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U23 & U17 Asian Championships, Vietnam: Results and Highlights

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 05:56 By United World Wrestling Press

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VUNG TAU, Vietnam (June 18) -- The U23 and U17 Asian Championships was held in Vung Tau, Vietnam from June 18 to 26.

Close to 500 wrestlers participated in the two tournaments which was live on UWW+, streamed exclusively on uww.org and the UWW App from June 18. For full schedule of U17 Asian Championships, click here.

The all results: CLICK HERE

For all entries in Greco-Roman, Women's Wrestling and Freestyle: CLICK HERE

For all photos: CLICK HERE

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.