Webinar

Webinar Schedule for June 29-July 3

By United World Wrestling Press

Below is the webinar schedule for the next week (29 June – 3 July). There are many webinars available and for all wrestling groups.  We would like to highlight a few webinars for this week. 

The Referee Commission will be hosting 2 webinars on passivity in all styles of wrestling.

Coach Joe Russell from the USA Wrestling FS Staff will be hosting a webinar on Match Strategies.

The Athlete Commission will be hosting their 2nd online conference.

Schedule for the Week (29 June – 3 July)
Title:  Passivity & Activity Time (FS/WW)
Date:  29 June
Time:  14:00 (Zurich)
Speaker:  Prof. Dr. Ibrahim CICIOGLU & Norovard ARUSTAMYAN
Language:  English
Target Audience: National & International Referees and Coaches
Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/j/93356385005

Title:  Use of Discovery Games & Gamification
Date:  30 June
Time:  14:00 (Zurich)
Speaker:  Vincent AKA
Language:  French
Target Audience:  Introductory Coaches
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94130136731

Title:  Match Strategies
Date:  30 JuneTime:  16:00 (Zurich)
Speaker:  Joe RUSSELL – USA Wrestling FS Assistant Coach
Language:  English
Target Audience:  National Team Coaches
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/95873671201

Title:  UWW Athlete Commission Online Conference II
Date:  1 July
Time:  14:00 (Zurich)
Speaker:  Athlete Commission
Language:  English
Target Audience:  Athletes and Coaches
Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xgENWc6rQOWqfKD23ARAsw

Title:  Referee Mechanics
Date:  1 July
Time:  16:00 (Zurich)
Speaker:  Zach ERRETT
Language:  English
Target Audience:  National & International Referees
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91106323256

Title:  Use of Discovery Games & Gamification
Date:  2 July
Time:  14:00 (Zurich)
Speaker:  Zach ERRETT
Language:  English
Target Audience:  Introductory Coaches
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/99587675758

Title:  Passivity & Par Terre Position (GR)
Date:  2 July
Time:  15:00 (Zurich)
Speaker:  Antonio SILVESTRI & Carlos GARCIA
Language:  English
Target Audience:  National & International Referees and Coaches
Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/j/94207549637

Title:  Referee Mechanics
Date:  3 July
Time:  17:00 (Zurich)
Speaker:  Carlos GARCIA
Language:  French
Target Audience:  National & International Referees
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91722502388

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

 

#WrestleParis

Paris 2024 Olympic Games Greco-Roman Entries

By United World Wrestling Press

PARIS (July 9) -- The 97 Greco-Roman wrestlers scheduled to compete at the Paris Olympics are announced. Four-time Olympic champion Mijain LOPEZ (CUB) will wrestle at 130kg while Tokyo Olympic champion Luis ORTA (CUB) is also entered. He won the gold in Tokyo at 60kg but will be competing in Paris at 67kg, a weight class in which he won the gold medal at the World Championships in 2023.

Tokyo champion Zhan BELEKNUIK (UKR) will be looking to add to his medal tally which also has a silver medal from Rio 2016. Four Tokyo Olympic silver medalists are returning namely Kenichiro FUMITA (JPN), Parviz NASIBOV (UKR), Akzhol MAKHMUDOV (KGZ) and Artur ALEKSANYAN (ARM).

Other Olympic medalists in the fray are Mohamed ELSAYED (EGY), Rafig HUSEYNOV (AZE), Sabah SHARIATI (AZE) and Heiki NABI (EST).

Greco-Roman will kick off wrestling at the Paris Olympics on August 5 with 60kg and 130kg. August 6 will have 77kg and 97kg, August 7 will feature 67kg and 87kg. The medals bouts will be held on the next days of the respective weight classes.

