Ontario Amateur Wrestling Association

#AsianHeritageMonth The OAWA is proud to recognize the diversity of our organization, athletes, coaches, trainers and community. Stay tuned as we highlight accomplishments from athletes of Asian heritage this month! Kirti Saxena ... Multiple time world team member. 5th place at 2016 Cadet Worlds 10th place at 2017 Cadet Worlds Best Wrestler in Canada 2016. Multiple time Provincial Champion What does Asian Heritage Month mean to you? I am proud to represent south asian women in sports. In our culture, it is rare to see high performance athletes that are female, especially as fighters. My dad made sure that I would break these stereotypes and supported me along my journey. In the process, I became the first female south asian wrestler to represent Canada at the level that I did. For that, I am eternally grateful and hopeful that I am a good role model for south asian women in sports. #olympicwrestling #womenswrestling #wrestlingcanada #freestylewrestling #womeninsport #stopasianhate

70 Days to the Olympics! Today we feature Tonya Verbeek, the most decorated female Canadian wrestler, as the first ever Canadian woman’s Olympic medalist in Athens in 2004. Tonya went on to secure 2 more medals at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Olympics. With 11 national titles under her belt, Tonya remains a strong female figure in the sport and has now shifted her focus to coaching with Wrestling Canada.... #wrestlingcanada #freestylewrestling #womenswrestling #unitedworldwrestling #olympics #olympicwrestling

Greco-Roman will wrap up the World Olympic Qualifier tomorrow morning! Adam Macfadyen will face Georgia in his first match, Daniel Coles will be up against Peru, and Yiannis Narlidis will have Turkey to open up the day. Good luck to all 3 men who will be vying for a chance to represent Canada at the Olympics this summer! ... #freestylewrestling #olympicwrestling #wrestlingcanada #olympics

Jessica Macdonald and Jessica Brouillette will be on the mats tomorrow at the World Olympic Qualifier! Macdonald will be facing Sweden in her first match and Brouillette will have Germany. Live stream begins 4am EST: uww.org/event/world-og-qualifier?tab=results

Good luck to Dillon Williams who is battling it out tomorrow in Sofia, Bulgaria for a chance to represent Canada at the Tokyo #Olympics this summer! Dillon will be facing Georgia in his first match of the day. Matches begin at 4am EST, for the live stream, click our link in bio! #WorldOlympicQualifier #FreestyleWrestling #OlympicWrestling #FreestyleWrestling #WrestlingCanada #unitedworldwrestling