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U17 Asian Championships Live Streaming, Results, Videos

Thursday, May 28, 2026 - 09:36 By United World Wrestling Press

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DA NANG, Vietnam (May 28) -- The U17 Asian Championships is being held in Da Nang, Vietnam from May 28 to 31. The competition will be held at the Tien Son Sport Center, Da Nang.

Greco-Roman will kick off the tournament before moving to Women's Wrestling and Freestyle finishing the competition. Click here for full schedule of U17 Asian Championships.

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Full Wrestling Schedule for U17 Asian Championships

Day 1, May 28
Qualification Rounds (10:30 onwards): Greco 45kg, 48kg, 51kg, 55kg, 60kg, 92kg, 110kg
Finals (18:00 onwards): Greco 45kg, 48kg, 51kg, 55kg, 60kg, 92kg, 110kg

Day 2, May 29
Qualification Rounds (10:30 onwards): Greco 65kg, 71kg, 80kg & Women's 40kg, 46kg, 53kg, 61kg, 69kg
Finals (18:00): Greco 65kg, 71kg, 80kg & Women's 40kg, 46kg, 53kg, 61kg, 69kg

Day 3, May 30
Qualification Rounds (10:30 onwards): Women's 43kg, 49kg, 57kg, 65kg, 73kg & Freestyle 65kg, 71kg, 80kg
Finals (18:00 onwards): Women's 43kg, 49kg, 57kg, 65kg, 73kg & Freestyle 65kg, 71kg, 80kg

Day 4, May 31
Qualification Rounds (10:30 onwards): Freestyle 45kg, 48kg, 51kg, 55kg, 60kg, 92kg, 110kg
Finals (18:00 onwards): 45kg, 48kg, 51kg, 55kg, 60kg, 92kg, 110kg

2026 World Championships

Astana Announced as Replacement Host for 2026 World Championships

Friday, May 22, 2026 - 13:06 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (May 22) -- Astana, Kazakhstan will host the 2026 World Championships from October 24 to November 1.

United World Wrestling Bureau met on Friday and after careful consideration of the current geopolitical situation, particularly the ongoing uncertainty and impact on international travel, it decided to change the host for the 2026 World Championships.

Manama, Bahrain was scheduled to host the World Championships as it was awarded the tournament in Zagreb last year. UWW and Bahrain released a joint statement on Friday, announcing the postponement of the same.

After successful site visits and inspections, the Kazakhstan Wrestling Federation was chosen as a replacement host and Barys Arena was selected as the venue.

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The announcement marks the return of the World Championships to Astana, a city which successfully hosted the 2019 World Championships. Close to 1000 wrestlers participated in 2019 edition, making it one of the most attended tournaments.

As seen in 2019, full attendance is expected at the the Barys Arena for the nine-day event.

UWW remains committed to assisting National Federations and the schedule for the 2026 World Championships in Astana will be communicated soon. For details of events, visit uww.org/events.