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Freestyle World Cup Rosters

Wednesday, March 13, 2019 - 13:30 By Eric Olanowski

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YAKUTSK, Russia (March 13) - United World Wrestling has released the full rosters for the 2019 Freestyle World Cup, which begins Saturday, March 16, in Yakutsk, Russia. 

The host nation will compete this weekend in Group A. For Russia to earn top-billing in 2019, the home side will need to win a Group A side which includes a resurgent Cuban team, Japan, and Turkey. 

The United States heads up Group B but faces steep competition from a Georgia squad rife with former world and Olympic champions, including two-time defending heavyweight world champion Geno PETRIASHVILLI. A young Iranian team and ever-improving Mongolia squad fill out Group B. 

Groups
Group A - RUS (1), CUB (4), JPN (5), TUR (8)
Group B - USA (2), GEO (3), IRI (6), MGL (7)

Unofficial Schedule 
March 16 (Saturday) 
08:30 - Medical examination and weigh in 
11:00 - First round matches 
16:00 - Opening ceremony 
16:30 - Second round matches

March 17 (Sunday) 
08:30 - Medical examination and weigh in 
11:00 - Third round matches  
13:30 - Fifth - sixth, seventh-eighth place matches 
15:15 - Third-fourth place match 
17:00 - Final, award ceremony

Russia's three-time world and Olympic champion Abdulrashid SADULAEV was added to the host nation's roster last weekend. He'll join Russia's other reigning world champion Zaurbek SIDAKOV as a team captain. (Photo: Max Rose-Fyne)

Group A 

Russia (2018 World Championships: 1st place) 
57kg - Muslim SADULAEV                   
57kg - Aryian TIUTRIN             
61kg - Zelimkhan ABAKAROV
61kg - Ramazan FERZALIEV                    
65kg - Gadshimurad RASHIDOV 
65kg - Viktor RASSADIN                        
70kg - David BAEV                  
70kg - Anzor ZAKUEV   
74kg - Zaurbek SIDAKOV                    
74kg - Timor BIZHOYEV        
79kg - Magomed RAMAZANOV          
79kg - Husej SUUNCEV
86kg - Vladislav VALIEV                      
86kg - Dauren KURUGLIEV                  
92kg - Magomed KURBANOV             
92kg - Alikhan ZHABRAILOV               
97kg - Abdulrashid SADULAEV                 
97kg - Vladislav BAITSAEV 
125kg - Zelimkhan KHIZRIYEV 
125kg - Pavel KRIVTSOV 

Cuba (2018 World Championships: 4th place) 
57kg - Reineri ANDREU ORTEGA
61kg- Yowlys BONNE RODRIGUEZ
65kg - Alejandro Enrique VALDES TOBIER
70kg - Franklin MAREN CASTILLO
74kg - Jeandry GARZON CABALLERO
79kg - Reinier PEREZ ABREU
86kg - Yurieski TORREBLANCA QUERALTA
92kg - Lazaro Daniel HERNANDEZ LUIS
97kg - Reineris SALAS PEREZ
125kg - Oscar PINO HINDS

Japan (2018 World Championships: 5th place) 
57kg - Yuki TAKAHASHI
61kg - Yudai FUJITA
65kg - Daichi TAKATANI
70kg - Kojiro SHIGA
74kg - Yuhi FUJINAMI
74kg - Yuto MIWA
79kg - Yuta ABE
86kg - Sohsuke TAKATANI
92kg - Atsushi MATSUMOTO
97kg - Naoya AKAGUMA
125kg - Nobuyoshi ARAKIDA
125kg - Katsutoshi KANAZAWA

Turkey (2018 World Championships: 8th place) 
57kg - Ali KARABOGA
61kg - Munir Recep AKTAS
65kg - Cengizhan ERDOGAN
70kg - Serhat ARSLAN
74kg - Nazim Selami KARA
79kg - Abdulkadir OZMEN
86kg - Fatih ERDIN
92kg - Suleyman KARADENIZ
97kg - Ali BONCEOGLU
125kg - Abdullah OMAC

Reigning world bronze medalist TUMENBILEG Tuvshintulga (MGL) leads a Mongolian squad that's looking to improve on their sixth-place finish from the past four years. (Photo: Max Rose-Fyne) 

Group B

United States (2018 World Championships: 2nd place) 
57kg - Zane RICHARDS
57kg - Zachary SANDERS
61kg - Nicholas MEGALUDIS
65kg - Zain RETHERFORD
70kg - Jason CHAMBERLAIN
74kg - Isaiah MARTINEZ
79kg - Thomas GANTT JR
86kg - Samuel BROOKS
92kg - Hayden ZILLMER
97kg - Kyven GADSON
125kg - Anthony NELSON

Georgia (2018 World Championships: 3rd place) 
57kg - Lasha LOMTADZE
61kg - Tornike KATAMADZE
65kg - Amiran VAKHTANGASHVILI
70kg - Mirza SKHULUKHIA
74kg - Zurabi ERBOTSONASHVILI
79kg - Davit KHUTSISHVILI
86kg - Tarzan MAISURADZE
92kg - Dato MARSAGISHVILI
97kg - Mamuka KORDZAIA
125kg - Rolandi ANDRIADZE

