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World Junior Wrestling Championships
The World Junior Wrestling Championships (U20) is the main wrestling championships in the Junior age category (between 18 and 20 years old), organised by United World Wrestling (UWW). This event was held twice in 1979 and 1980. Rename The past name for the competition was the Junior World Championships. In November 2021, the UWW renamed the Junior Worlds to U20 and Cadet Worlds to U17. Editions * 1980 in Stockholm probably was in U15 (Schools) in 13 + 13 weights * 1992 (LL, GR) and 1993 (LF) was counted one edition * Not held in 2002 and 2004 * Shared bronze medal awarded since 2005 * 1969 – 1977 / 1983 – 1995 : Espoir World Championships * LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman / LF : Women's Freestyle All-time medal table *Junior / U20 World Championship Medal Count (2000–2024) * consist of and . * was competed in 2023,2024. Team rankings Espoir * LL : Freestyle / GR : Greco-Roman * After 1995 Junior and Espoir was merged. See also * List of Cadet, Junior and U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
United World Wrestling
United World Wrestling (UWW) is the international governing body for the sport of Wrestling; its duties include overseeing wrestling at the World Championships and Olympics. It presides over international competitions for various forms of wrestling, including Greco-Roman, freestyle, grappling, and others. The flagship event of UWW is the World Wrestling Championships. The UWW was formerly known as IAWF (International Amateur Wrestling Federation) from 1921 to 1952 and FILA (Federation Internationale des Luttes Associees) prior to assuming its current name in September 2014. Disciplines As of 2016, UWW sets rules and regulations and holds international competitions in the following wrestling styles: ;Olympic styles *Greco-Roman wrestling *Freestyle wrestling (men's and women's) ;Associated styles *Grappling ( Gi and no-Gi) * Beach wrestling (recognized by the FILA Congress in 2004) * Amateur pankration (recognized by the FILA Congress in 2010) * Traditional wrestling ** Senega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |