LiveSportsVideo.com to webcast Dave Schultz International, Feb. 8-10
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Elizabeth Wiley (USA Wrestling)
02/10/2008
Live Sports Video, in alliance with USA Wrestling, will be providing a webcast of the competition at the 10th annual Dave Schultz Memorial International, taking place at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The webcast will be available all three days of the competition, Friday, February 8, Saturday, February, 9, and Sunday, February 10.
The event was created in February 1999. USA Wrestling, working with Nancy Schultz and the Dave Schultz Wrestling Foundation, created an international wrestling tournament in honor of the late Olympic and World Champion Dave Schultz.
To see the event, you can watch the Dave Schultz web cast at www.LiveSportsVideo.com and Click "Dave Schultz Banner" on home page. Sign in early to avoid missing out on any of the wrestling action.
The field includes an abundance of wrestlers with sparkling credentials and features some of the top wrestling nations and athletes in the world. The strength of programs such as Russia, Bulgaria, Cuba, Georgia, and Kazakhstan guarantees that winning a medal at this tournament in any of the three styles will be a great achievement.
The webcast coverage will highlight matches throughout the tournament including the finals in each style.
Due to the international wrestling rules, there will be gold-medal finals all three days of the championships. These are the weight classes that will be contested each day:
- Friday, Feb. 8: Greco-Roman (55 kg, 60 kg, 66 kg, 74 kg)
- Saturday, Feb. 9: Freestyle (55 kg, 60 kg, 66 kg); Greco-Roman (84 kg, 96 kg, 120 kg); Women's freestyle (51 kg, 59 kg, 67 kg)
- Sunday, Feb. 10: Freestyle (74 kg, 84 kg, 96 kg, 120 kg); Women's freestyle (48 kg, 55 kg, 63 kg, 73 kg)
In addition to the international competitors, hundreds of top U.S. wrestlers in all three styles are expected to compete.
The Dave Schultz will provide top-level wrestling for American athletes as they continue preparations for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Every wrestling and sport fan should take advantage of the opportunity to watch this event.
Based on internet capabilities, the webcast may be offered live.
Find out more information about this event visit
www.LiveSportsVideo.com