Back المصارعة العالمية المتحدة Arabic Mezinárodní zápasnická federace Czech United World Wrestling Danish United World Wrestling German Internacia Federacio de Lukto Esperanto United World Wrestling Spanish Rahvusvaheline Maadlusliit Estonian اتحادیه جهانی کشتی Persian UWW Finnish United World Wrestling French
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| Abbreviation | UWW |
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| Formation | 1912 |
| Type | Sports federation |
| Headquarters | Corsier-sur-Vevey, outside of Lausanne, Switzerland |
Membership | Representatives from 176 national federations |
President | Nenad Lalović[1] |
Revenue (2017) | US$5.12 million[2] |
| Expenses (2017) | US$8.89 million[2] |
| Website | UWW.org |
United World Wrestling (UWW) is the international governing body for the sport of amateur 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 FILA prior to assuming its current name in September 2014.
- ^ "Wrestling chief resigns after Olympic snub". Al Jazeera English. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ a b Perelman, Rich (24 May 2020). "Who's in the money? EXCLUSIVE analysis of our survey of International Federation finances". The Sports Examiner. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
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