SOFIA, Bulgaria – Sam Stewart was seconds away from qualifying for her first Olympic Games but fell short when she was taken down with under five seconds to go. Stewart led on criteria against Andreea Beatrice Ana 2-2, but a double leg takedown in the final seconds gave the Romanian a 4-2 victory. “I think...

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Eleven Canadians are set to step on the mats next week with their sights set on the Olympic Games. The final tournament to qualify quota spots for the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria. The event runs May 6 to 9. The qualifying rounds, and Tokyo 2020 qualification...

OTTAWA – Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) is re-issuing a request for proposal for bids from Host Organizing Committees (HOCs) to host the Canadian Wrestling Championships (U17 & U19), the Canadian Wrestling Trials (Senior-Junior-Cadet), and Canada Cup. All tournaments will be selected on a best bid basis. The proposed dates for the tournament are below: 2022...

OTTAWA – Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) has announced the results of its request for proposal for event hosting for 2022 to 2024. Six events were put up for bid, and following a detailed assessment by WCL’s Event Hosting Advisory Committee and ratification by the Board of Directors, WCL is pleased to announce that hosts for...

ROME – Canada added three more medals to it’s haul from the Matteo Pellicone, bringing the total up to six. Amar Dhesi got the men started with gold, while Diana Wicker and Samantha Stewart picked up silver and bronze medals. Dhesi, from Surrey, B.C., won three of his four matches in the 125 kg round...