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WATCH: 10 women's wrestling finals from World Championships

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 09:14 By Vinay Siwach

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BELGRADE, Serbia (September 28) -- The women's competition was dominated by two nations as they competed for the team title. Japan and the USA went toe-to-toe for the title but ultimately it was Japan that claimed the top honors. Japan won five gold medals the USA won three. Moldova and Turkey won one each.

Watch all the 10 gold medals bouts from the World Championships here.

GOLD: 50kg - Otgonjargal DOLGORJAV (MGL) vs. Yui SUSAKI (JPN)

 

GOLD: 53kg - Khulan BATKHUYAG (MGL) vs. Dominique PARRISH (USA)

 

GOLD: 55kg - Mayu SHIDOCHI (JPN) vs. Oleksandra KHOMENETS (UKR)

 

GOLD: 57kg - Helen MAROULIS (USA) vs. Tsugumi SAKURAI (JPN)

 

GOLD: 59kg - Grace BULLEN (NOR) vs. Anastasia NICHITA (MDA)

 

GOLD: 62kg - Nonoka OZAKI (JPN) vs. Kayla MIRACLE (USA)

 

GOLD: 65kg - Miwa MORIKAWA (JPN) vs. Jia LONG (CHN)

 

GOLD: 68kg - Ami ISHII (JPN) vs. Tamyra MENSAH STOCK (USA)

 

GOLD: 72kg - Zhamila BAKBERGENOVA (KAZ) vs. Amit ELOR (USA)

 

GOLD: 76kg - Yasemin ADAR (TUR) vs. Samar HAMZA (EGY)

World Wrestling Day - May 23

Saturday, May 23, 2026 - 03:45 By United World Wrestling Press

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CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (May 23) -- The World Wrestling Day is celebrated on May 23 every year. It marks the occasion of first-ever unofficial World Championships held in Vienna, Austria in 1904. Since then, wrestling day has been a celebration for the wrestling family around the world.

The 1904 World Championships was held only in two weight classes of Greco-Roman and five countries participated in the tournament. There were 26 wrestlers -- 19 from Austria, three from Denmark, two from Germany and one each from Hungary and Bohemia, a former kingdom in Europe.

United World Wrestling wishes everyone a happy World Wrestling Day.