UWW To Hold Senior World Championships in December, Juniors Cancelled

According to United World Wrestling, the Senior World Championships have been confirmed for December 12-20 of 2020. Also breaking is the Junior World Championships have been cancelled. Athletes have until November 5th to register for the championships.

With the Olympic Games being postponed until next year, it was unclear if there would be a World Championship until today. Normally there are no Worlds held on Olympic years. UWW announced today they were to happen in Belgrade, Serbia. The event will have freestyle, Greco Roman and women’s wrestling as normal for World Championship events.

With the World Championships returning and being held in 2020, wrestling fans will get a sense of normality in getting to see the best of the best compete once again in preparation for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. The seniors for 2020 will get a chance to compete internationally before the Games.

Also said in conjunction with the news, United World Wrestling can still cancel the event should the pandemic flare up again. Safety is their biggest concern and should the virus be a threat, they will not hesitate to cancel the event.

The Pandemic and World Championships

The pandemic caused the entire sports world to shift, seeing companies like the UFC shift to no fans. The International Olympic Committee postponed the Tokyo Olympic Games to 2021. Boxing has been postponed and canceled. Every sport has been brought to their knees.

While the pandemic hit and stopped many tournaments from happening, cancelling and postponing many events including the NCAA Championships and the Olympic Games, wrestling has found a way to move on. With events like Nittany Lion Wrestling Club Card on Rokfin, Wrestling Underground and Beat The Streets, wrestling has found a way to wrestle on.

Stay posted to My MMA News for all the latest surrounding the Senior World Championships including brackets and more. Thanks for reading!

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