BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hannah Taylor pinned her way to victory in the 57 kg bronze medal match at the U23 World Championships. Taylor, of Cornwall, P.E.I., defeated Kazakhstan’s Nuraida Anarkulova to close out the tournament for Canada. “This was my sixth world championships and I had failed to make the podium until today,” said the...

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Jade Dufour and Tianna Kennett both captured bronze medals for Canada at the U23 World Championships. Dufour of the Montreal Wrestling Club defeated Mariia Vynnyk of Ukraine 7-4 in the 50 kg bronze medal match. “I knew she was feisty and was going to be a strong opponent. I knew I had...

OTTAWA – Canada’s capital has been selected by United World Wrestling to host the 2020 Pan-American Olympic Qualification Tournament and Senior Pan-American Championships in March. Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) will host the Senior Pan-Am Championships March 6 to 9, and the Olympic Games Qualification Tournament the following weekend from March 13 to 15. Both events...

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Wrestling Canada Lutte is sending a team of nineteen athletes to the U23 World Championships taking place October 28 to November 1 in Budapest, Hungary. It will be the third edition of the championships after being launched in 2017. Canada captured three medals in the first two years of the tournament. Last...

OTTAWA - Linda Morais has been awarded the Quest for Gold Award for 2019. Wrestling Canada Lutte established the Quest for Gold fund in 1992 to recognize the athletic achievements of senior wrestlers who’ve reached the podium at the World Championships and Olympic Games. Since inauguration, over $153,000 in grants have been awarded to athletes...