2027 Senior World Team Procedures Approved In Olympic Weights
Aug 10, 2026, 1:38 PM EDT
by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Wrestling has approved and posted its procedures to determine the Senior World Team in the 18 Olympic weight classes for the 2027 season.
A distinct set of procedures is established for each Olympic discipline—men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. These procedures were developed and approved by the Sport Committee for each discipline, then received final approval from the USA Wrestling Board of Directors.
All three Olympic disciplines will determine their Senior World Team in the Olympic weight classes—six weights per discipline—at the U.S. Open Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, in April 2027. This is a significant procedural update from the 2026 Senior World Team selection process. … more at … https://www.themat.com/news/2026/august/10/2027-senior-world-team-procedures-approved-in-olympic-weights?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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