#WrestleBucharest

Freestyle Brackets for 57kg, 65kg, 70kg, 79kg, and 97kg

By Eric Olanowski

BUCHAREST, Romania (April 7) - United World Wrestling has released the brackets for the opening day of wrestling at the 2019 European Championships, which take place in Bucharest, Romania, from April 8-14. 

Freestyle wrestling kicks off the competition on Monday morning at 11:30 (local time). 

Wrestling Playlist: Best of Olympic champ Sidakov..

By United World Wrestling Press

Zaurbek SIDAKOV is undoubtedly one of the most clutch wrestlers in the world. From winning gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and the three world titles, Sidakov has again and again won matches in dying seconds.

He managed to beat Jordan BURROUGHS (USA) in thrilling fashion, twice, during his world title runs in 2018 and 2019. He then defeated Kyle DAKE (USA) in a jaw-dropping final at the 2023 World Championships final.

While his 2025 season was marred by injuries, Sidakov still managed to win bronze at the World Championships and silver at the European Championships.

The playlist includes his win over Burroughs, his training at the European Championships and his bout against Chermen VALIEV (ALB).

WATCH THE SIDAKOV PLAYLIST HERE

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