International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles

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United World Wrestling is the international governing body for the sport of amateur wrestling; its duties include overseeing wrestling at the Olympics. It presides over international competitions for various forms of wrestling, including Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling for men and women, as well as others. The flagship event of UWW is the Wrestling World Championships. It was formerly known as the FILA, having assumed its current name in September 2014.DisciplinesAs of 2016, UWW sets rules and regulations and holds international competitions in the following wrestling styles: Olympic stylesGreco-Roman wrestling Freestyle wrestling (Men's & Women's)Associated stylesGrapplingGrappling GiGrappling No-GiAmateur pankrationBelt wrestling AlyshPahlavani wrestling Adaptations to the international regulations set by UWW are usually made by each national federation for all national and regional competitions.Events, activities, and honorsUWW is the body responsible for supervising Olympic wrestling, and so competitions for freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling take place every Summer Olympiad.