ZAGREB, Croatia – Ten Canadian Cadets are set to wrestle the best in the world at the Cadet World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

The Canadian team of 16 and 17-year-olds will be looking to gain valuable international experience.

Five members of the team have prior experience at a Cadet World Championships. Victoria Seal finished 10^th and Nyla Burgess 11^th last year on the women’s side, while Lachlan McNeil placed 12^th, Dechlan Papadopoulos 19^th, and Carson Lee 21^st at the 2017 Championships.

The cadet team will be looking to build on their results from the Cadet Pan Am Championships in May.

Vivica Addo, Aleah Nickel, Lee and McNeil each captured silver, and Seal, Anika White, and Nicolae Gandrabura took home bronze at the continental championships.

The 2018 Cadet World Championships run from July 2 to 8.

Schedule

July 2

Qualification and semi-final – FS – 48 kg, 55 kg, 65 kg, 80 kg, 110 kg

July 3

Qualification and semi-final – FS – 45 kg, 51 kg, 60 kg, 71 kg, 92 kg

Repechage and final – FS – 48 kg, 55 kg, 65 kg, 80 kg, 110 kg

July 4

Qualification and semi-final – WW – 43 kg, 49 kg, 57 kg, 65 kg, 73 kg

Repechage and final – FS – 45 kg, 51 kg, 60 kg, 71 kg, 92 kg

July 5

Qualification and semi-final – WW – 40 kg, 46 kg, 53 kg, 61 kg, 69 kg

Repechage and final – WW – 43 kg, 49 kg, 57 kg, 65 kg, 73 kg

July 6

Repechage and final – WW – 40 kg, 46 kg, 53 kg, 61 kg, 69 kg

Team List

 WW

46 kg – Vivica Addo – Edmonton Bears Wrestling Club

53 kg – Victoria Seal – Coast Wrestling Club

57 kg – Makayla Levy – Metro Amateur Wrestling Club

61 kg – Aleah Nickel – Swift Current Titans

65 kg – Nyla Burgess – Team Impact

73 kg – Anika White – The ROC Calgary Wrestling Club

FS

51 kg – Dechlan Papadopoulos – Team Impact

55 kg – Lachlan McNeil – Team Impact

60 kg – Nicolae Gandrabura – Montreal YMHA

80 kg – Carson Lee – Saskatoon Jr Huskies Wrestling Club

Coaches

Shane Bradley

Kimin Kim

Laura Steffler

Owen Dawkins

Medical

Edison Au

Referee

Demetra Koutsopodiotis-Gauthier