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Greco-Roman Semifinal Matchups: 55kg, 67kg, 72kg, 77kg, 87kg

By United World Wrestling Press

BELGRADE, Serbia (December 12) --The Individual World Cup semifinal matchups are set in Greco-Roman at 55kg, 67kg, 72kg, 77kg and 87kg. The semifinals are scheduled to begin at 18:00 local time. 

55kg
Artiom DELEANU (MDA) vs. Serif KILIC (TUR)
Balbai DORDOKOV (KGZ) vs. Emin SEFERSHAEV (RUS)
 
67kg
Khalmurat IBRAGIMOV (KGZ) vs. Nazir ABDULLAEV (RUS)
Artur POLITAIEV (UKR) vs. Islambek DADOV (AZE)
 
72kg
Balint KORPASI (HUN) vs. Aik MNATSAKANIAN (BUL)
Cengiz ARSLAN (TUR) vs. Malkhas AMOYAN (ARM) 

77kg
Zoltan LEVAI (HUN) vs. Yasaf ZEINALOV (UKR)
Viktor NEMES (SRB) vs. Roman VLASOV (RUS) 

87kg
Kiryl MASKEVICH (BLR) vs. Zurabi DATUNASHVILI (SRB)
Hossein NOURI (IRI) vs. Davit CHAKVETADZE (RUS) 

#WrestleBelgrade

UWW completes World C'ship vetting process for Russia and Belarus

By United World Wrestling Press

BELGRADE, Serbia (September 1) — Following a rigorous vetting process by United World Wrestling, and in preparation for the Senior World Championships, 235 individuals from Russia and Belarus underwent thorough background and social media checks. This encompassed wrestlers across all styles and categories, as well as their accompanying support personnel. Out of the 235 names, 26 individuals were deemed ineligible due to either active support of the ongoing war or confirmed membership in military or national security agencies.

The decisions regarding eligibility were made by a panel, relying on comprehensive vetting reports provided by an independent and private intelligence service provider.

All athletes from Russia or Belarus will compete as Individual Neutral Athletes, without any flags or references to their respective countries. Additionally, the national anthems of Russia and Belarus will not be played in the event of medals being awarded to these athletes.

The 2023 World Championships kick off September 16-24, in Belgrade, Serbia. Fans can follow all the action live on UWW+, or on the "The Home of Wrestling," UWW's app.