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FILA is pleased to announce official recognition of American Folkstyle Wrestling as part of the traditional wrestling family. Folkstyle has a rich heritage dating back to the founding days of the United States and has touched every part of American life. Many US Presidents were Folkstyle wrestlers, including Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, and the speaker of the American House of Representatives, Mr. Denny Hastert, who was a distinguished Folkstyle coach. Several other fields were marked by famous wrestlers, such as: the sciences with Nobel Prize winner Norman Borlaug; the commerce and finance with business luminaries Stephen Friedman and Henry Kravis; the arts with famous author John Irving who wrestled and had wrestling play a prominent role in many of his novels. FILA Bureau member Stan Dziedzic was a national collegiate folkstyle champion before becoming a World Champion and Olympic medallist.
folkstyle2Folkstyle is the most commonly viewed and practiced style of wrestling in the United States, and the pinnacle of the sport, the national university tournament, is broadcast on live television to millions of viewers and attracts a "sell out" crowd of 17,000 spectators every year. Folkstyle wrestling is the 5th most popular sport in American high schools. Youth wrestling continues to grow rapidly in the United States, and USA Wrestling, the national governing body, sponsors thousands of Folkstyle tournaments every year for its members.
FILA welcomes the Folkstyle Sports Committee chaired by Mr. Anthony Flatt as associated member and wishes plenty of success to the upcoming NCAA Division I Championships that will take place in St. Louis on 15-17 March 2012.
folkstyle2Folkstyle is the most commonly viewed and practiced style of wrestling in the United States, and the pinnacle of the sport, the national university tournament, is broadcast on live television to millions of viewers and attracts a "sell out" crowd of 17,000 spectators every year. Folkstyle wrestling is the 5th most popular sport in American high schools. Youth wrestling continues to grow rapidly in the United States, and USA Wrestling, the national governing body, sponsors thousands of Folkstyle tournaments every year for its members.
FILA welcomes the Folkstyle Sports Committee chaired by Mr. Anthony Flatt as associated member and wishes plenty of success to the upcoming NCAA Division I Championships that will take place in St. Louis on 15-17 March 2012.
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