Governing Bodies

United World Wrestling (UWW)

Also Known As Federation Internationale des Luttes Associees

Citation Formats

General Reference

Sport and Games Atlas. "United World Wrestling (UWW)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-sport.interactiveatlas.org/governing-bodies/united-world-wrestling.

APA Style

Sport and Games Atlas. (n.d.). United World Wrestling (UWW). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-sport.interactiveatlas.org/governing-bodies/united-world-wrestling

BibTeX

@misc{sportandgamesatlas-united-world-wrestling-uww,
  author = {Sport and Games Atlas},
  title = {United World Wrestling (UWW)},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-sport.interactiveatlas.org/governing-bodies/united-world-wrestling},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The international governing body for wrestling, founded in Stockholm in 1921, headquartered in Corsier-sur-Vevey near Lausanne, Switzerland, governed by a congress of 176 national wrestling federations.

Facts

Body Type

International federation 1

Founded

1921 1

Headquarters

Corsier-sur-Vevey, outside Lausanne, Switzerland. 1

Founders

Founded 1921 in Stockholm, Sweden, as the International Amateur Wrestling Federation (IAWF); renamed Federation Internationale des Luttes Associees (FILA) in 1952, then United World Wrestling in September 2014. 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Governs

Wrestling

Source Wikipedia, United World Wrestling

Sources

1. Wikipedia, United World Wrestling

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UWW is governed by a congress made up of representatives from each of the 176 national wrestling federations.

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United World Wrestling, abbreviated as UWW, is the international governing body for the sport of Wrestling; its duties include overseeing wrestling at the World Championships and Olympics.

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WikipediaHistory section, name changes

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The UWW was formerly known as the International Amateur Wrestling Federation (IAWF) from 1921 to 1952 and the Federation Internationale des Luttes Associees (FILA) prior to assuming its current name in September 2014.

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