#WrestleBudapest

#WrestleBudapest Day Four Finals Preview Show

By Eric Olanowski

Freestyle wrestling is in the rearview, which means we’ll crown women’s wrestling champions tonight at 50kg, 55kg, 59kg 68kg and 76kg.

In the 50kg finals, you’ll see European champion Miglena SELISHKA ?? and world bronze medalist Evin DEMIRHAN ??.

At 55kg, Ukraine’s 19-year-old star Oleksandra KHOMENETS ?? will square off against reigning U23 world and European champion Andreea ANA ??

Anastasia NICHITA ?? is looking for her eighth European title across all age-grou[s and second on the senior level. She’ll compete against Jowita WRZESIEN ?? in the 59kg finals.

You’ll see the reigning world and European champion IrinIrina RINGACI ?? wrestle Pauline LECARPENTIER ?? of France in the 68kg gold-medal bout.

We’ll close out the night with the premier match of the night as Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Yasemin ADAR ?? will look to add a fifth European gold to her resume. She’ll wrestle Estonia’s reigning European champion Epp MAE ?? for gold at 76kg.

Tonight’s finals begin at 18:00 (local time) and can be followed live on www.uww.org.

Thursday Night’s Finals:
50kg: Miglena SELISHKA ?? vs. Evin DEMIRHAN ??
55kg: Oleksandra KHOMENETS ?? vs. Andreea ANA ??
59kg: Anastasia NICHITA ?? vs. Jowita WRZESIEN ??
69kg: Irina RINGACI ?? vs. Pauline LECARPENTIER ??
76kg: Yasemin ADAR ?? vs. Epp MAE ??

#WrestleSkopje

U17 European Championships, Skopje: Results and Highlights

By United World Wrestling Press

SKOKPJE, North Macedonia (June 9) -- The U17 European Championships will begin June 9 in Skopje, North Macedonia with more than 550 wrestlers registered in Freestyle, Women's Wrestling and Greco-Roman.

The competition will begin with Greco-Roman followed by Women's Wrestling and finishing with Freestyle. The full schedule can be accessed here.

WATCH LIVE: MAT A, B and C

Qualification and repechage rounds will begins 1030 hours local time and medal bouts will begin at 1800 hours local time. On June 9, as there is no repechage and medal bouts, semifinals will begin at 1800 hours. On June 15, Sunday, as there are no qualification bouts, the repechage will begin 1600 hours local time.

The live match order and results can be followed here. The full list of wrestlers entered from different countries is here. All brackets available here.

For all photos, click here. Tpday