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WATCH: U23 World Championships 10 GR Finals

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)

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#WrestleBelgrade Day Two GR Finals Preview

By Eric Olanowski

BELGRADE, Serbia (September 11) --- Sunday night at 18:00 (local time), we’ll hand out 2022 world title belts at 55kg, 72kg, 77kg and 87kg. 

At 55kg, fellow world champions Eldaniz AZIZLI ?? and Nugzari TSURTSUMIA ?? will meet in a rematch from the 2022 European Championships.

At 72kg, Ali ARSALAN ?? will have to get through Ulvi GANIZADE ?? to win gold on home soil and become Serbia’s fourth-ever GR world champion.

In the 77kg finals, Olympic silver medalist Akzhol MAKHMUDOV ?? will wrestle Hungary's rising star Zoltan LEVAI ??.

Defending world champion Zurabi DATUNASHVILI ?? will have his hands full in the 87kg finals as he’ll take on ’22 European Turpal BISULTANOV ??, who is undefeated on the year. He's outscored his opponents 52-1 during his ’22 campaign. 

The Day 2 finals from Belgrade begin at 18:00

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Finals matchups:
55kg - Nugzari TSURTSUMIA ?? vs. Eldaniz AZIZLI ?? 
72kg - Ulvi GANIZADE ?? vs. Ali ARSALAN ?? 
77kg - Akzhol MAKHMUDOV ?? vs. Zoltan LEVAI ??
87kg Turpal BISULTANOV ?? vs. Zurabi DATUNASHVILI ??