2025 U23 World Wrestling Championships

2025 U23 World Wrestling Championships
Host city Novi Sad, Serbia
Dates20-27 October
StadiumSPC Vojvodina
Champions
Freestyle United States
Greco-Roman Iran
Women India

The 2025 U23 World Wrestling Championships will be the ninth edition of the U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events and it will held from 20 to 27 October 2025 in Novi Sad, Serbia.[1][2][3][4]

Competition schedule

All times are (UTC+2:00) (20-25 October) and (UTC+1:00) (26-27 October)

Date Time Event
20 October 10.00-14.30 Qualification rounds: GR – 63-77-87-130 kg
18:00-19.30 Semi-finals: GR – 63-77-87-130 kg
21 October 10.30-15.30 Qualification rounds: GR 55-67-72-97 kg; Repechage: GR – 63-77-87-130 kg
16.45-17.45 Semi-finals: GR 55-67-72-97 kg
18.00-20.30 Finals: GR – 63-77-87-130 kg
22 October 10.30-13.30 Qualification rounds: GR 60-82 kg WW 50-72-76 kg; Repechage: GR 55-67-72-97 kg
16.45-17.45 Semi-finals: GR 60-82 kg WW 50-72-76 kg
18.00-21.00 Finals: GR 55-67-72-97 kg
23 October 10.30-13.30 Qualification rounds: WW 55-57-65-68 kg; Repechage: GR 60-82 kg WW 50-72-76 kg
16.45-17.45 Semi-finals: WW 55-57-65-68 kg
18.00-20.30 Finals: GR 60-82 kg WW 50-72-76 kg
24 October 10.30-15.30 Qualification rounds: FS 74-92 kg WW 53-59-62 kg; Repechage: WW 55-57-65-68 kg
16.45-17.45 Semi-finals: FS 74-92 kg WW 53-59-62 kg
18.00-20.30 Finals: WW 55-57-65-68 kg
25 October 10.30-15.30 Qualification rounds: FS 57-70-79-125 kg; Repechage: FS 74-92 kg WW 53-59-62 kg
16.45-17.45 Semi-finals: FS 57-70-79-125 kg
18.00-21.00 Finals: FS 74-92 kg WW 53-59-62 kg
26 October 10.30-15.30 Qualification rounds: FS 61-65-86-97 kg; Repechage: FS 57-70-79-125 kg
16.45-17.45 Semi-finals: FS 61-65-86-97 kg
18.00-21.00 Finals: FS 57-70-79-125 kg
27 October 16.00-17.45 Repechage: FS 61-65-86-97 kg
18:00-20.30 Finals: FS 61-65-86-97 kg

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Serbia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan61310
2 Iran52512
3 United States52411
4 Azerbaijan3137
United World Wrestling25714
5 Ukraine2327
6 Turkey1337
7 India1269
8 Moldova1225
9 Kazakhstan1135
10 Kyrgyzstan1124
11 China1102
12 Egypt1012
13 Georgia0314
14 Uzbekistan0246
15 Armenia0112
16 Cuba0022
 Germany0022
 Hungary0022
 Nigeria0022
20 Bahrain0011
 Croatia0011
 Estonia0011
 Mongolia0011
 Spain0011
Totals (24 entries)303060120

Team ranking

Rank Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle
Team Points Team Points Team Points
1  United States 137  Iran 143  India 121
2  Iran 127  Ukraine 96  Japan 117
3  Japan 85  Azerbaijan 93  United States 106
4  Azerbaijan 84  Georgia 81  Turkey 88
5  Turkey 70  Uzbekistan 72  Ukraine 78
6  India 61  Kazakhstan 72  China 65
7  Georgia 54  Armenia 71  Kyrgyzstan 50
8  Moldova 51  Moldova 64  Germany 37
9  Uzbekistan 50  Egypt 40  Kazakhstan 33
10  Ukraine 50  United States 40  Nigeria 30

