United World Wrestling

United World Wrestling
AbbreviationUWW
Formation1921 (1921)
TypeSports federation
HeadquartersCorsier-sur-Vevey, outside of Lausanne, Switzerland
MembershipRepresentatives from 176 national federations
President
Nenad Lalović
RevenueUS$5.12 million (2017)
ExpensesUS$8.89 million (2017)
Websiteuww.org

United World Wrestling (UWW) is the international governing body for the sport of Wrestling; its duties include overseeing wrestling at the World Championships and Olympics. It presides over international competitions for various forms of wrestling, including Greco-Roman, freestyle, grappling, and others. The flagship event of UWW is the World Wrestling Championships.

The UWW was formerly known as IAWF (International Amateur Wrestling Federation) from 1921 to 1952 and FILA (Federation Internationale des Luttes Associees) prior to assuming its current name in September 2014.