United World Wrestling (UWW) President Nenad Lalovic raised questions about the competitions in order to compile the 2020 and 2021 calendars. As per Iran Wrestling Federation, UWW will be sending a questionnaire which the national unions have to answer and present a proposal accordingly by June 17 via a video conference.
Here is what the letter said:
The points raised are as follows:
– The spread of coronavirus has suspended all sports activities and we want to hold the tournament immediately after the conditions are normalized.
– The recommendations and solutions of the national federations to the technical commission can be the source of all the decisions of the executive committee and the board of directors of the World Wrestling Union.
– The heads of the continental councils should send the maximum information about the general situation on the relevant continents to the World Union.
– We must consider the process of preparation and training of wrestlers so that they have enough time to prepare. This was taken into account when presenting the proposed calendar for 2020 and 2021.
– Travel problems should be considered and we should think about the process of issuing visas. This can be a big issue depending on the health status of some countries.
– The Technical Commission should see if it is necessary to reduce important events in 2020 and 2021 in order to reduce the costs of the national federations and the financial situation created for them due to the release of the Corona virus, as well as the new schedule of the Olympic Games.
– The guidelines for health conditions during the competition will be determined by our Medical Commission, a commission that works with the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee and the World Health Organization.
Suggested Calendar 2020:
The Executive Committee has decided to postpone continental competitions for June and July, and some host countries have been forced to cancel them due to government regulations on the prevention of coronavirus. At the same time, we received the desire of some federations to host and replace such competitions.
– We need to plan in such a way that the current situation related to the corona virus will allow some continents to hold their championships a little later, but this year.
– It seems difficult to hold world competitions in the coming months, although it will be more likely to be held at the end of the year.
– I spoke with two national federations that have expressed serious interest in holding the World Cup this year, but I think I need to.
– There will definitely be a lot of issues with travel in the coming months. For example, Turkish Airlines will not resume operations before the end of June (July 10). In addition, ticket prices will certainly be very high. Therefore, the chances of holding a continental event will be much higher than global events.
– It is suggested that the continental youth championships be held in late August – early September and the continental youth championships be held in late September – early October. The timeline suggests that wrestlers can compete before schools resume, but all other offers are still welcome.
– It is very clear that these changes will also affect the organizers, and we need to contact each of the hosts to see if they can still host their event on new dates.
– We need your information and opinions to know if this plan is effective enough or not? We look forward to hearing from you.
– The World Coastal Wrestling Championships are also impressed. The Coastal Working Group has suggested reducing the number of events (from 4 to 2 or 1), but they want to have at least one event to show the national federations that their work has not stopped.
– To summarize, we need your advice and feedback on how to plan your 2020 calendar.
Continental Championships and World Adult Championships:
Olympic qualifiers:
As you know, the Olympics will be held in Tokyo next summer. Although no specific dates have been confirmed for the ship, it is likely to be scheduled for the first to seventh periods of August 2021.
– The Executive Committee has approved that athletes who will be 18 years old in 2021 (born 2003) be allowed to participate in qualifying competitions and games if they are eligible. Therefore, we must also edit the eligibility system to comply with these new dates.
– First of all, I would like to remind you that all the quotas obtained in Noor Sultan (2019 World Championships) and in Ottawa (Pan-American selection) will remain valid for the relevant National Olympic Committees.
– The ranking scores for determining the athletes’ participation in the Olympic Games were as follows:
– 2019 World Cup
– The first round of the ranking in Italy
– the 2020 continental championship
– the second round of the ranking in Poland
– so it would be logical to keep the scores of the events held. (This means that selected athletes are still considered selected). Therefore, the criterion for calculating the points is still the above-mentioned program, with the difference that the second round of the ranking competitions will be held in June 2021 (June 11, 1400 onwards).
– Three countries, China, North Korea and Turkmenistan, failed to qualify for the 2020 Asian Championships. If you decide to hold the continental championships in 2021, we suggest that you consider the scores of the athletes of these three countries for the Olympic Syndication in the Asian Senior Championships in 2021. If we do not hold the 2021 continental championship, we will have to find another solution for these three countries.
