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Amouzad, Elor, Nazaryan Tabbed as UWW's Rising Stars of 2022

Thursday, December 22, 2022 - 13:02 By Eric Olanowski

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (December 22) -- Rahman AMOUZADKHALILI (IRI), Amit ELOR (USA) and Edmond NAZARYAN (BUL) had outstanding results in 2022 and have been named United World Wrestling’s Rising Stars of the Year.

Amouzad, at just 20 years old, won golds at the Asian and World Championships this season and scored incredible 2022 wins over veterans Bajrang PUNIA & Haji ALIYEV (AZE), before closing out his near-perfect World Championships with a win over Yianni Diakomihalis (USA) in the final to capture the 65kg gold.

Elor had a phenomenal season, becoming the first American to win three world titles in a single season.

The 19-year-old won U20 world gold in August and a senior-level world title in September, before capping off a historic year with a U23 world title in October, joining a rare list of wrestlers who won gold medals at every World Championships.

In Greco-Roman, Nazaryan extended his family tradition of excelling on the big stage.

Just 20 years old, the Bulgarian reached the European and World Championships finals this year and made it clear that he is ready for the big stage at such a young age.

His runs include wins over Olympic silver Kenchiro FUMITA (JPN), and European foes Murad MAMMADOV (AZE) and Erik TORBA (HUN).

While he fell short of crossing the final hurdle at both tournaments, Nazaryan has put his name in the hat at 60kg for the coming future.

2026 U20 European Championships

U20 European Wrestling Championships 2026: Watch Live Streaming, Full Schedule, Results

Saturday, July 4, 2026 - 09:31 By United World Wrestling Press

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SKOPJE, North Macedonia (July 4) -- The U20 European Wrestling Championships 2026 will kick off in Skopje, North Macedonia from July 6 to 12 at the Boris Trajkovski Sports Center.

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The seven-day event will kick off with Greco-Roman, followed by Women's Wrestling before finishing with Freestyle. Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Armenia will be the countries that will be bring some top teams to the event.

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How to Watch U20 European Wrestling Championships 2026 Live from Skopje: The live streaming of the U20 European Championships will be available on uww.org with UWW+ subscription. Subscribe to UWW+ and download the UWW app.

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Full Schedule of U20 European Wrestling Championships 2026

Day 1 - July 6, Monday

Greco-Roman Qualification Rounds: 55kg, 63kg, 77kg, 87kg, 130kg - 10:30 hours onwards
Greco-Roman Semifinals: 55kg, 63kg, 77kg, 87kg, 130kg - 18:00 hours onwards

Day 2 - July 7, Tuesday

Greco-Roman Repechage: 55kg, 63kg, 77kg, 87kg, 130kg - 10:30 hours onwards
Greco-Roman Qualification Rounds: 60kg, 67kg, 72kg, 82kg, 97kg - 10:30 hours onwards
Greco-Roman Semifinals: 60kg, 67kg, 72kg, 82kg, 97kg - 16:45 hours onwards
Greco-Roman Finals: 55kg, 63kg, 77kg, 87kg, 130kg - 18:00 hours onwards

Day 3 - July 8, Wednesday

Greco-Roman Repechages: 60kg, 67kg, 72kg, 82kg, 97kg - 10:30 hours onwards
Women's Wrestling Qualification Rounds: 50kg, 55kg, 59kg, 68kg, 76kg - 10:30 hours
Women's Wrestling Semifinals: 50kg, 55kg, 59kg, 68kg, 76kg - 16:45 hours onwards
Greco-Roman Finals: 60kg, 67kg, 72kg, 82kg, 97kg - 18:00 hours onwards

Day 4 - July 9, Thursday

Women's Wrestling Repechage: 50kg, 55kg, 59kg, 68kg, 76kg - 10:30 hours onwards
Women's Wrestling Qualification Rounds: 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 65kg, 72kg - 10:30 hours onwards
Women's Wrestling Semifinals: 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 65kg, 72kg - 16:45 hours onwards
Women's Wrestling Finals: 50kg, 55kg, 59kg, 68kg, 76kg - 18:00 hours onwards

Day 5 - July 10, Friday

Women's Wrestling Repechage: 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 65kg, 72kg - 10:30 hours onwards
Freestyle Qualification Rounds: 57kg, 65kg, 70kg, 79kg, 97kg - 10:30 hours onwards
Freestyle Semifinals: 57kg, 65kg, 70kg, 79kg, 97kg - 16:45 hours onwards
Women's Wrestling Finals: 53kg, 57kg, 62kg, 65kg, 72kg - 18:00 hours onwards

Day 6 - July 11, Saturday

Freestyle Repechage: 57kg, 65kg, 70kg, 79kg, 97kg - 10:30 hours onwards
Freestyle Qualification Rounds: 61kg, 74kg, 86kg, 92kg, 125kg - 10:30 hours onwards
Freestyle Semifinals: 61kg, 74kg, 86kg, 92kg, 125kg - 16:45 hours onwards
Freestyle Finals: 57kg, 65kg, 70kg, 79kg, 97kg - 18:00 hours onwards

Day 7 - July 12, Sunday

Freestyle Repechage: 61kg, 74kg, 86kg, 92kg, 125kg - 16:30 hours onwards
Freestyle Finals: 61kg, 74kg, 86kg, 92kg, 125kg - 18:00 hours onwards

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