#WrestleBelgrade

WATCH: U23 World Championships 10 GR Finals

Thursday, November 4, 2021 - 09:40 By United World Wrestling Press

BELGRADE, Serbia (November 4) -- Ten new world champions were crowned at the U23 World Championships in the Serbian capital with Russia winning four gold medals. Georgia captured two gold medals while Iran, Hungary, Germany and Azerbaijan had one champion each.

Watch the 10 finals here:

1. GR 55kg - Mavlud RIZMANOV (RUS) vs Poya DAD MARZ (IRI)

2. GR 60kg - Mehdi MOHSEN NEJAD (IRI) vs Anvar ALLAKHIAROV (RUS)

3. GR 63kg - Ahmet UYAR (TUR) vs Leri ABULADZE (GEO)

4. GR 67kg - Hasrat JAFAROV (AZE) vs Mohammad REZAEI (IRI)

5. GR 72kg - Idris IBAEV (GER) vs Sergei KUTUZOV (RUS)

6. GR 77kg - Tamas LEVAI (HUN) vs Amin KAVIYANINEJAD (IRI)

7. GR 82kg - Ramon BETSCHART (SUI) vs Aivengo RIKADZE (GEO)

8. GR 87kg - David LOSONCZI (HUN) vs Aleksandr KOMAROV (RUS)

9. GR 97kg - Pavel HLINCHUK (BLR) vs Artur SARGSIAN (RUS)

10. GR 130kg - David OVASAPYAN (ARM) vs Amin MIRZAZADEH (IRI)

#UnitedWorldWrestling

Meskout elected UWW Africa Council President for third time

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 - 05:05 By United World Wrestling Press

CASABLANCA, Morocco (April 28) -- Fouad MESKOUT was elected as the President of the UWW Africa Council for a third time after he won the election held Monday.

The UWW Vice President was among the eight candidates who contested to be members of the Africa Council. Meskout won with a thumping majority while six other members of the Executive Board were also re-elected.

The elections, held on the sidelines of the African Championships which begins Tuesday, received eight nominations for seven spots and saw 31 voters with 17 being the majority.

The seven elected members of the UWW Africa Council. (Photo: United World Wrestling Federation / Amirreza Aliasgari)

Elected members

Fouad MESKOUT (MAR)
Mohamed ELSAYED (EGY)
Nestor RAVELOSON (MAD)
Allahjabo OWLO (SUD)
Honore ALLOU (CIV)
Ngom MALICK (SEN)
Urbaine SISSA MBEDY (CMR)

The elected members decided to re-elect Meskout as the President. Sissa Mbedy was elected as the Vice-President while Elsayed was named Secretary General. Raveloson will take the role of Joint Secretary General.