The USA Wrestling Weekly broadcast for Friday, August 26 has been posted for fans to enjoy.

USA Wrestling Weekly is a new half-hour news broadcast which will be produced on a weekly basis. Presented in a news format, it provides updated information on USA Wrestling activities, as well as a variety of feature segments.

To see this week’s episode, visit the following link: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0M2VBaFqQw

This week’s show included the following feature segments:
• U.S. World Team training camp updates from the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, including interviews with these athletes:
- Greco-Roman stars Justin Ruiz, Spenser Mango and Joe Betterman
- Women’s freestyle stars Elena Pirozhkova, Ali Bernard and Adeline Gray
- Men’s freestyle stars Tervel Dlagnev, Jordan Burroughs and Reece Humphrey
• Coverage from the Living the Dream Medal Fund Benefit Telethon, featuring all of the 2011 U.S. World Team members.
• Interviews with college coaches and athletes during summer training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center
• Coverage from the USA Wrestling Board of Directors meeting held in Oklahoma City, Okla., with highlights on the major decisions reached there.
• Coverage from the State Leaders Summit, also held in Oklahoma City, Okla.
• Interview with Carl Perry, National Director for FCA Wrestling
• And More

There is a new embeddable video player on TheMat.com which allows fans and media to view the most recent episode of USA Wrestling Weekly, and cycle through past episodes. This player can be embedded in websites, blogs and other online media outlets.

The show is moderated by veteran wrestling broadcaster Scott Casber and is scheduled for distribution each Friday on TheMat.com.

Each episode will also be posted on USA Wrestling’s YouTube Channel. In addition, USA Wrestling Weekly will be offered to a variety of websites, and will also be available to television networks across the nation.

USA Wrestling Weekly is now aired on television by:
• Mediacom Cable, with distribution in six Midwestern states, bringing USA Wrestling news to one of the biggest wrestling hotbeds in the nation.
• The Fight Now USA cable network
• Long Lines Cable, with distribution in Eastern Nebraska, Western Iowa and SW South Dakota.
• CATV Service, which has served the Central Susquehanna Valley in Pennsylvania for over 55 years.
• Midco Sports Network, which services North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota

Current USA Wrestling Weekly website partners: InterMatWrestle.com; Takedown Media. Com; Tech-Fall.com, USA Wrestling – Tennessee, The Open Mat, USA Wrestling – Kansas, Lighthouse Wrestling, Maryland USA Wrestling, NYwrestling.com, BTSusa.org, and BTSgear.com.

USA Wrestling staff participates extensively in creating the content for the show. The production of USA Wrestling Weekly is handled by Takedown Wrestling Media, which produces a variety of other wrestling broadcast products. The Lead Producer for the show is Shawn Van Leeuwen of Takedown Wrestling Media. Feedback is encouraged, and should be sent to Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at gabbott@usawrestling.org.

Websites interested in adding USA Wrestling Weekly should contact Jason Bryant of USA Wrestling at jbryant@usawrestling.org