On October 27, the 2025 World Championships (U-23) in the remaining men’s freestyle weight classes 61, 65, 86 and 97 kg concluded at the Spens sports complex in Novi Sad, Serbia.
Competition schedule | Draw | Medal standings
Live stream: October 24 | October 25 | October 26 | October 27
Results, weight classes: 74, 92 kg | 57, 70, 79, 125 kg | 61, 65, 86, 97 kg
Kyrgyz wrestler Omurbek Asan uulu won the silver medal at the World Championships in the 61 kg weight class. In a dramatic and highly entertaining final, Omurbek narrowly missed out on gold to American Jaxen Forrest (14:17).
Uzbek wrestler Umidjon Zhalolov became the world runner-up among U23 athletes in the 65 kg weight class. In the final, Umidjon had little chance against Sujeet Sujeet, losing (0:10).
2023 senior world champion, Kazakh wrestler Rizabek Aitmukhan had to settle for bronze. In the semifinals, Rizabek was decisively beaten by Japan’s Arash Yoshida (0:10). In the bronze-medal bout, he defeated promising Iranian wrestler Abolfazl Babalu (7-1).
Below are the podium finishers at the 2025 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Novi Sad, Serbia. Weight classes: 61, 65, 86, 97 kg.
Results — 61 kg
- Jaxen Patrick FORREST (USA)
- Omurbek Asan uulu (Kyrgyzstan)
- Tolga OZBEK (Turkey) 3. Akito MUKAIDA (Japan)
Results — 65 kg
- Sujeet SUJEET (India)
- Umidjon Zhalolov (Uzbekistan)
- Bashir Magomedov (UWW) 3. Bilol Sharip uulu (Kyrgyzstan)
Results — 86 kg
- Arsen Balayan (UWW)
- Evgeny Mikhalchan (Moldova)
- Abolfazl Yaser RAHMANI FIROUZJAEI (Iran) 3. Ali Tsokaev (Azerbaijan)
Results — 97 kg
- Arash YOSHIDA (Japan)
- Merab Suleimanashvili (Georgia)
- Soslan Dzagaev (UWW) 3. Rizabek Aitmukhan (Kazakhstan)
