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Regional Tournament of Development and Education held within XXXI Pat Shaw Memorial

By United World Wrestling Press

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (May 30) -- The Regional Tournament of Development and Education was held within the framework of the XXXI INTERNATIONAL Wrestling Tournament "PAT SHAW," IN MEMORIAM, a tournament of a long tradition that is held in memory of the North American coach Mr. William "Pat" Shaw, who in 1947 introduced Olympic Wrestling in Guatemala preparing the national team that participated in the VI Central American and Caribbean Games that took place in the capital city of Guatemala in 1950.

The development event consisted of a course for coaches, a course for referees, a previous training camp and fundamentally the tournament for the U15, U17, U20 and Senior categories.

The Official Opening Ceremony of the courses and camps took place at the facilities of the CARDA, with the presence of the president of the National Wrestling Federation of Guatemala Ramón Francisco GONZÁLEZ PINEDA, the president of the United World Wrestling Americas Francisco Eduardo LEE LÓPEZ and Yuri MAIER United World Wrestling Sports and Development Officer for America. All these three events took place from May 24 to 26.

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The stage at the Teodoro Palacios Flores for the XXXI Pat Shaw Wrestling Tournament. (Photo: United World Wrestling)

For the Coaches Course a total of 14 trainers took part. The UWW Educators were Millie Mayola AGUILAR CANIZALEZ (VEN), Héctor Luis CAMACHO RODRIGUEZ (VEN). And for the Referee Course 10 referees participated and it was in charge of the UWW Educator Omar Fabricio MUÑOZ CARRIEL (ECU).

The Training Camp took place in the Center of High Performance and Development of the Americas (CARDA), where more than 60 athletes, coaches and educators participated, in addition to the support of coach Reza AZIMI from Iran. In addition to the training sessions, a series of motivational conferences were given to the participant by the lecturer José LABBÉ

The tournament was held from May 27 to 29 at the National Gymnasium “Teodoro Palacios Flores” in Guatemala City. Almost 200 wrestlers participated from six countries: MEX, ESA, HON, NCA, CRC and GUA and a total of 287 bouts were carried out.

The management of the competition was done with the Arena system and all the official implementations of the UWW, with the support of the IT team of America.

#WrestleBelgrade

How to watch 2023 Wrestling World Championships

By United World Wrestling Press

BELGRADE, Serbia (September 15) -- The World Championships kick off September 16, 2023, in Belgrade Serbia with close to 1000 wrestlers in three styles -- Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Women's Wrestling.

Fans around the world can watch the 2023 Wrestling World Championships live on UWW+, a subscription-based platform. The tournament will be like on uww.org and the official UWW App.

For wrestling fans based in the United States, the Wrestling World Championships will be live on FloSport/FloWrestling.

The World Championships will kick off with Freestyle on September 16 at 10:30 local time with the semifinals scheduled at 16:45 local time after a change in schedule (Earlier the article said that the semifinals will begin at 18:00 local time on the first day). On the second day, the qualification will begin at 10:30, the semifinals at 16:45 and the medal bouts at 18:00.

Here's everything you need to know about the 2023 Wrestling World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia

How to watch the 2023 Wrestling World Championships?

The 2023 Wrestling World Championships will be live on uww.org and the UWW App. Wrestling fans need to subscribe to UWW+ to watch the World Championships.

To watch the Wrestling World Championships in the United States, viewers need to go on FloSport/FloWrestling.

How to subscribe to UWW+?

You can subscribe to UWW+ here or UWW+ Subscribe Now.

What is the schedule of the 2023 Wrestling World Championships?

The schedule of the UWW Wrestling World Championships is it starts on September 16 and ends on September 24.

Which are the official broadcasters of Wrestling World Championships?

Vietnam - VTVCab
Slovakia – Arena TV
Czech Republic – Arena TV
Malaysia – RTM
China – CCTV
Maccau – CCTV
Indonesia - EMTEK
Philippines - EMTEK
Timor-Leste – EMTEK
Mongolia – Premium Sports Network

Which weight classes are competing today in the Wrestling World Championships?

The schedule of the different weight classes is as follows:

September 16: FS 61, 70, 86 & 125kg
September 17: FS 79, 92, 57 & 74kg
September 18: FS 65 & 97kg; WW 55 & 59kg
September 19: WW 65, 50, 57 & 76kg
September 20: WW 72, 53, 62 & 68kg
September 21: GR 55, 82, 77 & 130kg
September 22: GR 72, 60 & 97kg
September 23: GR 63, 67 & 87kg
September 24: GR 63, 67 & 87kg

Are there Paris Olympic quotas at the Wrestling World Championships?

Yes, the 2023 World Championships in wrestling offers 90 Paris Olympic quotas, 30 in each of Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Women's Wrestling.

How can wrestlers win the 2024 Olympic Games quotas?

Wrestlers can qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics by earning a quota at the 2023 World Championships. The four medal winners in each of the Olympic weight classes will receive a Paris Olympic quota for the respective National Olympic Committee. The fifth quota in that weight class will be decided by a playoff between the losers of the bronze medal bouts.

Which are the Olympic weight classes in wrestling?

There are 18 Olympic weight classes in wrestling. These are as follows:

Freestyle: 57kg, 65kg, 74kg, 86kg, 97kg and 125kg
Women's Wrestling: 50kg, 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 68kg, 76kg
Greco-Roman: 60kg, 67kg, 77kg, 87kg, 97kg, 130kg

How to follow all the action from the World Championships 2023?

The best to follow the World Championships is to follow United World Wrestling's Instagram, Facebook, X.com, Tiktok and YouTube.