Former Olympian, and current Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) board member, Jasmine Mian has been elected to Calgary city council. Mian won her seat in Ward 3. Mian competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics, placing 12th in the 48kg weight class. In 2014, she was a bronze medalist at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. WCL...

OTTAWA — Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) is pleased to announce the 18 athletes, along with coaches and officials, that will represent Canada at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships, Nov. 1-7, in Belgrade, Serbia. The team is comprised of a combination of winners from the Canadian Trials, Sept. 4 in Saskatoon, and athletes that have...

OTTAWA — Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) is announcing the resignation of Tonya Verbeek as head coach, effective October 15, 2021. Verbeek has been with the organization since retiring as a competitor in 2012. She was a significant contributor to many of the national program’s successes during that time. Verbeek first joined WCL as a talent...

OSLO, NORWAY — Fredericton, New Brunswick’s Samantha Stewart is coming home with a special souvenir from the World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway (Oct. 2-10). Stewart had a tremendous tournament and captured a bronze medal in the women’s 53kg weight class. She capped off a solid Canadian team performance from the event. In total, Wrestling...

OSLO, NORWAY – Fredericton, New Brunswick’s Samantha Stewart is coming home with a special souvenir from the World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway (Oct. 2-10). Stewart had a tremendous tournament and managed to capture a bronze medal in the women’s 53kg weight class. “Winning a world medal is so special and it means a lot...