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WATCH: #WrestlePlovdiv 10 Women's Wrestling Finals

By United World Wrestling Press

PLOVDIV, Bulgaria -- No team won more gold medals than Moldova at the U23 European Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

Turkey, however, claimed the team title with gold, two silver and three bronze medals. Hungary was second while two gold on the final day pushed Poland into the third position in the team race.

Moldova, which brought only four wrestlers, finished in the fourth position.

Here are the finals from the 10 weight classes.

50kg - GOLD: Szimonetta SZEKER (HUN) vs Emma LUTTENAUER (FRA)

 

53kg - GOLD: Mariana DRAGUTAN (MDA) vs Anastasia BLAYVAS (GER)

 

55kg: GOLD - Elnura MAMMADOVA (AZE) vs Andreea ANA (ROU)

 

62kg: GOLD - Zhala ALIYEVA (AZE) vs Anna FABIAN (SRB)

 

65kg: GOLD - Amina CAPEZAN (ROU) vs. Ewelina CIUNEK (POL)

 

68kg: GOLD - Irina RINGACI (MDA) vs Asli DEMIR (TUR)

 

72kg: GOLD - Maria NITU (ROU) vs Wiktoria CHOLUJ (POL)

#WrestleBratislava

UWW to test new Greco rule at 2025 European Championships

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (March 28) -- United World Wrestling Technical Commission has approved the testing of a Greco-Roman rule change at the European Championships next month.

According to the new rule in Greco-Roman, in case a bout ends 1-1, victory will be awarded to the wrestler who scored the first point. This modification will be implemented exclusively in Greco-Roman and will apply only to matches that end in a 1-1 tie.

The change, which is only being tested, was approved after the new UWW Technical Commission reviewed the current regulations. It unanimously acknowledged that the existing rule, which awards victory to the athlete who scores the last point, may unintentionally encourage passivity at the start of the bout.

Following the discussions, the Commission agreed to test the proposed change of awarding victory to the wrestler who scores the first point during the 2025 Senior European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia to be held from April 7-13.

Additional senior Continental Championships or international tournaments may also be selected for further testing. United World Wrestling will provide updates should additional test events be required.