#ThrowBackThursday

#TBT: Otoguro becomes Japan’s youngest male world champion

By Eric Olanowski

BUDAPEST, Hungary (July 14) --- In our most viewed YouTube video of all time (4, 364,000 + views), then-19-year-old Takuto OTOGURO ?? defeated Bajrang PUNIA ??, 16-9, in the ‘18 65kg world final and became Japan’s youngest-ever male world champ. He was 19 years and 10 months old.

#WrestleCaorle

Watch Live: 2025 European U20 Championships, Italy

By United World Wrestling Press

CAORLE, Italy (June 30) — The European U20 Championships begins in Caorle, Italy on Monday, June 30 and will run till July 6 with close to 500 wrestling fighting it out for the 30 gold medals on offer.

The tournament will kick off with Greco-Roman in five weight classes. Women’s Wrestling will begin Wednesday and Freestyle will close out the tournament.

For full schedule of European U20 Championships, click here.

WATCH LIVE: MAT A, MAT B and MAT C

For live match order of the day, click here.

For brackets of Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Women’s Wrestling, click here.

The qualification rounds will begin at 1000 hours local time and medal bouts will begin at 1800 hours local time. The semifinals will be held at 1645 hours each day barring Monday, on which the semifinals will start at 1800 hours as there no medal bouts.

For all results, click here.

For all photos, click here.