On May 16, the 6th day of the 2026 European Championships in freestyle, Greco-Roman and women’s wrestling for juniors (U-17) will take place on the mats at «Arena Samokov» in Samokov (Bulgaria).
Today’s schedule features the preliminary rounds and semifinals in freestyle wrestling in the weight categories — up to 45, 51, 60, 71, 92 kg.
In the evening, promising freestyle wrestlers will compete for the podium in the weight divisions – up to 48, 55, 65, 80, 110 kg.
Competition schedule | Draw | Medal standings
Live broadcast: May 15 | May 16 | May 17
Results, weight categories: 48, 55, 65, 80, 110 kg | 45, 51, 60, 71, 92 kg
The following Ukrainian team members will take to the mats at «Arena Samokov»: Marko Kvasniuk (45 kg), Bohdan Kazakov (51 kg), Mykyta Kuzmenko (60 kg), Dmytro Kursenko (71 kg) and Valentyn Baran (92 kg).
Today’s final matchups are as follows:
48 kg
Huseyn Javid Rzazade (Azerbaijan) — Volodymyr Boyko (Ukraine)
55 kg
Suren Ishkhanyan (Armenia) — Osman Temirsultanov (Russia)
65 kg
Rashid Nazarov (Azerbaijan) — Maksim Mongush (Russia)
80 kg
Emirhan CAYIR (Turkey) — Nihad Suleymanli (Azerbaijan)
110 kg
Stefan Rachev STEFANOV (Bulgaria) — Murtaz Bagdavadze (Georgia)
Cheer on your favorites, and may the strongest win!
The preliminary round begins at 10:30 (Eastern European Time UTC+3).
The finals session begins at 18:00.
We invite you to watch the 2026 European Junior Freestyle Wrestling Championships (U-17) live. Registration is required to watch!
