U.S. to host 2026 U23 World Championships in Las Vegas and Pan American Championships in Iowa

The United States will host the U23 World Championships and Senior Pan American Championships in 2026, United World Wrestling has announced.

Las Vegas will host the U23 World Championships October 12-18 at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the UNLV. It will be the first World Championships of any age-group on U.S. soil since the 2015 Senior World Championships were held at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas and the first time the nation has hosted the U23 Worlds.

The 2026 Senior Pan American Championships return to the U.S. at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa, May 6-9. It will be the first time the event has been in the U.S. since 2016, when it was held in conjunction with the Pan American Olympic Games Qualifier at Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas. USA Wrestling has hosted the Pan American Championships six times (2016, 2012, 2008, 1989, 1990, 1986). The five events held prior to 2016 were all hosted in Colorado Springs.

UWW will announce the host site of the 2026 Senior World Championships later this week. The finalists are Bratislava, Slovakia, and Manama, Bahrain.