2026 Senior World Team, Age-Group World and Pan-American Team Procedures Approved
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Wrestling has approved and posted its procedures to determine the Senior World Team, and age-group World and Pan-American teams, for the 2026 season.
A separate set of Senior-level procedures is established for each Olympic discipline—men’s freestyle, women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. These procedures were developed and approved by the Sport Committee for each discipline, then received final approval from USA Wrestling's Executive Committee.
The Senior World Team selection procedures are similar to last year’s iteration. Both men’s freestyle and women’s freestyle will determine its Senior World Team at Final X in June. The Greco-Roman Senior World Team will be decided at the U.S. Open in Las Vegas in April. Senior-level athletes and coaches in these disciplines are asked to review the procedures closely and follow up with USA Wrestling with any clarifying questions.
2026 World Team Trials Procedures - Greco-Roman
2026 World Team Trials Procedures - Women's Freestyle
2026 World Team Trials Procedures - Men's Freestyle
Additionally, the World Team and Pan-American Team Procedures for U15, U17, U20, and U23 age-groups are available for review. All procedures were developed by the Sport Committee for each discipline and approved by the USA Wrestling Executive Committee.
Specific age-group procedures available for review include:
2026 U20 Men’s Freestyle Procedures
2026 U20 Women’s Freestyle Procedures
2026 U20 Greco-Roman Procedures
2026 U23 Men’s Freestyle Procedures
2026 U23 Women’s Freestyle Procedures
2026 U23 Greco-Roman Procedures
All team selection procedures are available on the USA Wrestling Team Selection Criteria page on TheMat.com.
