Academy.  UWW is excited to now launch their second Beach Wrestling course titled “Advanced Beach Wrestling Course: Rules – Training – Referees.”  This course goes more in-depth on those three areas and is divided into 6 separate modules.  Those modules include: The Bout, Scoring, Illegal Actions and Negative Wrestling, Beach Wrestling vs Olympic Styles, Strategies and Preparation for Training, and Referees – Roles and Responsibilities. 

This course is very interactive and provides a more detailed understanding of Beach Wrestling. Please check out the course on the UWW Academy.  https://academy.uww.org/

The UWW Academy is the official educational site for United World Wrestling. The Academy is an all-encompassing online portal designed to educate, provide information, necessary learning tools and resources to be able to assist different stakeholders and enhance the knowledge and value of wrestling. Access to the Academy and all its resources are free. Registration only requires a working email to confirm your account. UWW encourages all stakeholders to get registered and utilize all of the free resources.

Argentine Olympic Committee Hosts Level II Technical Course for Coaches

By United World Wrestling Press

VEVEY, Switzerland (October 29) -- The Argentine Olympic Committee, with the support of Olympic Solidarity and in collaboration with the Argentine Wrestling Federation, hosted a Level II technical course for coaches October 17-21 in Buenos Aires.

The course was conducted by UWW educators Filiberto DELGADO (CUB) and Raul TRUJILLO (CUB). Both have been instrumental in helping many Cuban athletes win world and Olympic medals.


The course taught participants the essential skills necessary to sharpen their skillset and provide tools for them to develop their wrestling programs efficiently within their clubs and regions.

The activities were interactive, giving attending coaches the chance to practice sharpening classroom skills on the mats.


The Argentine Wrestling Federation expressed its gratitude and support received from the United World Wrestling and the desire to cooperate with other projects related to the development of wrestling across Argentina.