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WATCH: #WrestlePlovdiv 10 Freestyle Finals

Thursday, March 17, 2022 - 11:37 By United World Wrestling Press

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PLOVDIV, Bulgaria -- Azerbaijan brought a solid freestyle team to Plovdiv with World Championships medalist and some continental champions.

The team did not disappoint and won the team title over Turkey and Georgia at the U23 European Championships. All four wrestlers from Azerbaijan who reached the finals won gold medals.

Germany had their first U23 European champion in Horst LEHR (GER) at 57kg while a few more firsts were recorded in the tournament.

Here are the 10 freestyle finals from the U23 European Championships.

57kg - GOLD: Giorgi GEGELASHVILI (GEO) vs Horst LEHR (GER)

 

61kg - GOLD: Emrah ORMANOGLU (TUR) vs Khamzat ARSAMERZOUEV (FRA)

 

65kg - GOLD: Hrachya MARGARYAN (ARM) vs Ziraddin BAYRAMOV (AZE)

 

70kg: GOLD - Giorgi ELBAKIDZE (GEO) vs Narek HARUTYUNYAN (ARM)

 

74kg: GOLD -  Krisztian BIRO (ROU) vs Dzhabrail GADZHIEV (AZE)

 

79kg: GOLD - Evsem SHVELIDZE (GEO) vs Georgios KOUGIOUMTSIDIS (GRE)

 

86kg: GOLD - Abubakr ABAKAROV (AZE) vs Lilian BALAN (MDA)

 

92kg: GOLD - Feyzullah AKTURK (TUR) vs Joshua MORODION (GER)

 

97kg: GOLD - Johannes MAYER (GER) vs Islam ILYASOV (AZE)

 

125kg: GOLD - Milan KORCSOG (HUN) vs Solomon MANASHVILI (GEO)

DPR Korea Organizes 'Women in Wrestling' Tournament on Wrestling Day

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 - 17:16 By United World Wrestling Press

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DPR KOREA (June 3) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea marked its Wrestling Day celebrations on May 23 by organising a Women's Wrestling tournament.

The tournament, named 'Women in Wrestling' was organised to promote wrestling and to encourage female participation in sports and to promote of social interest for wrestling.

DPR Korea

DPR Korea is one of the most successful countries in Women's Wrestling as it finished second in the team rankings at the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

With only seven wrestlers, the DPR Korea returned with five medals including two golds. Two other wrestlers won silver medals while one won bronze. The dominance will once again be on display later this year at the World Championships and the Asian Games.