Medal summary

Men's freestyle

Event Gold Silver Bronze
57 kg
Luke Lilledahl
 United States
Yuta Kikuchi
 Japan
Nodirbek Jumanazarov
 Uzbekistan
Milad Valizadeh
 Iran
61 kg
Jax Forrest
 United States
Omurbek Asan Uulu
 Kyrgyzstan
Tolga Özbek
 Turkey
Akito Mukaida
 Japan
65 kg
Sujeet Kalkal
 India
Umidjon Jalolov
 Uzbekistan
Bashir Magomedov
United World Wrestling
Bilol Sharip Uulu
 Kyrgyzstan
70 kg
Kanan Heybatov
 Azerbaijan
Sina Khalili
 Iran
PJ Duke
 United States
Alexandr Gaidarli
 Moldova
74 kg
Mitchell Mesenbrink
 United States
Muhammed Ozmuş
 Turkey
Manuel Wagin
 Germany
Yoshinosuke Aoyagi
 Japan
79 kg
Levi Haines
 United States
Metehan Yaprak
 Turkey
Geannis Garzón
 Cuba
Mehdi Yousefi
 Iran
86 kg
Arsen Balaian
United World Wrestling
Eugeniu Mihalcean
 Moldova
Abolfazl Rahmani
 Iran
Ali Tcokaev
 Azerbaijan
92 kg
Mohammad Mobin Azimi
 Iran
Mukhamed-Takhir Khaniev
United World Wrestling
Magomed Sharipov
 Bahrain
Sherzod Poyonov
 Uzbekistan
97 kg
Arash Yoshida
 Japan
Merab Suleimanishvili
 Georgia
Soslan Dzhagaev
United World Wrestling
Rizabek Aitmukhan
 Kazakhstan
125 kg
Abolfazl Mohammadnejad
 Iran
Khetag Karsanov
 Azerbaijan
Khabib Davudgadzhiev
United World Wrestling
Hakan Büyükçıngıl
 Turkey

Men's Greco-Roman

Event Gold Silver Bronze
55 kg
Elmir Aliyev
 Azerbaijan
Alibek Amirov
United World Wrestling
Khojiakbar Kuchkarov
 Uzbekistan
Vishvajit More
 India
60 kg
Koto Gomi
 Japan
Sajjad Abbaspour
 Iran
Suren Aghajanyan
 Armenia
Mehroj Bakhramov
 Uzbekistan
63 kg
Ziya Babashov
 Azerbaijan
Vitalie Eriomenco
 Moldova
Dordzhi Shungurtsikov
United World Wrestling
Adham El-Sayed
 Egypt
67 kg
Mohamed Abdelrehim
 Egypt
Anri Khozrevanidze
 Georgia
Ahmad Reza Mohsennejad
 Iran
Otto Black
 United States
72 kg
Iman Mohammadi
 Iran
Abror Atabaev
 Uzbekistan
Ruslan Nurullayev
 Azerbaijan
Merey Maulitkanov
 Kazakhstan
77 kg
Irfan Mirzoiev
 Ukraine
Temuri Orjonikidze
 Georgia
Alexandru Solovei
 Moldova
Levente Lévai
 Hungary
82 kg
Alexandrin Guțu
 Moldova
Ruslan Abdiiev
 Ukraine
Omar Satayev
 Kazakhstan
Abolfazl Mohmedi
 Iran
87 kg
Gholamreza Farrokhi
 Iran
Ivan Chmyr
 Ukraine
Payton Jacobson
 United States
Achiko Bolkvadze
 Georgia
97 kg
Yehor Yakushenko
 Ukraine
Iussuf Matsiyev
 Kazakhstan
Richard Karelson
 Estonia
Maksim Averin
United World Wrestling
130 kg
Fardin Hedayati
 Iran
Razmik Kurdyan
 Armenia
László Darabos
 Hungary
Aleksandr Melekhov
United World Wrestling

