Women's World Cup

World Cup to Include Sweden

Sunday, February 11, 2018 - 15:42 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY (February 11) -- United World Wrestling has announced that Sweden will replace Turkey at the 2018 Women's World Cup in Takasaki Japan.

Sweden was the 9th ranked team at the 2017 World Championships, with Turkey finishing 5th. Below is a list of the entries for the World Cup, with the Group Draws to be determined in the coming weeks and announced on the UWW homepage.

  1. Japan
  2. Belarus
  3. United States
  4. Mongolia
  5. Canada
  6. China
  7. Romania 
  8. Sweden

The Women's World Cup will be held March 17th and 18th in Takasaki, Japan. There have been 16 previous World Cups with Japan winning 9 team titles, China 6 and the United States 1.

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Legendary Coach Trujillo Arrives in Kyrgyzstan to Hone Greco Talent

Saturday, April 25, 2026 - 13:22 By United World Wrestling Press

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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (April 24) -- Raul TRUJILLO DIAZ (CUB), the recipient of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award, is on a mission to change the Greco-Roman landscape. 

After spending two months in China, Trujillo is in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to help the country's U23 national team as it prepares for the U23 Asian Championships next month in Vietnam.

Trujillo was welcomed in Bishkek on Thursday and he visited the national academy and from Monday he will join the national camp to guide the team for the tournament.

Raul TRUJILLORaul TRUJILLO, left, in Bishkek.

Last year, Trujillo signed a development contract to work with UWW with a focus on youth development, coach education, and high-performance training systems.

Trujillo has been a long time coach and lifelong mentor of Mijain LOPEZ, guiding him through the most dominant stretch of his historic career.

Kyrgyzstan recently hosted the Asian Championships in Bishkek and had a successful campaign in Freestyle, Greco-Roman and Women's Wrestling. The country finished second in team standing in Greco, fourth in Women's Wrestling and fifth in Freestyle.