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Medical, Prevention & Anti-Doping Commission

President

Babak Shadgan, MD, MSc Sports Med, PhD
Babak Shadgan, MD, MSc Sports Med, PhD
CanadaCanada

Members

Elena Abaeva, MD
Elena Abaeva, MD
UzbekistanUzbekistan
Radivoj Filipov, MD
Radivoj Filipov, MD
SerbiaSerbia
Loukas Konstantinou, MD, PhD
Loukas Konstantinou, MD, PhD
GreeceGreece
Francisco Salvador Lee Guandique, MD
Francisco Salvador Lee Guandique, MD
Mika Lehto, MD, PhD
Mika Lehto, MD, PhD
FinlandFinland
Dorsaf Methni Wahchi, MD
Dorsaf Methni Wahchi, MD
TunisiaTunisia
Szabolcs MOLNAR, MD, PhD
Szabolcs MOLNAR, MD, PhD
HungaryHungary
Stefan Strugarov, MD, MS
Stefan Strugarov, MD, MS
BulgariaBulgaria
Klaus Johann, MD
Klaus Johann, MD
GermanyGermany
Saam Falahati
Saam Falahati
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Kohei Nakajima, MD
Kohei Nakajima, MD
JapanJapan
Bruce J. Anderson
Bruce J. Anderson
United StatesUnited States
Irina Dulepova, MD
Irina Dulepova, MD
RussiaRussia

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