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Freestyle Semifinal Matchups: 57kg, 70kg, 74kg, 92kg, 125kg

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 - 13:56 By United World Wrestling Press

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BELGRADE, Serbia (December 16) -- The Individual World Cup semifinal matchups are set in freestyle at 57kg, 70kg, 74kg, 92kg and 125kg. The semifinals are scheduled to begin at 16:45 local time.

57kg
Zavur UGUEV (RUS) vs. Rahman AMOUZADKHALILI (IRI) 
Arsen HARUTYUNYAN (ARM) vs. Stevan MICIC (SRB)

70kg
Chermen VALIEV (RUS) vs. Magomedmurad GADZHIEV (POL) 
Haydar YAVUZ (TUR) vs. Islambek OROZBEKOV (KGZ)

74kg
Tajmuraz SALKAZANOV (SVK) vs. Razambek ZHAMALOV (RUS) 
Frank CHAMIZO MARQUEZ (ITA) vs. Azamat NURYKAU (BLR)

92kg
Alikhan ZHABRAILOV (RUS) vs. Arkadzi PAHASIAN (BLR) 
Georgii RUBAEV (MDA) vs. Gadzhimurad MAGOMEDSAIDOV (AZE)

125kg
Aiaal LAZAREV (KGZ) vs. Robert BARAN (POL) 
Dzianis KHRAMIANKOU (BLR) vs. Shamil SHARIPOV (RUS)
 

UWW Playlist: Best of World and Olympic Champion Susaki

Monday, February 9, 2026 - 09:31 By United World Wrestling Press

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JAPAN (February 9) -- Yui SUSAKI (JPN) is on path to greatness. The Japanese wrestler managed to showed up on the wrestling when won three back-to-back U17 world titles from 2014 to 2016.

While many would take time to jump to senior level, Susaki wrestled at the 2017 Paris World Championships aged 17 years and won gold medal at 48kg. She would seen beat Mariya STADNIK (AZE) at the Klippan Lady Open before winning gold at 2018 World Championships. Two U20 world titles further strengthened Susaki's resume as she remained unbeaten in international wrestling.

At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Susaki claimed her first Olympic gold, without giving up a point and etched her name in history.

WATCH THE BEST OF YUI SUSAKI (JPN) HERE

And it had to be Susaki to complete the Golden Grand Slam of wrestling. After winning U17, U20 and senior world titles, and Olympic gold, she needed to win the U23 world title to complete the Slam. In October of 2022 in Pontevedra, Spain, Susaki would go on to become the first wrestler in history to achieve the feat.

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, four-time world champion Susaki suffered her first international loss to Vinesh PHOGAT (IND), which remains her only loss in international career.