PARIS 2024 SCHEDULE | PARIS 2024 NEWS | PARIS 2024 WOMEN'S WRESTLING ENTRIES | PARIS 2024 FREESTYLE ENTRIES

60kg
Abdelkarim FERGAT (ALG)
Murad MAMMADOV (AZE)
Liguo CAO (CHN)
Kevin DE ARMAS (CUB)
Moamen MOHAMED (EGY)
Jamal VALIZADEH (EOR)
Mehdi MOHSEN NEJAD (IRI)
Kenichiro FUMITA (JPN)
Aidos SULTANGALI (KAZ)
Zholaman SHARSHENBEKOV (KGZ)
Victor CIOBANU (MDA)
Se Ung RI (PRK)
Razvan ARNAUT (ROU)
Georgij TIBILOV (SRB)
Enes BASAR (TUR)
Islomjon BAKHRAMOV (UZB)
Raiber RODRIGUEZ (VEN)

67kg
Ishak GHAIOU (ALG)
Slavik GALSTYAN (ARM)
Hasrat JAFAROV (AZE)
Nestor ALMANZA TRUYOL (CHI)
Luis ORTA SANCHEZ (CUB)
Andres MONTANO ARROYO (ECU)
Mohamed ELSAYED (EGY)
Mamadassa SYLLA (FRA)
Ramaz ZOIDZE (GEO)
Saeid ESMAEILI LEIVESI (IRI)
Kyotaro SOGABE (JPN)
Amantur ISMAILOV (KGZ)
Valentin PETIC (MDA)
Mate NEMES (SRB)
Souleymen NASR (TUN)
Parviz NASIBOV (UKR)

77kg
Abd Elkrim OUAKALI (ALG)
Malkhas AMOYAN (ARM)
Sanan SULEYMANOV (AZE)
Aik MNATSAKANIAN (BUL)
Jair CUERO MUNOZ (COL)
Yosvanys PENA FLORES (CUB)
Mahmoud ABDELRAHMAN (EGY)
Jonni SARKKINEN (FIN)
Zoltan LEVAI (HUN)
Amin KAVIYANINEJAD (IRI)
Nao KUSAKA (JPN)
Demeu ZHADRAYEV (KAZ)
Akzhol MAKHMUDOV (KGZ)
Burhan AKBUDAK (TUR)
Kamal BEY (USA)
Aram VARDANYAN (UZB)

87kg
Bachir SID AZARA (ALG)
Rafig HUSEYNOV (AZE)
Semen NOVIKOV (BUL)
Haitao QIAN (CHN)
Carlos MUNOZ JARAMILLO (COL)
Turpal BISULTANOV (DEN)
Mohamed METWALLY (EGY)
Lasha GOBADZE (GEO)
David LOSONCZI (HUN)
Alireza MOHMADIPIANI (IRI)
Nursultan TURSYNOV (KAZ)
Arkadiusz KULYNYCZ (POL)
Aleksandr KOMAROV (SRB)
Ali CENGIZ (TUR)
Zhan BELENIUK (UKR)
Payton JACOBSON (USA)

97kg
Abubakar KHASLAKHANAU (AIN)
Fadi ROUABAH (ALG)
Artur ALEKSANYAN (ARM)
Gabriel ROSILLO (CUB)
Mohamed GABR (EGY)
Arvi SAVOLAINEN (FIN)
Roberti KOBLIASHVILI (GEO)
Lucas LAZOGIANIS (GER)
Kevin MEJIA CASTILLO (HON)
Mohammadhadi SARAVI (IRI)
Uzur DZHUZUPBEKOV (KGZ)
Seungjun KIM (KOR)
Mindaugas VENCKAITIS (LTU)
Mihail KAJIA (SRB)
Josef RAU (USA)
Rustam ASSAKALOV (UZB)

130kg
Sabah SHARIATI (AZE)
Kiril MILOV (BUL)
Yasmani ACOSTA FERNANDEZ (CHI)
Lingzhe MENG (CHN)
Mijain LOPEZ (CUB)
Abdellatif MOHAMED (EGY)
Heiki NABI (EST)
Jello KRAHMER (GER)
Amin MIRZAZADEH (IRI)
Alimkhan SYZDYKOV (KAZ)
Seungchan LEE (KOR)
Mantas KNYSTAUTAS (LTU)
Oussama ASSAD (MAR)
Alin ALEXUC CIURARIU (ROU)
Muhammet BAKIR (TUR)
Adam COON (USA)

NOTE:

Czech Republic surrendered its 97kg spot after Artur OMAROV (CZE) was injured. Serbia was awarded the place as next best NOC

* Tunisia failed to find a replacement at 130kg. Lithuania was awarded the spot at 130kg as the next best NOC