Wrestling in Canada

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rdf:langString The combat sport of wrestling has been practiced in Canada for more than a century with the first amateur wrestling championships being held at Toronto's Argonaut Rowing Club in 1901. The sport grew and by 1969 the Canadian Amateur Wrestling Association was formed. Today the same organization is called , and is the national governing body for Olympic style wrestling in Canada. The organization's purpose is to encourage and develop the widest participation and highest proficiency in Olympic wrestling in Canada. Wrestling is a sport officially included in the Canada Summer Games program. Initially the program considered wrestling a winter sport and was featured at the first Canada Games in 1967. In 2005, women's amateur wrestling was added to the program. Wrestling will be a part of the 2022 Canada Summer Games, a.k.a. 'Niagara Games', August 6-21, 2022, which will be hosted in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. The wrestling events will take place at the new . A 45 minute television documentary was released in 2012 about women's wrestling in Canada called, Wrestling with Attitude highlighting two amateur female Canadian wrestlers.

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