On March 12, the fourth day of the 2026 European Championships in freestyle, Greco-Roman and women’s wrestling for athletes under 23 came to an end on the mats of «Kristalna Dvorana» in Zrenjanin, Serbia.
Today, the women’s competition determined the strongest wrestlers in the 50, 55, 59, 68 and 76 kg weight categories.
Ukrainian Aida Kerimova and Nadezhda Sokolovska became 2026 European champions.
In the final of the lightest weight category (up to 50 kg), Aida defeated Russian Alexandra Kopylova (2-1).
Nadezhda won the decisive bout in the heavyweight division (up to 76 kg) against Poland’s Patrycja Dorota Cuber (8-0).
Manola Skobelska (up to 68 kg) won a bronze medal. Manola was stronger than Turkish wrestler Ayşe Erkan in the bronze medal match (4-2).
Below is the podium for the 2026 European Championships (U-23) in women’s freestyle wrestling. Weight categories: 50, 55, 59, 68, 76 kg.
50 kg
- Aida Kerimova (Armenia)
- Alexandra Kopylova (Russia)
- Svetlana Kotenko (Belarus) 3. Svenja JUNGO (Switzerland)
55 kg
- Gerda TEREK (Hungary)
- Gultakin Shirinova (Azerbaijan)
- Tuba DEMIR (Turkey) 3. Michaela Samoil (Moldova)
59 kg
- Hiunay Gurbanova (Azerbaijan)
- Marta Hetmanova (Belarus)
- Ana Maria PUIU (Romania) 3. Olga Padoshchuk (Poland)
68 kg
- Alina Shouchuk (Belarus)
- Alina Shevchenko (Russia)
- Manola Skobelska (Ukraine) 3. Karolina POK (Hungary)
76 kg
- Nadezhda Sokolovska (Ukraine)
- Patrycja Dorota CUBER (Poland)
- Maria Silina (Russia)
