United World Wrestling
Wrestling governing body
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| 2024 | Wrestling continues to be a part of the Olympic Games, maintaining its long-standing tradition in the international sporting event. |
| 2020 | Additional updates to women's wrestling weight classes, with continued evolution of Olympic wrestling weight categories. |
| 2016 | Further refinement of women's wrestling weight categories, including changes to Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight classifications. |
| 2016 | Another significant revision of Olympic wrestling weight classes occurred, further refining the competitive categories. |
| 2013 | Armen Nazaryan and Sagid Murtazaliev returned their gold medals to the IOC in protest of wrestling's removal from the Olympics. |
| 2013 | FILA president Raphaël Martinetti resigned after a vote of non-confidence by the organization's staff. |
| 2013 | Armen Nazaryan staged a hunger strike until the 2013 European Wrestling Championships in response to the IOC's decision. |
| September 8 2013 | At the 125th IOC Session, wrestling was officially reinstated in the Olympic programme for 2020 and 2024 after a successful campaign led by acting president Nenad Lalović. |
| February 2013 | IOC members voted to remove wrestling from the Olympic programme, sparking immediate controversy within the wrestling community. |
| 2012 | Women's wrestling weight classes undergo modifications, with adjustments to weight ranges across different categories. |
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