– I would like to remind you that the requirement to participate in continental adult competitions remains possible in order to participate in the selection competitions, but we will only consider the participants of each country in the 2020 continental championships. We have taken into account the number of athletes from each country in the 2020 continental championships, because at that time (Asian Championships registration) all federations tried to increase the number of athletes based on the number of athletes who were to participate in the continental selection competitions. , Record.
2021 Adult Continental Competition:
– To help you analyze, an Excel form has been attached to the 2020 and 2021 calendars with current status and dates.
– In addition, depending on your offer, we need to see if we need to hold the 2021 Adult Continent. Many federations may have financial problems next year, so we have to adjust our calendar to their budget.
– Thus, even if the commission’s proposal is to hold adult continental competitions in 2021, we will not have to hold these competitions before the selection competitions.
– Since you are the best person who knows how to prepare or practice, we definitely need your advice on that important topic.
– If you think that the adult continental competitions in 2021 should be held before the qualifying competitions (in order to prepare the wrestlers, etc.), then we should adjust the whole calendar again and like the 2020 calendar.
World Championships for Adults, Youth and Adolescents in 2021 – 2020 World Cup – Rankings 2021:
– Regarding the 2021 World Championships for adults, you should know that these competitions are our most important competition and are at the peak of our events and we definitely should To memorize. In addition, this exceptional situation will surely make the Olympic wrestlers participate in these competitions in order to try to be champions in their sporting career, in these two events, which are considered to be the biggest events.
– After discussions with the Norwegian Organizing Committee, the Executive Committee of the World Wrestling Union decided to hold the event in Oslo, Norway, in October 2021.
– As the number of competitions in 2020 is low, we will keep this year’s cash prizes and add them to next year’s awards in order to encourage national federations and wrestlers to participate in Oslo competitions.
– Outside of the qualifying events, in 2021, it seems that the Junior and Youth Continental Championships are well planned, but in order to have enough time between the World Junior and Junior Championships, we have to have the World Junior Championships (same date). Postpone the Olympic Games as well as the World Youth Championships.
– We were going to start the new World Cup format in 2021. I would like to ask you to inform us whether to hold these competitions in 2021 (end of the year – see the exact date in the Union calendar) or whether we have to postpone these competitions until 2022.
– In the case of ranked competitions, we were supposed to start our official format in 2021 in connection with the holding of these competitions (4 ranking competitions, two competitions in Europe, 1 competition in the United States and 1 competition in Asia). I ask you to give me your opinion on this issue. Given that we know the 2021 calendar will be tight, should we keep holding these 4 events, or should we start holding 4 ranked events each year from 2022?
– If we decide to hold 4 ranking events in 2021, we must clearly explain to the national federations that only one of these events will be used in the Olympic Games and the other 3 events will be used only in the annual ranking. will be.
Summary of questions that need to be answered and we are waiting for your comments and analyzes about them:
– Should we hold the Asian Adult Championships?
– If so, should we hold these competitions before the selection competitions or should we plan as they are?
– Do we all agree that competitions with rankings should be considered in the Olympic Games?
– If the continental competitions for adults are held, do you agree that the points of this competition in 2021 will be considered for the countries of North Korea, China and Turkmenistan?
– Do you agree that the 2021 Adult World Championships will be held in October 2021 (October 9 to November 9, 1400)?
– Should we host the 2021 World Cup or not?
– In 2021, will we hold a ranking competition or 4 competitions?
– In order to facilitate your work and the decisions that are proposed to the Executive Committee, we will send a questionnaire to all national wrestling federations next week. Once we have received their responses, we will share them with you based on the responses of the National Wrestling Federations, and we look forward to hearing more from you.
In order to finalize all the proposals submitted to the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors, a video conference will be held on 26 June (2:00 PM Swiss time).
Dear Colleagues, Thank you very much for your time. I will also send these issues to all members of the Board of Directors to inform them of the importance of these issues and the work you are doing.
Nenad Lalovic,
United World Wrestling President
