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Sumo Championship League, a new professional sumo league built for all audiences, has announced that it will formally launch in fall 2026. Aiming to establish professional sumo as a recurring arena sport and media sports property in the United States, the new league is setting out to combine one of the world’s oldest sports traditions […]
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The 2027 World Wrestling Championships will be held at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas from September 11—19. It will be the first time that the event has been held in the United States for 12 years, and it will serve as the first Olympic qualifier for the 2028 LA Olympic Games. The Championships […]
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USA Wrestling has announced that it will host its inaugural Women’s Collegiate Club Nationals on March 5 at The Palestra in North Liberty, Iowa, in a move to expand national competition opportunities at the college level for women. The competition will be open to all female student-athletes who participate in club wrestling at a collegiate […]
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At the TEAMS Conference & Expo in Columbus, Ohio, attendees heard insights from a wide range of Olympic national governing bodies provide updates on their organizations. The updates were part of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic SportsLink program that is co-located at the conference. Below is an overview of the updates shared. USA Fencing USA […]
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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. […]
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The NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships will be heading to the Quad Cities for the 2027–2028 season at Vibrant Arena at The MARK in Moline, Illinois, the fourth time it has been in the region since 1985. The meet will be hosted by Visit Quad Cities in partnership with Augustana College from March 10–11, 2028. […]
Continue ReadingUSA Wrestling has set a milestone as the organization surpassed 345,000 members for the first time in its 57–year history with nearly five months remaining in the 2024–2025 membership year. The USA Wrestling membership year concludes August 31, 2025, with current projections indicating USA Wrestling will surpass the 365K membership total this year. The USA […]
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For decades, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association has been polling Americans about their participation levels in more than 100 sports and activities. The data, released annually in their Topline Participation Report, breaks those numbers down by individual sports and activities, types of sports like water sports, winter sports or racquet sports, and also by […]
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USA Wrestling and Beat the Streets Wrestling have announced that the 2025 Final X event will take place June 14 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Final X will determine the 2025 U.S. Senior World Championships Teams in men’s and women’s freestyle. There will be 20 weight classes contested, 10 in each men’s and […]
Continue ReadingUSA Wrestling has named Katie Kriebel to the new position of manager of athlete career transition and women’s inclusion. She will work in USA Wrestling’s national teams department. Kriebel has served as USA Wrestling’s assistant national women’s coach since April 2022 as part of USA Wrestling’s professional coaching staff. In her new role, Kriebel will […]
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