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1st World Grappling Championship |
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samedi, 27 décembre 2008 |
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 The 1st World Grappling Championship was held in Lucerne (Switzerland) on 20-21 December 2008. Troughout the two days of competition, over 300 matches took place in the No-Gi and Gi divisions. 14 grapplers from USA, Canada, France, Spain, and Brazil were crowned World Champions. Among them, four female athletes managed to get the gold in both Gi and No-Gi competitions, namely: Lisa Ward in 48kg, Laurence Fouillat in 55kg, Sheila Bird in 63kg, and Romy Ruyssen in 72kg.
As initially expected, the American team won most of the gold medals with 8 out of the 18 categories. The biggest surprise of the event came with the rise of the French team that brought 5 gold medals home. The French success can be attributed to the amazing performance of the two female athletes who domitated both the No-Gi and Gi competitions; Romy Ruyseen in 72kg and Laurence Fouillat in 55kg who also received an award for the "Best Submission". As per the team ranking, the best three teams in No-Gi and Gi divisions were 1) USA, 2) France, 3) Canada.
The new rules made a lot of difference in the competition as they provided the spectators with fast paced fights and a high submission rate. The complete results (No-Giand Gi) can be consulted on the Championship official website, as well as the pictures of the event and the videos that will soon be available for free.
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Swedish Case during the Beijing Olympic Games |
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jeudi, 11 décembre 2008 |
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The FILA has accepted the appeal from the Swedish Wrestling Federation in the case of the disciplinary sanctions.
Following the decision of the FILA Sporting Judge to suspend
The Federal Appeal Commission has accepted to review the appeal lodged by the Swedish Wrestling Federation against the sanction imposed by the Judgment.
The Appeal Commission has considered that the responsibility of the Swedish Wrestling Federation in this case could not be clearly established in the slanderous and insulting declarations made via the press and via emails after the Beijing Olympic Games incidents.
In addition it is understood that the Swedish Wrestling Federation responsibility in Beijing can not be considered given that the participation of the teams in the Olympic Games is under liability of the NOC and the IOC according to the Olympic Charter.
Accordingly the sanction against the Swedish Wrestling Federation pronounced by the FILA Sporting Judge is REVOKED.
The sanctions against the wrestler and the coach owing to the clearly established facts that are reproached to them are still in force. The appeal lodged against these sanctions is dismissed because lodged out of the deadline.
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Executive Committee and Refereeing Department's meeting |
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samedi, 29 novembre 2008 |
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The Executive Committee, composed as per the FILA Constitution of the President, the Vice-presidents and the Secretary General, met at the FILA headquarters in Corsier-sur-Vevey on 27 November. Numerous points were examined and will be submitted to the FILA Bureau for decision prior to being sent to all National Federations. They notably include the restructuring of the Departments and the minor amendments to the Wrestling Rules.
The annual meeting of the Refereeing Department also took place in Corsier-sur-Vevey on 29 November and was placed under the responsibility of the Director of the Department, Mr. Mario Saletnig. Among other things, the Department reviewed the referees' work according to the 2008 competition reports and decided of the categories for 2009. The places and course types for 2009 were also decided on that occasion and they can be consulted in the "referees' courses" page.
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