Poland has been stripped of rights to host the United World Wrestling U20 World Championships next month ©Getty Images

Poland has been stripped of the right to host wrestling's U20 World Championships next month, due to not providing visas to all participants.

The Championships, due to take place from August 14 to 20, are now taking place in Amman, Jordan.

Amman was approved as the new host at a United World Wrestling (UWW) Executive Committee meeting today.

Russian Wrestling Federation President Mikhail Mamiashvili claimed the reason for the Championships moving was "the failure to fulfil contractual obligations to provide visa support,", as reported by TASS, Russia's official state news agency.

The UWW said in a statement: "Adhering to UWW's regulations, which require the organiser to ensure equal participation for all athletes, free from any discrimination based on passport or other criteria, and considering the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), UWW was compelled to find an alternative host after Poland failed to ensure the same."

UWW said it acknowledged that the changes may cause an inconvenience to National Federations, however it said it hoped that by retaining the original dates of the Championships, that original flight tickets could be updated without any losses. 

Russian Wrestling Federation President Mikhail Mamishvili claimed the country should go to the Paris 2024 Olympics in tanks if it was made to compete under the Olympic flag, and with the Olympic hymn as its national anthem ©Getty Images
Russian Wrestling Federation President Mikhail Mamishvili claimed the country should go to the Paris 2024 Olympics in tanks if it was made to compete under the Olympic flag, and with the Olympic hymn as its national anthem ©Getty Images

In June, Russia’s youth team missed the European Championship in Spain after being initially denied visas.

Despite being later granted visas the team was unable to participate in the tournament.

Following the tournament, the UWW Bureau discussed the issue of Russians and Belarusians competing internationally and made it a requirement for countries holding events to provide visa support to all athletes regardless of nationality.

In April, UWW voted to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in international events, in line with updated International Olympic Committee recommendations to International Federations, which were that Russian and Belarusian athletes could compete internationally, providing they did not actively support the war in Ukraine and were not affiliated to the military. 

Last month, Mamiashvili said the country's delegation should go to the Paris 2024 Olympics in tanks if it was made to compete under the Olympic flag, and with the Olympic hymn as its national anthem.