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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)

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UWW completes World C'ship vetting process for Russia and Belarus

Friday, September 1, 2023 - 13:33 By United World Wrestling Press

BELGRADE, Serbia (September 1) — Following a rigorous vetting process by United World Wrestling, and in preparation for the Senior World Championships, 235 individuals from Russia and Belarus underwent thorough background and social media checks. This encompassed wrestlers across all styles and categories, as well as their accompanying support personnel. Out of the 235 names, 26 individuals were deemed ineligible due to either active support of the ongoing war or confirmed membership in military or national security agencies.

The decisions regarding eligibility were made by a panel, relying on comprehensive vetting reports provided by an independent and private intelligence service provider.

All athletes from Russia or Belarus will compete as Individual Neutral Athletes, without any flags or references to their respective countries. Additionally, the national anthems of Russia and Belarus will not be played in the event of medals being awarded to these athletes.

The 2023 World Championships kick off September 16-24, in Belgrade, Serbia. Fans can follow all the action live on UWW+, or on the "The Home of Wrestling," UWW's app.