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UWW announces hosts for 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (June 27) -- United World Wrestling on Tuesday announced the hosts for the 2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers.

After a UWW Bureau meeting, the dates for the four Continental Olympic Qualifiers and the World Olympic Qualifier for the 2024 Games were unveiled.

The Pan-American Olympic Games Qualifier will kick off the qualifying cycle next year. The first continental qualifier will be hosted in Acapulco, Mexico. The tournament will be preceded by the Pan-American Championships which will be held at the same venue.

Next, the African & Oceania Olympic Games Qualifier will be held in Alexandria, Egypt followed by the European Olympic Games Qualifier which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan will witness the Asian Olympic Games Qualifier preceded by the Asian Championships at the same venue.

The final tournament that offers quotas for the Paris Games, known as the World Olympic Qualifier, will take place in Istanbul, Turkiye.

The qualifying events for the Paris Games begin with the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, scheduled for September and it will offer 90 quotas, five in each Olympic weight class.

Each of the four continental qualifiers will offer 36 quotas, totaling 144 quotas. The World Olympic Qualifier, to be held in Istanbul, will have 54 places available for the 2024 Olympic Games.

The dates for the four continental Olympic Games qualifiers and the World Olympic Games Qualifier will be announced at a later stage.

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UWW announces launch of UWW+

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (August 14) -- United World Wrestling has launched UWW+, a new subscription-based video platform built for wrestling fans around the world.

As a UWW+ subscriber, an individual will get access to video on demand, the biggest wrestling events of the season -- including the world and continental championships and the Ranking Series events -- captivating docuseries, exclusive off-the-mat content and much more.

With three different subscription models, a subscriber will be able to tailor the subscription plans to their needs. The three subscription plans include a daily pass, pay-per-match, or a tournament pass.

The UWW+ aims to bring wrestling closer to its fans and audience. The model will give wrestling fans an experience like no other. Follow the action from the upcoming World Championships, and enjoy the best wrestling content all in one place.

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