#WrestleAcapulco

WATCH: 10 freestyle finals from Pan-Am Championships

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 14:49 By Vinay Siwach

ACAPULCO, Mexico (May 11) -- The USA was defending champions in all 10 weight classes of freestyle wrestling at the Pan-American Championships which were held in Acapulco, Mexico.

They managed to repeat their golden performance in eight of the 10 weight categories while Canada won the remaining two gold medals at the tournament.

Capturing the top medal at all but 70kg and 125kg, the USA once again won the team title with 229 points. They were way clear of second-placer Canada which had 138 points. Puerto Rico finished third with 120 points.

Watch the 10 freestyle finals from the Pan-American Championships.

57kg: GOLD - Thomas GILMAN (USA) vs Darian CRUZ (PUR)

61kg: Round 1 - Daton FIX (USA) vs Joseph SILVA (PUR)

65kg: GOLD - Sebastian RIVERA (PUR) vs Joseph MC KENNA (USA)

65kg: GOLD - Vinicius DA SILVA JOAQUIM (BRA) vs Emmanuel OLAPADE (CAN)

74kg: GOLD - Kyle DAKE (USA) vs Franklin GOMEZ (PUR)

79kg: Round 1 - Jordan BURROUGHS (USA) vs Samuel BARMISH (CAN)

86kg: GOLD - Lazaro HERNANDEZ LUIS (CUB) vs Zahid VALENCIA (USA)

92kg: Round 1 - J'den COX (USA) vs Jeremy POIRIER (CAN)

97kg: GOLD - Kyle SNYDER (USA) vs Arturo SILOT (CUB)

125kg: GOLD - Nicholas GWIAZDOWSKI (USA) vs Amarveer DHESI (CAN)

#WrestleBratislava

UWW to test new Greco rule at 2025 European Championships

Friday, March 28, 2025 - 11:17 By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (March 28) -- United World Wrestling Technical Commission has approved the testing of a Greco-Roman rule change at the European Championships next month.

According to the new rule in Greco-Roman, in case a bout ends 1-1, victory will be awarded to the wrestler who scored the first point. This modification will be implemented exclusively in Greco-Roman and will apply only to matches that end in a 1-1 tie.

The change, which is only being tested, was approved after the new UWW Technical Commission reviewed the current regulations. It unanimously acknowledged that the existing rule, which awards victory to the athlete who scores the last point, may unintentionally encourage passivity at the start of the bout.

Following the discussions, the Commission agreed to test the proposed change of awarding victory to the wrestler who scores the first point during the 2025 Senior European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia to be held from April 7-13.

Additional senior Continental Championships or international tournaments may also be selected for further testing. United World Wrestling will provide updates should additional test events be required.