Women's freestyle

Event Gold Silver Bronze
50 kg
Liang Jinyue
 China
Audrey Jimenez
 United States
Aida Kerymova
 Ukraine
Mönkhbatyn Mönkhgerel
 Mongolia
53 kg
Haruna Morikawa
 Japan
Hansika Lamba
 India
Christianah Ogunsanya
 Nigeria
Carla Jaume
 Spain
55 kg
Shugyla Omirbek
 Kazakhstan
Tuba Demir
 Turkey
Amory Andrich
 Germany
Nishu Dahiya
 India
57 kg
Akari Fujinami
 Japan
Aryna Martynava
United World Wrestling
Neha Sharma
 India
Yaynelis Sanz
 Cuba
59 kg
Ruka Natami
 Japan
Sarika Malik
 India
Hiunai Hurbanova
 Azerbaijan
Alexis Janiak
 United States
62 kg
Sakura Motoki
 Japan
Iryna Bondar
 Ukraine
Esther Kolawole
 Nigeria
Yana Tretsiak
United World Wrestling
65 kg
Elizaveta Petliakova
United World Wrestling
Rao Yuqi
 China
Oleksandra Rybak
 Ukraine
Pulkit Kandola
 India
68 kg
Nesrin Baş
 Turkey
Alina Shevchenko
United World Wrestling
Srishti Janghu
 India
Gulnura Tashtanbekova
 Kyrgyzstan
72 kg
Nurzat Nurtaeva
 Kyrgyzstan
Jasmine Robinson
 United States
Veronika Vilk
 Croatia
Mahiro Yoshitake
 Japan
76 kg
Kylie Welker
 United States
Valeriia Trifonova
United World Wrestling
Elmira Yasin
 Turkey
Priya Malik
 India

Participating nations

685 wrestlers from 57 countries:

  1.  Albania (9)
  2.  Armenia (20)
  3.  Australia (1)
  4.  Austria (2)
  5.  Azerbaijan (27)
  6.  Belgium (3)
  7.  Brazil (1)
  8.  Bahrain (2)
  9.  Bulgaria (22)
  10.  Canada (19)
  11.  Chile (3)
  12.  China (30)
  13.  Croatia (3)
  14.  Cuba (5)
  15.  Czech Republic (5)
  16.  Denmark (4)
  17.  Ecuador (1)
  18.  Egypt (10)
  19.  Spain (6)
  20.  Estonia (4)
  21.  Finland (5)
  22.  France (6)
  23.  Georgia (20)
  24.  Germany (14)
  25.  Greece (7)
  26.  Hungary (13)
  27.  India (29)
  28.  Iran (20)
  29.  Israel (5)
  30.  Italy (14)
  31.  Japan (30)
  32.  Kazakhstan (30)
  33.  Kyrgyzstan (23)
  34.  Lithuania (6)
  35.  Moldova (21)
  36.  Mexico (18)
  37.  Mongolia (4)
  38.  North Macedonia (3)
  39.  Netherlands (1)
  40.  Nigeria (3)
  41.  Norway (2)
  42.  Poland (17)
  43.  Romania (8)
  44.  South Africa (1)
  45.  Sierra Leone (3)
  46.  Serbia (12) (Host)
  47.  Sri Lanka (1)
  48.  Switzerland (2)
  49.  Slovakia (2)
  50.  Sweden (4)
  51.  Turkmenistan (3)
  52.  Tunisia (5)
  53.  Turkey (30)
  54.  Ukraine (30)
  55.  United States (30)
  56.  Uzbekistan (24)
  57.  Venezuela (8)
  58. United World Wrestling (Russia+Belarus) (49)

References

  1. ^ "2025 U23 World Championships". uww.org. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  2. ^ "Competition Program U23 World Championships". uww.org. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  3. ^ "2025 World U23 Wrestling Championship". allsportdb.com. Retrieved 2025-09-24.
  4. ^ "USA Wrestling Announces 2025 U23 World Team". flowrestling.org. Retrieved 2025-09-24.