The UWW officials conducted workshops and introduced the Wrestle4Fun programme that helps school children "have fun and learn something new".

According to Rafael Galva from Puerto Rico, a UWW educator, the initiative along with the ISF Academy can help identify coaching strategies for children.

"We are conducting a workshop that features physical education teachers from Brazil, specifically from Rio de Janeiro," Galva said.

"We are providing them the tools to introduce wrestling to day-to-day class.

"It is more about games and fun and not competitive wrestling.

"It is based on the teaching games for understanding concept.

"They can have fun and learn something new through the Wrestle4Fun programme.

"This is the first year we are integrating with ISF and it has been a great experience.

"There are sessions and videos available through the Wrestle4Fun programme for development.

"We have been doing this with the UWW community and now we are collaborating with the ISF."

Both BWF and UWW had presented a seminar online before the ISF U15 Gymnasiade 2023.

For badminton enthusiasts, the BWW introduced Shuttle Time to the teachers in Rio.

First developed in 2012, Shuttle Time has over 155 member nations implementing it.

With more that 72,000 teachers and 3.9 million views on videos, BWF head of development projects Sahir Edoo of Mauritius feels it helps them fulfil the vision to make sure "every kid plays badminton for life".

After completing the course, each teacher is presented with a certificate by BWF.

While the programme has been going on for more than 10 years, Edoo said it was "crucial to be present here to see it for ourselves".

"We train some teachers and tutors. The tutors then go around the country and train the teachers," said Edoo, a former African Championships bronze medallist.  

"They get all the resources.

"They get the lesson plan and access to videos on how to do some activities and they go on to deliver these to the kids.

"This is the first time we are physically present at an event.

"We are collaborating on the education side with the ISF Academy and also on the completion side.

"We want to improve this to the national level by helping the National Federation and the national school sport federation to work together in the long run.

"We are aware of the good work ISF has been doing over the years and it was important for us as an IF to be present here to see it for ourselves.

"We can help them in their objective of getting school kids practice sport and also educate."  

According to ISF, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) is set to join the workshops part of the Gymnasiade tomorrow.