USA Wrestling is pleased to announce that United World Wrestling has awarded both the 2022 and 2023 Men’s and Women’s Freestyle World Cup events to Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa. The 2022 competition will be held December 10-11, and the 2023 competition is set for December 9-10.

The World Cup is the annual international dual meet championships. This will be the first time in history that the men’s freestyle World Cup and the women’s freestyle World Cup events will be held side-by-side.

The Men’s Freestyle World Cup features the top five men’s freestyle wrestling teams in the world plus an all-star team, while the Women’s Freestyle World Cup features the top five women’s freestyle wrestling teams in the world, plus an all-star team.

Those teams will be determined based upon the team results of the results of the Senior World Championships events earlier each year. The 2022 Senior World Championships are set for Serbia, and the 2023 Senior World Championships will be hosted in Russia.

Ticket packages for the general public for the 2022 Men’s and Women’s Freestyle World Cup go on sale on Friday, February 4 at 10:00 a.m. CT. Fans are encouraged to buy immediately, as organizers expect to sell out quickly.

All tournament information can be found at the official website: WorldCupIowaCity.com

Ticket packages include:

Gold – Wrestling Town USA hat, clear bag, program, commemorative ticket with lanyard, discount at Iowa River Landing businesses throughout the weekend, an exclusive entry into Friday night VIP Social with USAW, and parking

Silver – Clear bag, program, commemorative ticket, discount at Iowa River Landing businesses throughout the weekend, and parking.