MAY 30-JUNE 1, 2025

What is the Capital Cup?

Presented by Team DC, the Capital Cup is a multi-day, sports festival taking place across Washington, D.C. from May 28-June 4.

Athletes can compete in as many sports as they want!

HOW TO REGISTER

STEP 1

Register for the Capital Cup.
This provides access to Capital Cup events, and is separate from sport-specific registration.

Cost: $37

Capital Cup Registration

STEP 2

After you have registered with Capital Cup, then you can register for our wrestling and grappling events, providing access to all of our sporting & social events.

Cost: $60

Wrestling Registration

QUESTIONS?

PLANNED EVENTS

Freestyle

Tournament

Saturday, May 31

Compete in a USA Wrestling-sanctioned tournament. Two, 3-minute periods, brackets based on weight and experience levels. Officiated using UWW freestyle scoring rules. More details to come.

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Beginners

Clinics

May 30 & June 1

New to wrestling and grappling or just want to pick up some refreshers? Join us for two beginners clinics led by experienced coaches in both freestyle wrestling and no-gi jiu jitsu.

Social

Events

All Weekend

Unwind after your time on the mats over some drinks and maybe even some jello wrestling at one of our partner bars! Plus, enjoy all DC has to offer across dozens of bars and events across the city.

OTHER WORLD PRIDE EVENTS

WELCOME

CONCERT

See Shakira at Nats Park

PRIDE

FESTIVAL

Celebrate LGBTQ+ Joy

CLOSING

CEREMONY

Book your Stay Now!

Capital Cup athletes can enjoy special discounted rates at select partner hotels — but they will fill quickly! Book your fully refundable room now to save a spot.

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OUR PARTNERS

A FEW MORE DETAILS

How our brackets will work

Grapple in the Capital aims to create a competitive and safe environment for everyone. In creating our brackets, we consider age, gender identity, weight, and experience level. We aim to ensure each athlete gets three to four matches. Athletes can decline to participate in their assigned bracket. In addition, we allow time for exhibition matches where athletes can have friendly matches with anyone who agrees to have a match.

Equipment Requirements

All wrestlers must wear wrestling shoes on the mats. Wrestlers may choose to wear headgear, kneepads, mouth guards, hair caps, soft knee/ankle/shoulder braces, etc.

For the tournament only, competitors must wear a singlet or two-piece compression outfit. For safety, no loose-fitting clothing will be allowed. If possible, please bring at least two singlets, or a reversible freestyle singlet.

Photos and Social Media

By participating in any Grapple in the Capital events, you accept that you may be photographed or filmed in the course of competing or particpating in our tournament, clinics, or other sanctioned events. If you do not wish to have your image and likeness shared, please inform us on location and we will do our best to accommodate your request. Please note: spectators will be in attendance for the tournament.

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Code of Conduct

All Grapple in the Capital attendees — including but not limited to athletes, coaches, referees, spectators, and volunteers — must adhere to District Wrestling's Code of Conduct.

You can read the Code in its entirety here, but the bottom line is: we have zero tolerance for any unsafe, reckless, abusive, intimidating or otherwise hostile behavior. District Wrestling is and will always be an inclusive and accepting club for all wrestlers regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or ability.

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Wrestling at the 2025 Capital Cup is presented by District Wrestling Club!

This year, more than 2 million people are expected to visit Washington, D.C. for World Pride. Team DC, in partnership with more than a dozen sports clubs around the city, is bringing together LGBTQ+ athletes from around the world for the Capital Cup, a multi-day, multi-sport tournament and sports festival across the city. District Wrestling is proud to host the wrestling and grappling events.

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