On October 22, the 3rd day of competition at the 2025 U23 World Championships in freestyle, Greco-Roman and women’s wrestling will take place at the “Spens” arena in Novi Sad (Serbia) (U-23).
Today’s schedule includes the preliminary round and semifinals in Greco-Roman wrestling in the 60 and 82 kg weight categories, and women’s wrestling in the 50, 72 and 76 kg divisions.
In the evening, medals will be contested in Greco-Roman wrestling in the 55, 67, 72 and 97 kg divisions.
Competition schedule | Draw | Medal standings
Live stream: October 20 | October 21 | October 22 | October 23
ONLINE results, weight categories: 63, 77, 87, 130 kg | 55, 67, 72, 97 kg | 60, 82 kg
23 wrestlers will compete in the 60 kg weight category.
At the top of the bracket are European silver medalist in Skopje, Israel’s Malkamu Futene, and Japan’s Koto Gomi. At the bottom, look out for reigning European U23 champion, Georgian wrestler Dimitri Khachidze.
25 wrestlers will compete in the 82 kg division. One of the leading contenders in the top half of the bracket is Azerbaijan’s Elmin Aliyev. In the lower half, notable wrestlers include Russia’s Gamzat Gadzhiev, competing under UWW status, naturalized American Beka Melelashvili, Georgian Data Chkhaidze and Ukraine’s Ruslan Abdiev.
The women’s competition is just as intense. Ukraine will be represented by Aida Kerimova (50 kg), Iryna Zablotska (72 kg) and Mariia Zenkina (76 kg).
Cheer on your favorites, and may the best wrestlers win!
The preliminary round begins at 11:00 (Eastern European Time UTC+2). The finals session begins at 19:00
Watch the 2025 U23 World Championships in Greco-Roman and women’s wrestling live from Novi Sad (Serbia). Registration is required to watch!
