New York, NY (August 8, 2001) - The 2001 World Championships of Wrestling is on target to be the largest World Championships ever held.  Fifty international delegations have sent in commitments to participate in the World Championships in New York City, September 26-29 at Madison Square Garden and more are expected in the upcoming weeks.    Countries slated to participate in the World Championships Austria, Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, I.R. Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Madagascar, Mongolia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan and Yugoslavia.    More than 600 athletes are expected to compete in the event.  This marks the first time all three wrestling disciplines (Greco-Roman, men's freestyle and women's freestyle) will be held together in the United States, making this event the largest World Championships of Wrestling event ever held.    The World Championships of Wrestling will take place at Madison Square Garden, September 26-29, 2001. Tickets for the World Championships are on sale now, with single session ticket prices starting as low as $10.  All-session passes are priced as low as $99 for the eight total sessions, with family packages starting as low at $308.  Individual session tickets can be purchased through TicketMaster by calling 1-212-307-7171.  All-session passes, group ticket packages, VIP Gold Passes and family passes can be purchased by calling 1-866-NYC-2001.