(ATR) FILA, wrestling's governing body, opens the 2014 Wrestling World ChampionshipsinTashkent, Uzbekistan on Monday, Sept. 8.
Elections for the FILA Bureau will take place during the World Championships, with six spots to be filled.
The world championships are the first since wrestling rejoined the Olympic program, and will feature new rules designed to make the sport more appealing.
The 2014 Wrestling World Championships conclude on Sept. 14.
World Curling Congress
The third World Curling Congress ends Monday, Sept. 8, inReno, Nevada.
Kate Caithness, who is speaking with Around the Rings on Monday, ran unopposed for the WCF presidency.
ISAF World Championships
The International Sailing Federation kicks off the 2014 Sailing World Championships in Santander, Spain on Monday, Sept. 8.
Over 1,400 sailors and more than 1,000 boats representing 80 countries are expected at the event, according to ISAF.The World Championships, which end Sept. 21, serve as a qualifying event for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
U.S. Open Tennis Championships
The 2014 U.S. Open concludes atthe USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Monday, Sept. 8.
The U.S. Open completes the tennis major circuit--the most prestigious events in the sport.
100th Anniversary for Romanian NOC
European Olympic leaders will celebrate the Romanian NOC’s 100th anniversary in Bucharest this week.
Events commemorating the milestone are planned for Sept. 12.
FIVB Men's World Championship
Poland is currently staging the 2014 men's Volleyball World Championships.
Matches are taking place across seven cities in Poland including Katowice, Krakow, Warsaw, and Wroclaw. Competition concludes Sept. 21.
Shooting World Championships
The 2014 Shooting World Championships are underway in Granada, Spain.
The 51st edition of the International Shooting Sport Federation's World Championships, which end on Sept. 20, are acting as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Olympic Anniversaries
Wednesday, Sept. 10, marks the 42nd anniversary of the closing of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
On Sept. 11 in 1960, the Summer Olympic Games closed in Rome. Sept. 12 commemorates the closing of the1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
Copa America Femenina
The 2014 Copa America Femenina, South America's biggest football tournament for women, begins Sept. 11 in Ecuador.
The seventh edition of theCopa America Femenina will act as aqualifier for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
The tournament ends Sept. 28.
FISU World University Championships
Salvador, Brazil is set to stage the World University Championships for 3x3 basketball Sept. 11 through Sept. 14.
The World University Championships for rowing will take place in Gravelines, France, Sept. 12 through Sept. 14.
Running until mid-December, the International University Sports Federation says the 2014 World University Championshipswill encompass 29 events in 24 countries.
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