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Webinar Schedule for June 22-26

Friday, June 19, 2020 - 13:14 By United World Wrestling Press

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Below is the Referee Commission and Development Department webinar schedule for next week (22-26 June). These webinars are available to anyone that wold like to join and learn more about the topics.

Please note the time of each webinar and compare that to your local time. 

Schedule for 22-26 June

Topic:  Takedown and Control by Prof. Dr. Ibrahim CICIOGLU

Date:  Monday, 22 June
Time:  14:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 08:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  English
Level:  National and International Referees and National Coaches
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/92048306062

Topic:  Coach’s Role in Youth Sports by Hector Luis CAMACHO PEDRIQUEZ
Date:  Tuesday, 23 June
Time:  20:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 14:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  Spanish
Level:  Introductory Level Coach
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/98637902626 

Topic:  Referee Competencies & Referee Team Duties by Norovard ARUSTAMYAN
Date:  Wednesday, 24 June
Time:  14:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 8:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  Russian
Level:  National Referees and Coaches
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/91906878823

Topic:  Coach’s Role in Youth Sports by Vladimir SHATSKYKH
Date:  Thursday, 25 June
Time:  14:00 – Zurich (UTC+2) – 8:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:   Russian      
Level:  Introductory Level Coach
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/94598044415

Topic:  Active Wrestling & Criteria for Passivity by Mr. Antonio SILVESTRI
Date:  Thursday, 25 June
Time:  15:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 9:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  English
Level:  National and International Referees and National Coaches
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/99873060376  

Topic:  Referee Competencies & Referee Team Duties by Carlos GARCIA
Date:  Friday, 26 June
Time:  17:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 11:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  Spanish
Level:  National Referees and Coaches
Meeting Link:   https://zoom.us/j/99527148786

 

Should you have any questions, please contact Zach Errett, UWW Education Manager, at zach.errett@unitedworldwrestling.org.

More than 1000 Wrestlers in Saudi Arabia's Biggest Competition

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 16:40 By United World Wrestling Press

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (February 24) -- Saudi Arabia organized its largest wrestling competition to date with more than 1000 wrestlers participating in the 10-day event.

The Saudi Wrestling Federation organized the event from February 8 to 17 with wrestling in Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Women's Wrestling. The age groups included U12, U17, U23 and senior level.

The tournament was also open to government and private clubs which surged the number of wrestlers participating. The clubs included wrestlers from different nationalities. According to the Saudi federation, 1,173 wrestlers participated with 1,034 male and 139 female wrestlers.

Over the 10 days, 1,491 matches were conducted using the official UWW Arena competition management system to ensure professional organization, transparency, and technical accuracy.

"The number of registered wrestlers in the Kingdom has doubled in recent years," Sherif HALAWA, UWW Certified Educator & Head of Sports Performance of the Saudi Wrestling Federation, said. "This development has already produced historic achievements, including Saudi Arabia’s first-ever Asian silver medal at the U20 Asian Championships."

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia, which termed the event as National Championships, has made steady success recently. It has also managed to grow wrestling at grassroots, women’s participation, referee development, and high-performance pathways.

"The technical level of Saudi wrestlers has improved significantly in recent years," Yusup ABDULSALAMOV, Senior Manager of High Performance at the Saudi Olympic Training Center, said. "There are promising talents capable of achieving strong international results in the near future. Saudi wrestling is clearly on the right path."