#WrestleBelgrade

WATCH: U23 World Championships 10 GR Finals

Thursday, November 4, 2021 - 09:40 By United World Wrestling Press

BELGRADE, Serbia (November 4) -- Ten new world champions were crowned at the U23 World Championships in the Serbian capital with Russia winning four gold medals. Georgia captured two gold medals while Iran, Hungary, Germany and Azerbaijan had one champion each.

Watch the 10 finals here:

1. GR 55kg - Mavlud RIZMANOV (RUS) vs Poya DAD MARZ (IRI)

2. GR 60kg - Mehdi MOHSEN NEJAD (IRI) vs Anvar ALLAKHIAROV (RUS)

3. GR 63kg - Ahmet UYAR (TUR) vs Leri ABULADZE (GEO)

4. GR 67kg - Hasrat JAFAROV (AZE) vs Mohammad REZAEI (IRI)

5. GR 72kg - Idris IBAEV (GER) vs Sergei KUTUZOV (RUS)

6. GR 77kg - Tamas LEVAI (HUN) vs Amin KAVIYANINEJAD (IRI)

7. GR 82kg - Ramon BETSCHART (SUI) vs Aivengo RIKADZE (GEO)

8. GR 87kg - David LOSONCZI (HUN) vs Aleksandr KOMAROV (RUS)

9. GR 97kg - Pavel HLINCHUK (BLR) vs Artur SARGSIAN (RUS)

10. GR 130kg - David OVASAPYAN (ARM) vs Amin MIRZAZADEH (IRI)

#development

UWW, Kazakhstan Sign MoU to Develop Wrestling

Thursday, April 23, 2026 - 10:19 By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (April 20) -- United World Wrestling and the Kazakhstan Wrestling Federation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop projects to promote wrestling around the world.

The MoU also included the Kazakhstan Wrestling Academy, a modern state of the art facility, which will help elite and pre-elite wrestlers and coaches. It was recognized as UWW Affiliated High Performance Center.

Kazakhstan Wrestling Federation and UWW have built objective that will help better results at the continental and World Championships and the Olympics Games along with strengthening and enhancing sustainability in wrestling.

Kazakhstan

The Kazakhstan Wrestling Academy will also serve as the center for training camps for elite wrestler, host coaches education programs and seminars, educational sessions, and exchange programs.

As part of the MoU, both UWW and Kazakhstan Wrestling Federation will try to expand the footprint of wrestling. It will be done through providing advance facilities, equipment, expertise, conducting seminars and training camps, and actively encourage developing countries to participate in various program with reserved quotas.