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Turkish Olympic Champion Bayram Şit Passes Away

Friday, May 31, 2019 - 14:19 By United World Wrestling Press

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Bayram Şit, a 1952 Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling, passed away on Wednesday, May 29. He was 89 years old. 

Şit competed in the featherweight division for Turkey. After claiming a gold medal at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland, Şit added a silver medal at the 1954 World Championships. In 1956, Sit placed fourth at the Olympic Games in Melbourne.


After his competitive wrestling career, Şit worked as a trainer for Turkey's national team. He went on train the French national team for two years, helping many French wrestlers win medals. 

Şit was buried in the Karşıyaka memorial cemetery. 

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World Grappling Championships 2025: Fixtures and schedule

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 - 05:56 By United World Wrestling Press

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NOVI SAD, Serbia (August 27) -- The final schedule of the World Grappling Championships is set. The competition will begin October 14 and unlike previous editions, the Gi and No-Gi competition will be held on same days.

The three-day tournament will kick off with Grappling in Men's and Women's. Here's the full schedule for the World Grappling Championships.

Grappling

October 14 (Day 1):
Men's Grappling: 58kg, 71kg, 77kg, 92kg, 100kg and 130 kg 
Women's Grappling: 53kg, 71kg, and 90kg.

October 15 (Day 2):
Men's Grappling: 62kg, 66kg and 84kg
Women's Grappling: 58kg and 64kg

Men's Grappling Gi: 71kg, 100kg and 130kg
Women's Grappling Gi: 53kg and 90kg

October 16 (Day 3):
Men's Grappling Gi: 58kg, 62kg, 66kg, 77kg, 84kg, and 92kg
Women's Grappling Gi: 58kg, 64kg, and 71kg

Grappling

The participants can follow the event live on uww.org. For details of the schedule click here.

UWW encourages nations to send entries for the World Grappling Championships using Athena