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WATCH: 10 Greco-Roman finals from World Championships

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 09:11 By Vinay Siwach

BELGRADE, Serbia (September 27) -- The World Championships began with Greco-Roman at the Stark Arena in Belgrade. Host nation Serbia claimed four gold medals out of the 10 on offer. However, it finished third in the team rankings with Turkey, led by legend Riza KAYAALP (TUR), finishing first. Azerbaijan finished second, just seven points behind Turkey.

Apart from Serbia, Turkey and Kyrgyzstan won two gold medals each while two others were shared by Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Watch all the 10 Greco-Roman gold medal bouts from the World Championships.

GOLD: 55kg - Eldaniz AZIZLI (AZE) vs. Nugzari TSURTSUMIA (GEO)

GOLD: 60kg - Zholaman SHARSHENBEKOV (KGZ) vs. Edmond NAZARYAN (BUL)

GOLD: 63kg - Leri ABULADZE (GEO) vs. Sebastian NAD (SRB)

GOLD: 67kg - Mohammadreza GERAEI (IRI) vs. Mate NEMES (SRB)

GOLD: 72kg - Ali ARSALAN (SRB) vs. Ulvi GANIZADE (AZE)

GOLD: Zoltan LEVAI (HUN) vs. Akzhol MAKHMUDOV (KGZ)

GOLD: 82kg - Jalgasbay BERDIMURATOV (UZB) vs. Burhan AKBUDAK (TUR)

GOLD: 87kg - Zurabi DATUNASHVILI (SRB) vs. Turpan BISULTANOV (DEN)

GOLD: 97kg - Artur ALEKSANYAN (ARM) vs. Kiril MILOV (BUL)

GOLD: 130kg - Amin MIRZAZADEH (IRI) vs. Riza KAYAALP (TUR)

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

Friday, September 1, 2023 - 13:33 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.