Buenos Aires and Singapore to host qualifying Beach Wrestling events for AWBG Bali 2023
The United World Wrestling (UWW) has announced the dates and location of the Beach Wrestling World Series 2023, with the two first events being qualifying tournaments for the Bali 2023 ANOC World Beach Games.
Already the fastest growing style on the UWW calendar, beach wrestling gets underway in a brand new location as the season opener takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina on the 7th-8th May, following on from the conclusion of Wrestling’s Senior Pan-American Championships, a first return to the continent for the World Series since the inaugural season in 2019.
Next the tour will head to its first ever stop on Asian sands as it touches down in Singapore between 10-11th June, another brand new location on the 2023 calendar. The first two stops of the World Series are also qualifying events for the ANOC World Beach Games, which take place in Bali in August with Beach Wrestling being a core event at the Games.
The Beach Wrestling World Series is popular with fans and athletes alike. With Beach Wrestling being named one of ANOC’s Beach Games core disciplines for 2023 and 2025 the popularity of the sport is sure to continue to grow at the rapid rate it has so far.
More than 700 athletes from 48 countries have participated in the World Series since its introduction in 2019, 267 women and 445 men have taken to the sand with World Series gold in their sights and more new faces, talents and potential title challengers are expected for the new season as more federations rush to take part.
Registration is open for four different weight categories for both the men and women, with the men competing in -70kg, -80kg, -90kg and +90kg, and the women competing in -50kg, -60kg, -70kg and +70kg. Each bout lasts three frantic minutes, or first to 3 points.
The UWW have put prize money of 1000CHF for the gold medalists, 500CHF for silver medalists and 250CHF for the bronze medalists as well as the ‘Top Technique’ award for the best move over the weekend, voted for by the fans via the World Series’ official Instagram Page, which sees the winners take home 1000CHF for each gender.
Dates & Locations, Beach Wrestling World Series 2023
07-08 May – Buenos Aires, Argentina
10-11 June – Singapore, Singapore
29-30 June – Saint Laurent du Var, France
09-10 September – Constanta, Romania
14-15 October – Mugla, Türkiye
