United World Wrestling
The UWW was formerly known as FILA (Federation Internationale des Luttes Associees) prior to assuming its current name in September 2014.As of 2016, UWW sets rules and regulations and holds international competitions in the following wrestling styles:[3] Adaptations to the international regulations set by UWW are usually made by each national federation for all national and regional competitions.[21] A Secretary General is chosen by the bureau for six years and is the secondary director of UWW behind the President, serves as secretary of both the Bureau and the Congress, and maintains healthy communication between the national federations, the Continental Committees, the Commissions, and all the departments of UWW.One group of auxiliary bodies is the Continental Committee, made up of each of the national federations on each continent (currently Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Oceania).Commissions include those dealing with Technical issues; Officiating; Medical Safety and Anti Doping; Promotion; and for Athletes.[25] As he was watching the final in the men's Greco-Roman wrestling 84 kg class between Alexei Michine from Russia and Ara Abrahamian from Sweden, Svensson witnessed how the Russian team leader Mikhail Mamiashvili (and 1988 Soviet Olympic gold medalist) was giving signs to the referee.[25] Svensson also spoke out in support of the allegations of corruption during the semifinals in the men's Greco-Roman wrestling 84 kg at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, when (again) Ara Abrahamian lost against Andrea Minguzzi from Italy after a controversial ruling by the referee.[25] It was later reported that the referee of the match, Jean-Marc Petoud from Switzerland, is a first cousin of the current President of FILA Raphaël Martinetti.In order to allow the attendance of FILA’s officials at the hearing, the Panel offered a different time that would be suitable to all parties.On 12 February 2013, the IOC Executive Board voted to recommend that wrestling be dropped as a core sport.[30]On 15 February, FILA held an emergency meeting and its President, Raphaël Martinetti, asked for a vote of confidence.[34][35][36][37] In October 2022, the Spanish Embassy in New Delhi arbitrarily denied visas to 21 female and male Indian wrestlers, preventing them from participating in the U23 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain.
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