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Olympic wrestling trials coming to Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State University has been selected to host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials for wrestling on Saturday, April 4 and Sunday, April 5, 2020. They will be held at the Jordan Center.

Penn State University is serving as the local organizing committee.

The champions from the trials will become eligible to represent the US at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, August 2-8.

The competition will be held in the 18 Olympic weight classes in wrestling, which includes six weight classes in men’s freestyle (57 kg, 65 kg, 74 kg, 86 kg, 97 kg, 125 kg), women’s wrestling (50 kg, 53 kg, 57 kg, 62 kg, 68 kg, 76 kg) and Greco-Roman (60 kg, 67 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg, 97 kg, 130 kg).

Tickets for the event will go on sale this Friday. They start at $49 for an all-session ticket.

In the two-day format, Saturday, April 4 will include start of the Challenge Tournament in all 18 weight classes. Included in Saturday’s action will be the Challenge Tournament finals, which will determine one athlete in each weight class who advances to the Final X Championship Series on Sunday.

On Sunday, April 5, all 18 best-of-three Final X Championship Series will be held, which determines the US Olympic Team Trials champions in each weight class. This series will feature the top seed and the Challenge Tournament champion, as determined by the 2020 Olympic Games Team Selection Procedures.

In addition, the completion of the consolation rounds of the Challenge Tournament will be held on Sunday. The previous U.S. Olympic Team Trials were held in Indianapolis (2004), Las Vegas (2008) and Iowa City (2012, 2016).

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