From rehab centers to championship arenas, our final stop in the 2025 Wrestling for Peace Global Campaign was in Novi Sad, Serbia during the U23 World Wrestling Championships. In partnership with USA Wrestling, the US Embassy in Belgrade, UWW, and the Serbian Wrestling Federation, it was a full week of community engagement for W4P ambassadors as young Greco-Roman wrestlers and local youth discovered that resilience, courage, and shared community can turn struggle into triumph.

On the third stop of the Wrestling for Peace 2025 Global Campaign, USA Wrestling coach Chris Brown and Wrestling for Peace (W4P) Ambassador, George Porter, led the way, joining the Hungarian Wrestling Federation for a week of humanitarian action and international solidarity. From the hospital halls of Budapest to the wrestling mats of Tatabánya, they saw firsthand how sport connects, heals, and inspires.

In Zagreb, Croatia, at the 2025 Senior World Wrestling Championships, wrestling federation officials from around the globe gathered to hear from Wrestling for Peace Executive Director, Dan Russell. Invited by the United World Wrestling Development team, led by Deqa Niamkey and Yuri Maier, Russell highlighted how W4P is working beyond the mat — to uplift communities, develop emerging leaders, and unite people across borders.