OTTAWA – Linda Morais and Darthe Capellan have been awarded the titles of 2019 Female and Male Senior Wrestlers of the Year. In September, Morais, of Tecumseh, Ont., became World Champion at 59 kg. Morais, who trains with the Montreal Wrestling Club, defeated Liubov Ovcharova of Russia in the gold medal match with a pin...

OTTAWA – Junior World Championship bronze medallists Ana Godinez and Hunter Lee have been awarded the Junior Wrestlers of the Year for 2019. In her international debut at the Junior World Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, Godinez defeated Irina Ringaci of Moldova in the 62 kg bronze medal match. Godinez, now 20, had only gained Canadian...

OTTAWA – Wrestling Canada Lutte is pleased to award Ismail Ayyoub and Serena Di Benedetto with the men’s and women’s awards for Cadet Wrestler of the Year. Ayyoub, 17, was named the Outstanding Wrestler and awarded the Golden Boot for freestyle Wrestle of the Tournament at the 2019 Cadet Pan-American Championships in Morelia, Mexico. The...

OTTAWA - Wrestling Canada Lutte and local organizing committees have finalized dates for the 2021 Junior / Senior Championships and U17 / U19 & Cadet Trials. The Junior / Senior Canadian Championships will take place from March 19 to 21, 2021 in London, Ont. The tournament will be used as a selection event for the...

OTTAWA – Due to safety concerns surrounding the spread of the COVID-19 virus, Wrestling Canada Lutte has cancelled the Junior / Senior and U17 / U 19 Canadian Championships, as well as the 2020 Canada Cup. Each event will be held in 2021 in the same host city that was slated to run the events...