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Complete coverage to be streamed live and available on-demand at Trackwrestling.com
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN / May 2, 2018 – Trackwrestling, a SportsEngine, Inc. company, will present exclusive live and on-demand coverage of the 2018 Pan American (Pan Am) Championships, including coverage of all three divisions (men’s and women’s Freestyle and Greco-Roman), 30 weight classes and more than 400 wrestlers from 20 countries. All sessions of the Pan Am Championships will be streamed live and available on-demand at http://www.trackwrestling.com/.
The Pan Am Championships is part of the United World Wrestling rankings series to determine seedings for this October’s World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The tournament features the United States men’s freestyle team, which captured the World title last August in Paris, along with the American Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle teams. The United States will tangle with the likes of Cuba, Canada, the Dominican Republic and others in Lima, Peru.
This year’s Pan Am field is loaded with top American talent, including 2016 World champion Logan Stieber, 2017 World medalists Thomas Gilman, James Green, J’den Cox, Nick Gwiazdowski and Becka Leathers. In addition, the tournament will also feature two-time Hodge Trophy winner David Taylor of the United States, Olympic gold medalist Ismael Borrero Molina of Cuba, 2017 World bronze medalist Alejandro Valdés of Cuba and World silver medalist Franklin Gomez of Puerto Rico.
Fans may purchase all live and on-demand coverage of the Pan Am Championships for $29.99, or purchase a season-pass of all UWW live and on-demand coverage for $49.99 at http://www.trackwrestling.com/.
Full schedule of events for the Pan Am Championships:
Thursday, May 3, 2018
- 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Greco-Roman Medical Examination & Weigh-in (55, 60, 63, 67, 72, 97, 130 kg)
- 10:00 AM Greco-Roman Qualification Rounds and Repechage (55, 60, 63, 67, 72, 97, 130 kg)
- 5:30 PM Opening Ceremony
- 6:00 PM Greco-Roman Medal Matches (55, 60, 63, 67, 72, 97, 130 kg)
Friday, May 4, 2018
- 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Greco-Roman Medical Examination & Weigh-in (77, 82, 87 kg) and Women’s Freestyle Medical Examination & Weigh-in (55, 59, 65 kg)
- 10:00 AM Greco-Roman Qualification Rounds and Repechage (77, 82, 87 kg) and Women’s Freestyle Qualification Rounds and Repechage (55, 59, 65 kg)
- 6:00 PM Greco-Roman Medal Matches (77, 82, 87 kg) and Women’s Freestyle Medal Matches (55, 59, 65 kg)
Saturday, May 5, 2018
- 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Women’s Freestyle Medical Examination & Weigh-in (50, 53, 57, 62, 68, 76 kg) Men’s Freestyle Medical Examination & Weigh-in (79, 92 kg)
- 10:00 AM Women’s Freestyle Qualification Rounds and Repechage (50, 53, 57, 62, 68, 76 kg) and Men’s Freestyle Qualification Rounds and Repechage (79, 92 kg)
- 6:00 PM Women Freestyle Medal Matches (50, 53, 57, 62, 68, 76 kg) and Men’s Freestyle Medal Matches (79, 92 kg)
Sunday, May 6, 2018
- 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM Men’s Freestyle Medical Examination & Weigh-in (57, 61, 65, 70, 74, 86, 97, 125 kg)
- 10:00 AM Men’s Freestyle Qualification Rounds and Repechage (57, 61, 65, 70, 74, 86, 97, 125 kg)
- 6:00 PM Men’s Freestyle Medal Matches (57, 61, 65, 70, 74, 86, 97, 125 kg)
About Trackwrestling:
Trackwrestling is part of SportsEngine, Inc., an NBC Sports Group company, and offers a variety of services, including live streaming and archived video services at www.Trackwrestling.com. Trackwrestling is the official event management system for the National Wrestling Coaches Association and is used to manage more than 8,500 wrestling events each year. Additionally, Trackwrestling’s services are used as the official scoring systems for more than 35 state high school tournaments, the NCAA Divisions I, II and III Championships and is the official streaming partner of the United World Wrestling. SportsEngine is the leading software provider of sport life management solutions for 35MM coaches, parents, athletes, and Sport Relationship Management applications for more than 1MM clubs, leagues, governing bodies, and associations. Learn more at: www.sportsengine.com.
Media Contact: Jenna Soule
Phone: 612.799.3542
Email: press@sportsengine.com