Iran (2018 World Championships: 6th place) 
57kg - Alireza SARLAK
61kg - Iman SADEGHIKOUKANDEH
65kg - Morteza GHIASI CHEKA
70kg - Meisam NASIRI
74kg - Reza AFZALIPAEMAMI
79kg - Mojtaba ASGHARI OSMAVANDANI
86kg - Mersad MARGHZARI
92kg - Hossein SHAHBAZIGAZVAR
92kg - Mohammadjavad EBRAHIMIZIVLAEI
97kg - Alireza GOODARZI
97kg - Ali SHABANIBENGAR
125kg - Komeil GHASEMI
125kg - Amin TAHERI

Mongolia (2018 World Championships: 7th place) 
57kg - TUMENBILEG Tuvshintulga
61kg - GANSUKH Otgonbaatar
65kg - BATCHULUUN Batmagnai
70kg - GANZORIG Mandakhnaran
74kg - BAT ERDENE Byambadorj 
79kg - PUREVJAV Unurbat
86kg - ORGODOL Uitumen
92kg - BAASANTSOGT Ulziisaikhan 
97kg - ULZIISAIKHAN Batzul
125kg - DORJKHAND Khuderbulga

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Shkarin, Javadov complete Worlds and Europeans U20 golden double

Friday, August 22, 2025 - 16:31 By Vinay Siwach

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SAMOKOV, Bulgaria (August 22) -- Mikhail SHKARIN (UWW) managed to pull off a continental and world double by winning the gold medal at the World U20 Championships on Friday. He won the gold medal at the European U20 Championships in July.

This is the second straight year that Shkarin has done that as he won the world and European U17 last year.

Wrestling Dias SEITKALIYEV (KAZ) in the 82kg final, Shkarin came out with his best defense in par terre to defend his 4-1 lead and win the gold medal.

"Last year I won Worlds and Europeans U17s, now Worlds and Europeans U20s," Shkarin said. "I don’t see anything supernatural in this. Everything is just working out for me."

Shkarin was in top form throughout the tournament with three technical superiority wins in three bouts and it was only in the final that he was test and did not manage to finish his bout before time.

In the semifinals, Shkarin blanked Martik PETROSYAN (ARM) while Seitkaliyev defeated Taizo YOSHIDA (JPN) in the other semifinal. However, Shkarin was hoping to get a rematch against Yoshida who had defeated Shkarin in the 2023 world U17 final.

"The motivation for me at this World Championship was that I really wanted to take revenge on the Japanese wrestler," Shkarin said. "I even told my friends that I could leave this championship upset only if I lost to the Japanese again. Nothing else would upset me as much. But it’s not my fault, it’s his -- he didn’t reach the final."

With the World U20 gold won, Shkarin will look to move to the Olympic weight class -- 87kg -- next year and plan his journey towards winning the Olympic medal in the future.

"Next year I want to move up to the 87 kg weight category," he said. "I’ll start working on my physical shape, try to gain muscle mass, and gradually settle into the 87 kg weight class. I want to try competing at seniors level."

Aykhan JAVADOV (AZE)Aykhan JAVADOV (AZE) celebrates after winning the gold medal at 60kg. (Photo: United World Wrestling / Amirreza Aliasgari)

The last time the World U20 Championships were held in Bulgaria, Azerbaijan won crowned three champions in Greco-Roman. However, at the next two editions, the country failed to win gold.

The 2025 edition of the U20 Worlds, back in Bulgaria, seems to have brought luck back for Azerbaijan as the nation won its first gold in Greco-Roman in the first final.

European U20 champion and two-time world U17 champion Aykhan JAVADOV (AZE) added a gold at the U20 level in his first year by beating Yurik MKHITARYAN (ARM) in the 60kg final.

The 18-year-old showed no signs of discomfort in the new age-group and won three out of his five bouts via technical superiority or fall. In the final, he maintained a good lead throughout and defeat Mkhitaryan, also 18 years old, 12-5.

Javadov was put in par terre in he first period and Mkhitaryan scored two turns using gut0-wrench for a 5-0 lead but as he was trying to complete the third one, Javadov blocked him and scored two points. Armenia challenged the call but it was clear block and two points and Mkhitaryan led 5-3 at the break.

Javadov got the par terre in the second period but he failed to score any points. It was the third passivity with which the momentum of the final changed. Javadov asked for par terre after third passivity, which doesn't award any points. But Javadov managed to turn him for two and then a reverse lift for another two points to lead 8-5.

Mkhitaryan tried to jump over the head but it did not work out as Javadov controlled him and slammed him on mat for four points. He ultimately won 12-5.

"Since childhood I have been very self-confident," Javadov said. "Age makes no difference, I always believe I deserve first place."

Javadov has now not faced defeat for three years and the gold medal in Samokov. But the debut at U20 Worlds made him a little nervous.

"I couldn’t fully prepare mentally for the final bout, most likely my opponent wasn’t that good either," he said. "I made a couple of mistakes and gave up points, but then I managed to pull myself together. In the second period I realized that my opponent was very tired, and I understood that I could take the advantage and win."

RESULTS

60kg
GOLD: Aykhan JAVADOV (AZE) df. Yurik MKHITARYAN (ARM), 12-5

BRONZE: Vakhtang LOLUA (GEO) df. Omer ALTAS (TUR), 9-0 (victory via cautions)
BRONZE: SURAJ (IND) df. Lucas LO GRASSO (FRA), 1-1

82kg
GOLD: Mikhail SHKARIN (UWW) df. Dias SEITKALIYEV (KAZ), 4-1

BRONZE: Taizo YOSHIDA (JPN) df. PRINCE (IND), 11-0
BRONZE: Azimjon SOATULLAEV (UZB) df. Martik PETROSYAN (ARM), 8-0