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Sands of Singapore Will Be Significant

Ed Duncan June 6, 2023 No Comments

World Beach Games are on the Line in Final Qualifier This story is from Gary Abbott at USA Wrestling– The final stop on the road to Bali for the 2023 ANOC World Beach Games is set for this weekend, and the stakes are high for the five U.S. athletes competing this weekend. The USA will field a small but experienced team for the second United World Wrestling Beach World Series event of 2023, set for Singapore, June 10-11. All five U.S. athletes competing in Singapore have wrestled in a number of Beach World Series events and are among those with world rankings at the Senior level in Beach Wrestling. This is the fifth and final UWW Beach World Series event which is a qualifier for the 2023 World Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia. The first three of these qualifiers were

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Beach Wrestling Launching On VA Beaches!

Ed Duncan June 5, 2023 No Comments

Weekly Match-ups Will Lay Groundwork for Future Events Virginia Beach Field House, Virginia Beach- Beach wrestling is COMING to Hampton Roads and Virginia Beach in a big way! Beginning Thursday, June 8th and continuing each Thursday through the summer I-64 Wrestling/VAWA will sponsor “beach match-ups” for wrestlers of all ages. Walk up registration will begin at 5:30pm, with match ups getting under way by 6pm each evening and continuing until approximately 8:30pm. Beach wrestling is an emerging Olympic sport and is being touted as a possible addition to the 2028 Olympic program in Los Angeles. UWW has also expanded the Beach Wrestling World Series to include stops around the globe in 2023, and the style is a core discipline for the ANOC Beach Games, which take place this fall in Bali, Indonesia. Domestically, beach wrestling has exploded in popularity. In

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International Team Takes Ultimate X 1 Title

Ed Duncan May 20, 2023 No Comments

Inaugural Dual Event Kicks Off Beach Nationals Weekend! Carolina Beach, NC- International athletes from Barbados and Jamaica banded together and scored victory in the first ever Ultimate X Dual competition. The format featured four athletes for each team, including an age group girl and boy, and 2 senior level athletes for each team. Wrestlers squared off in a best of three series with each other, with each point in competition being scored for their team, plus bonus points depending on the type of win. In the U15 Women’s match up Rebecca Williams of Barbados scored a 3-0 decision over Lena Underbakke of Ohio in round one, and then followed with a 5-0 victory in round two. Kodi Marshall used his experience in the sand to score a 3-0 decision over hometown crowd favorite Mac Kopelman of Wilmington in round one

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Beach Wrestlers Converge in Carolina Beach!

Ed Duncan May 11, 2023 No Comments

World Team Qualifying, plus Tour of America Kickoff Draws Athletes from All Over! Carolina Beach, NC- Wrestlers from more than 25 states plus Barbados and Jamaica are set to attend the 2023 USMC/USA Beach Nationals set for May 19-20 in Carolina Beach. CLICK HERE to add your name to the list of entries! Athletes of all ages are invited to try the fastest growing international style of wrestling in the family friendly surroundings of Carolina Beach, NC. Youth wrestlers 6U-Junior as well as Masters division athletes will be grouped using the Madison weight system. This means NO WEIGHT CUTTING. Just show up and wrestle! U17, U20, and Senior men and women will compete using UWW approved weight classes (16U and Jr. athletes are also eligible for the U17 , U20, and Senior division and can compete in both if they

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Team USA Ready for Singapore!

Ed Duncan May 10, 2023 No Comments

The Final Qualifying Event for Bali One Month Away Buenos Aires- With four of the five qualifying events completed, athletes from the United States are currently positioned high enough in the standings to potentially qualify at five weight classes for the World Beach Games in Bali, Indonesia, August 6-12, 2023. The qualifying standings for the World Beach Games include the last three Beach World Series events of 2022 (held in France, Greece and Romania) and the first 2023 Beach World Series event in Buenos Aires, Argentina held last week. The final qualifying event for Bali is the 2023 Beach World Series set for Singapore, June 10-11. The USA is currently among the top eight nations at the following weight classes: Women 50 kg, Women 60 kg, Women Over 70 kg, Men 70 kg and Men 80 kg. For MORE from

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