ACAPULCO, MEXICO – Canadian wrestlers had a strong performance this week at the Senior Pan-American (Pan-Am) Championships, Feb. 21-24 in Acapulco, Mexico. The Canadian contingent captured eight medals (two gold, four silver, two bronze) including a pair of gold medals in women’s wrestling by St. Catharines, Ontario’s Olivia Di Bacco at 68kg and Montreal’s Laurence...

OTTAWA – Off the heels of the 2023 Canadian Team Trials, Dec. 15-17, in Edmonton, Canadian wrestlers are set for the Pan-American (Pan-Am) Senior Championships and Pan-Am Olympic Qualifiers that will be held just a week apart, February 21 - 24 and February 28 - March 1, in Acapulco, Mexico. The Championships will take place...

Born in Herning, Denmark in 1949, Kjeld moved to Victoria, BC in 1965 where he contributed many significant years to the sport of wrestling as an official. In addition to being a member of the WCL Hall of Fame, inducted in 2004 in the Builder category, he was named Honorary FILA E member and awarded...

New season gives Canadian athletes between the ages of 14 and 25 the chance to be scouted by thirteen Team Canada sports for free, including Wrestling TORONTO— Wrestling Canada Lutte will again be searching for Olympic talent through the RBC Training Ground program. Athletes are encouraged to register for the newest season here. This year,...

There has been little rest for seven of our Canadian Team Trials winners, crowned in mid-December 2023, as they get set to compete at the Zagreb Open, a United World Wrestling Ranking Series Tournament in Croatia later this week, as a tune-up for upcoming Olympic qualification events. Surrey, B.C.’s Amar Dhesi, 2022 Commonwealth Games Champion...