Beach Tournaments are COMING to a Beach NEAR YOU!! There’s growth, and then… there’s EXPLOSIVE growth! The Tour of America has helped create a hunger for beach wrestling events that is translating in to more events than ever popping up around the country! Numerous states are adding state championship events to their summer/fall schedules, including states like Virginia, California, Oregon, and many more. Cities like Chicago, and New York are finding spots for some sand to fly! And all across the heartland of America sand space is becoming wrestling space as more and more people are learning just how much FUN beach wrestling can be! Several events have been added to the Tour of America this summer including stops in Oregon and Washington. New local events in Brewerton, NY, Independence, Iowa, and Virginia Beach, VA are just a small sampling

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