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March 11:  Oceania Wrestling Championships

2/28/2016

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What: The Oceania Championship 2016

Where: Hamilton, New Zealand

When: March 11 - 12, 2016

More: Junior, Cadet, and Senior-level events to be held across men's and women's freestyle and men's greco-roman.

Fun Fact: Beach wrestling events will be held as well.

​Official: https://unitedworldwrestling.org
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March 08: European Wrestling Championship

2/28/2016

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What: The European Wrestling Championships 2016

Where: Riga, Latvia

When: March 08 - 13, 2016

More: Annual competition in men's and women's freestyle, and men's greco-roman disciplines.

Fun Fact: The European Olympic Qualification is actually held later in the year in Serbia, for continental athletes not yet qualified.

Official: http://ecriga2016.com
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March 04:  African Wrestling Championships

2/28/2016

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What: The African Championship 2016

Where: Alexandria, Egypt

When: March 04 - 06, 2016

More: Annual competition across men's and women's freestyle, and men's greco-roman disciplines.

Fun Fact: Athletes are fed a 5,000-calorie meal allotment per day, per UWW guidelines

​Official: https://unitedworldwrestling.org
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February 26:  Pan-American Wrestling Championships

2/7/2016

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What: The Pan-American Wrestling Championship

Where: Frisco, Texas, USA

When: February 26 - 28, 2016

More: Annual competition for North, Central, and South American teams in men's and women's freestyle and men's greco-roman disciplines.

Fun Fact: All previous times this event has been held in the U.S. have been in Colorado Springs.

​​Official: https://unitedworldwrestling.org
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February 17:  Asian Wrestling Championships

2/7/2016

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What: The Senior Asian Wrestling Championship

Where: Bangkok, Thailand

When: February 17 - 21, 2016

More: The annual Championship started in 1979, with women's competition starting in 1996

Fun Fact: Bangkok has never hosted the event before, although Pattaya hosted for Thailand in 2009.

​​Official: https://unitedworldwrestling.org
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November 13:  South American Wrestling Championship

10/30/2015

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What: The South American Wrestling Championship 2015

Where: Buenos Aires, Argentina

When: November 13 - 15, 2015

More: Competition across men's and women's freestyle, and men's greco-roman disciplines

Fun Fact: This is not an Olympic qualifier, as the Pan American Championships in March to come serve as the Rio qualification competition for the region.

​Official: ​https://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/south-american-championship
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September 07: World Wrestling Championships

8/31/2015

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What: The 2015 UWW World Wrestling Championships

Where: Las Vegas, United States

When: September 07 - 15, 2015

More: The annual event features eight weight divisions across each of men's and women's freestyle, and men's greco-roman disciplines, plus team awards in each.

Fun Fact: In last year's event in Uzbekistan, Russia topped the medal table with 15, and coming in the top two in each team event.

Official: http://www.vegasworlds2015.com
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May 06:  Asian Wrestling Championships

4/26/2015

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What: The Senior Asian Wrestling Championships 2015

Where: Doha, Qatar

When: May 06 - 10, 2015

More: This is the 28th Senior Asian Championships, and the first to be held in Qatar.

Fun Fact: Japan and China have split the women's freestyle team titles since the start of women's competition in 1996. Overall, Iran is the leading all-time medal winner across all divisions, with 317 medals and 30 team titles.

Official: NA
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April 24:  Pan-American Wrestling Championships

4/2/2015

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What: The Pan-American Championship 2015

Where: Santiago, Chile

When: April 24 - 26, 2015

More: An expected thirty-one countries will provide competitors to greco-roman and freestyle events for men and women (women in freestyle only) 

Fun Fact: This event also serves as a qualifier to the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto later in the year.

Official: NA
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March 20:  Oceania Wrestling Championships

3/3/2015

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What: The 2015 United World Wrestling Oceania Championships

Where: Majuro, Marshall Islands

When: March 20 - 22, 2015

More: Competition will include events for cadets, juniors, and seniors in men's and women's classes for freestyle and greco-roman.

Fun Fact: The Marshall Islands first joined FILA (the previous name for the world governing body) in 2004, and is hosting 

Official: http://unitedworldwrestling.org/event/oceania-championship
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