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Medical, Prevention & Anti-Doping Commission | United World Wrestling

Medical, Prevention & Anti-Doping Commission

President

Babak Shadgan, MD, MSc Sports Med, PhD

Babak Shadgan, MD, MSc Sports Med, PhD

Members

Elena Abaeva, MD

Elena Abaeva, MD

Radivoj Filipov, MD

Radivoj Filipov, MD

Loukas Konstantinou, MD, PhD

Loukas Konstantinou, MD, PhD

Francisco Salvador Lee Guandique, MD

Francisco Salvador Lee Guandique, MD

Mika Lehto, MD, PhD

Mika Lehto, MD, PhD

Dorsaf Methni Wahchi, MD

Dorsaf Methni Wahchi, MD

Szabolcs MOLNAR, MD, PhD

Szabolcs MOLNAR, MD, PhD

Stefan Strugarov, MD, MS

Stefan Strugarov, MD, MS

Klaus Johann, MD

Klaus Johann, MD

Saam Falahati

Saam Falahati

Kohei Nakajima, MD

Kohei Nakajima, MD

Bruce J. Anderson

Bruce J. Anderson

Irina Dulepova, MD

Irina Dulepova, MD

Mission

Members of the Medical & Anti-doping Commission have the responsibility:

To define and implement the general strategy to protect the wrestlers’ health.
To define and implement the UWW anti-doping program (testing and education).
To prepare publications on accident prevention through different media (books, multimedia, mobile apps, etc.).
To nominate UWW official doctors to monitor/oversee the medical organization of official competitions and to ensure the smooth application of the Medical Regulations during those competitions.
To publish all the latest innovations regarding medicine and athletes’ health for UWW physicians and National Federations.
To draft straightforward information on medicine and health in sport for the National Federations.
To draft medical advices upon request of the UWW Bureau.
To take part in all UWW projects in which the medical aspect/issue and health protection are at stake.
To take part in international conferences on sports medicine.

Medical Regulations

Medical Regulations (Version July 2019)

UWW Medical Network of wrestling doctors

UWW Medical Network

Injury Reporting System

https://athena.unitedworldwrestling.org/login

Tutorial Injury Reporting System

Policies & Guidelines

Skin Health Guidelines
Concussion policy
COVID-19 - UWW Recommendations for Athletes & Coaches
COVID-19 - Sanitary Protocol & Recommendations for Organizers
Guidelines for the Prevention & the Management of Strangulation in Olympic Wrestling
Transgender policy
Monkeypox recommendations
Monkeypox - Recommendations for Wrestling & Coaches