LAVAL, QC – The 2023 U23 Canadian Wrestling Championships and World Team Trials (Senior, non-Olympic weights) wrapped up on May 28, from Place Bell in Laval, QC with the World Team Trials. Wrestlers were looking to earn their spot on the team for the World Championships, September 16-24 in Belgrade, Serbia. Women The four weight classes on the women’s side up for grabs were: 55kg, 59kg, 65kg and 72kg. In the end, all four representatives from 2022 earned their spot again on the 2023 team. In the 55kg weight class, it was Surrey, B.C.’s Karla Godinez Gonzalez, Burnaby Mountain WC, who claimed t ..read more

LAVAL, QC – The inaugural Canadian U23 Wrestling Championships and World Team Trials (Senior, non-Olympic weights) began on May 27, from Place Bell in Laval, QC. The best wrestlers under 23 took to the mats looking to be crowned national champion and punch their ticket to the U23 World Championships, October 23-29, in Tampere, Finland. The tournament saw a special guest, former UFC Champion Georges St-Pierre, who was also named Honorary Tournament President, welcome participants and officially open the event. U23 Women When action got underway it was Ontario who took home the Provincial Team A ..read more

Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) was saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Bert Taylor. During his collegiate years, Taylor was an athlete at the University of Western Ontario and University of British Columbia. He would go on to become coach at the University of Alberta from 1967-1973. During that time the Golden Bears captured three national titles. He also coached internationally at the World Championships, Commonwealth Games and World Student Games. Taylor was also an official, officiating at the Olympics, Pan-American Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championships, World Cup, and World Stud ..read more

LAVAL, QC– The 2023 Canadian U23 Wrestling Championships & World Team Trials (Sr. Non-Olympic Weights) are coming to Laval, QC and Place Bell, May 27-28. The inaugural running of the event will feature two competitions with many of the top wrestlers in the country participating. The first day will see the best wrestlers, under 23 years of age, compete for the right to be named national champion in one of 10 weight classes for both Women’s Wrestling and Men’s Freestyle. The winners will also represent Canada at the U23 World Championships, October 23-29 in Finland. Following that competitio ..read more

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA – Canadian wrestlers are returning home from the 2023 Senior Pan-American (Pan-Am) Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 3-6, with a solid medal haul. The team captured 13 total medals including: two gold, five silver, and six bronze. Canadian men won seven medals (six Freestyle, one Greco-Roman), and the women captured six. That resulted in the Men’s Freestyle and Women’s teams earning second overall in the team competitions. Women’s Results The women were led by a pair of gold medalists, Thorold, Ontario’s Diana Weicker and Surrey, B.C.’s Ana Godinez Gonzalez ..read more

OTTAWA & AUSTIN, TX – Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with FloSports to be the official streaming partner of WCL national events. The agreement runs through 2027 and will see FloSports (FloWrestling) broadcast both Canadian Wrestling Championships (Senior, Junior, Cadet) and (U19, U17, U15), the Canadian U23 Wrestling Championships & World Team Trials (Non-Olympic Weights), and the Canadian Team Trials in 2023 and 2027. “This is an exciting partnership for WCL in many ways,” said Darren Matte, Marketing and Communications Manager, WCL. “It wil ..read more

VANCOUVER— The final day of the 2023 Canadian Wrestling Championships (U19, U17, U15) concluded from Canada Place in Vancouver on March 26 with Greco-Roman Wrestling for men and women in all three age groups. U19 The U19 Provincial awards went to British Columbia on both the men’s and women’s side. Awards for the Top Clubs were claimed by The ROC for the men and Saskatoon Junior Huskies for the women. Most Outstanding Wrestler awards were given to Joseph Breedlove, from Dinos Wrestling Club, who won the 80kg men’s weight class and Taebyn Tulp, from Saskatoon Junior Huskies, who took gold in th ..read more

VANCOUVER— The 2023 Canadian Wrestling Championships (U19, U17, U15) continued on March 25, from Canada Place in Vancouver with the U19 men and women and U15 men in action. Day one was dominated by British Columbia athletes and clubs, so the rest of the field was looking to challenge that dominance on the second day. U19 At the end of day two it was British Columbia who took home the Provincial Team Award on the women’s side. They finished with an impressive haul of four gold medals in the division. As for the men, it was also BC who captured the Provincial Team Award also with four gold medal ..read more

VANCOUVER— The 2023 Canadian Wrestling Championships (U19, U17, U15) opened up on March 24, from Canada Place in Vancouver with the U17 men and women and U15 women in action. It was a great turnout as fans of all ages came out to support the next generation of wrestlers. U17 When all the matches were complete it was British Columbia who took home the Provincial Team Award on the women’s side. They finished with an impressive haul of five gold medals in the division. As for the men, it was also British Columbia who captured the Provincial Team Award capturing eight gold medals. Winning the U17 ..read more

OTTAWA – The Canadian Wrestling Championships (U19, U17, U15) are heading to Vancouver next week, March 24-26, as the best young wrestlers in the country will converge on the Vancouver Convention Centre for a true celebration of the sport. National titles will be up for grabs in all three age groups, with 12 weight classes each in Men’s Freestyle, Women’s Wrestling and Men’s and Women’s Greco-Roman wrestling. “This is such a great event for Wrestling Canada Lutte (WCL) as it gives us a chance to celebrate all that is great with our sport,” said Tamara Medwidsky, WCL Executive Director. “This c ..read more