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| Sport | Wrestling (Amateur) |
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| Abbreviation | WCL |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Affiliation | United World Wrestling (UWW) |
| Replaced | Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association |
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Thesport ofwrestling has been practiced in Canada for more than a century, with the firstamateur wrestling championships being held atToronto'sArgonaut Rowing Club in 1901. The sport continued to grow during the 20th century and by 1969, theCanadian Amateur Wrestling Association was formed. Today the same organization is calledWrestling Canada Lutte,[1] and is the national governing body forOlympic style wrestling in Canada. The organization's purpose is to encourage and develop the widest participation and highest proficiency in Olympic wrestling in Canada.[2][3]
Wrestling is a sport officially included in theCanada Summer Games program. Initially the program considered wrestling a winter sport and was featured at the firstCanada Games in 1967. In 2005,women's freestyle wrestling was added to the program.
Wrestling will be a part of the2022 Canada Summer Games,[4][5]a.k.a. 'Niagara Games', August 6–21, 2022, which will be hosted in theNiagara Region ofOntario, Canada. The wrestling events will take place at the newCanada Games Park.
The following Canadian wrestlers have competed in theCanada Summer Games:
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In 2012, a 45-minute TV movie/documentary was released byVanwestfilm Productions about the development of women's wrestling in Canada called,Wrestling with Attitude.[7][8] The film focused on two female Canadian wrestlers in particular – formerSimon Fraser University wrestlerCarol Huynh, who begins training with theCalgary Dinos at theUniversity of Calgary, and Junior World wrestling championDanielle Lappage, originally fromAlberta and was then training at Simon Fraser University in her first year as a senior wrestler.