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21 Jan 2022, 13:03 GMT+10
Vaud [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI): The United World Wrestling (UWW) has postponed the Matteo Pellicone and announced Almaty and Tunis as the host sites for the remaining pair of '22 Ranking Series events on Thursday.
According to an official statement, despite the efforts of the Italian Wrestling Federation to host Rome's Matteo Pellicone on the previously scheduled dates of February 4-7, the latest restrictions due to the Omicron variant proved to be a roadblock in hosting the event.
The tournament will now be held June 22-25 in Rome, Italy preceding the U20 European Championships, which begin June 27 at the Pala Pellicone.
The United World Wrestling selected Africa and Asia as host continents for the remaining pair of 2022 events.
Apart from the season opener Ranking event - the Yasar Dogu - in Istanbul, Turkey (February 24-27), the second event will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan (June 2-5).
The Matteo Pellicone will be the third event (June 22-25), with Tunis, Tunisia being the final Ranking Series stop of the season (July 14-17).
Ranking Series Calendar 2022:1st Ranking Series: February 24-27, Istanbul (TUR)2nd Ranking Series: June 2-5, Almaty (KAZ)3rd Ranking Series: June 22-25, Rome (ITA)4th Ranking Series: July 14-17, Tunis (TUN)"We really think that these adjustments will benefit the sport and for the competitions organized every year," UWW President Nenad LALOVIC said in a statement while announcing the changes.
"Points will be allocated to the wrestlers, depending on their rank at these events. At the end of the year, the athletes who will have the highest number of points will become the best wrestlers of the year," he added.
One of the most significant changes made by the Bureau was the approval of the updates to the current competition's ranking and seeding system.
UWW has also decided to add the XIX Mediterranean Games in Oran, Algeria (June 27-30) as a trial event to award ranking points to wrestlers participating in the Games.
However, the final ranking points will only be awarded based on results in four out of the five events for the athletes who compete in Regional Games. The Olympics, Senior World and Continental Championships points remain unaffected.
The following competitions will determine the ranking of a wrestler:Ranking Series (international tournaments selected by UWW)Senior Continental ChampionshipsSenior World Championships or Olympic GamesXIX Mediterranean Games (eligible wrestlers)"We encourage all your athletes to compete during these events," Lalovic said. "The [ranking] points will serve them when we establish the seeds for the Senior Continental and World Championships."The new rankings have been updated on uww.org, with wrestlers holding points from the Tokyo Olympic Games and Oslo World Championships.
Another significant decision was changing the number of seeds at different competitions. As a result, the Bureau approved to have eight seeds for the Senior World Championships and the Olympic Games instead of the previous four.
Similarly, the number of seeded wrestlers at the '22 Senior Continental Championships will now be four instead of two. The seeds will be determined by the Ranking Series events organized before the aforementioned competitions but also by taking into account the points earned at the 2021 Senior World Championships and the Tokyo Olympic Games.
USA, Azerbaijan to host '22 World CupsIn a first, UWW will host a combined Freestyle and Women's Wrestling World Cup in Iowa, USA.
Iowa will host the combined World Cup for two consecutive years - 2022 and 2023 - marking a new beginning in the wrestling calendar. This will also be the second time Iowa has hosted the Freestyle World Cup. The legendary Carver-Hawkeye Arena on the campus of the University of Iowa hosted the '18 World Cup.
After a four-year absence, wrestling will return to Baku, as the Bureau provisionally approved the Azerbaijan capital to host the Greco-Roman World Cup pending a venue inspection visit. The tournament will be held on November 5-6.
Rounding off the calendar was the selection of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, as the host city for the Senior Asian Championships (April 19 to 24). (ANI)
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