Webinar

Webinar Schedule for August 31 – September 6

By United World Wrestling Press

Topic: Challenge Procedure / Consultation Procedure (GR/FS/WW)
Date:  Monday, 31 August
Time:  15:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 09:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Speaker: Antonio Silvestri and Ibrahim Cicioglu
Language:  English
Level:  National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/96345976630

Topic: Negative Wrestling: Offensive and Defensive foul
Date:  Thursday, 03 September
Time:  14:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 08:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Speaker: Noravard Arustamyan and Sergei Kovalenko
Language:  Russian
Level:  National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/94972300511

Topic: Negative Wrestling: Offensive and Defensive foul
Date:  Thursday, 03 September
Time:  16:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 10:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Speaker: Kamel Bouaziz
Language:  French
Level:  National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/98045646253

Topic: Negative Wrestling: Offensive and Defensive foul
Date:  Thursday, 03 September
Time:  18:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 12:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Speaker: Carlos Garcia
Language:  Spanish
Level:  National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/98839072853

Topic: Referee – Controlling the bout
Date:  Saturday, 05 September
Time:  16:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 10:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Speaker: Kamel Bouaziz and Sherif Halawa
Language:  Arabic
Level:  National and International Referees
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/91827185620

Obituary

UWW Hall of Fame, former Medical Commission chair Tavakol passes away

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (February 29) -- Dr. Mohammad TAVAKOL, a former member of the United World Wrestling Bureau and Hall of Famer, passed away in Tehran at the age of 89 after a period of illness.

Born in 1923 in Qazvin, Iran, Tavakol chaired the Iranian Wrestling Federation and was the Vice President of the UWW. He also held membership in the Executive Committee of the UWW and was the chairman of the Medical Commission of UWW. He was inducted into the UWW Hall of Fame in 2011.

Tavakol graduated in medicine from the University of Tehran and studied in England for his specialization. He began his wrestling career under the supervision of the late Habibollah BOLOUR, the former head coach of the national Iranian wrestling team.

Tavakol served four six-year terms as a member of the Executive Committee of the UWW and was elected as the head of the UWW Asia for a four-year term. He had a significant impact on medical coverage of wrestling competitions during his role as the head of the Medical and Anti-Doping Commission.

UWW mourns the passing of Dr. Tavakol and expresses deepest sympathies to the Tavakol family.