Valencia is Golden while Team USA puts 2 more in Freestyle Finals

Zahid Valencia swept through the 86kg division at the World Championships without yielding  a single point. His final match of the tournament was a convincing 12-0 win over Japan.

Team USA had a good day with group 2. Wrestling at 79kg Levi HAINES (USA) defeated Suldkhuu OLONBAYAR (MGL), 4-1 and will meet Georgios KOUGIOUMTSIDIS (GRE) for a shot at Gold.

Trent HIDLAY (USA) defeated Osman NURMAGOMEDOV (AZE), 15-4 in his semi-final at 92kg and will face Amanula GADZHIMAGOMEDOV (UWW) for Gold.

2025 World Championships – Zagreb, Croatia
Photo: UWW

61kg Medal Summary
GOLD Zavur UGUEV (UWW)
SILVER Ahmad Masoud MOHAMMADNEZHADJAVAN (IRAN)
BRONZE Nuraddin NOVRUZOV (AZERBAIJAN)
BRONZE Assylzhan YESSENGELDI (KAZAKHSTAN)

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70kg Medal Summary
GOLD Yoshinosuke AOYAGI (JAPAN)
SILVER Tulga TUMUR OCHIR (MONGOLIA)
BRONZE Nurkozha KAIPANOV (KAZAKHSTAN)
BRONZE Ernazar Kubatbekovich AKMATALIEV (KYRGYZSTAN)

2025 World Championships – Zagreb, Croatia
86kg Medal Summary
GOLD Zahid VALENCIA (UNITED STATES)
SILVER Hayato ISHIGUROe (JAPAN)
BRONZE Arsenii DZHIOEV (AZERBAIJAN)
BRONZE Kamran Ghorban GHASEMPOUR (IRAN)

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125kg Medal Summary
GOLD Amir Hossein Abbas ZARE (IRAN)
SILVER Giorgi MESHVILDISHVILI (AZERBAIJAN)
BRONZE Robert BARAN (POLAND)
BRONZE Shamil Magomed A SHARIPOV (BAHRAIN)

Day 2 Semi-Final Results and Gold Medal Match Pairings

57kg
GOLD: Chongsong HAN (PRK) vs. Bekzat ALMAZ UULU (KGZ)
SF 1: Chongsong HAN (PRK) df. Arsen HARUTYUNYAN (ARM), via fall
SF 2: Bekzat ALMAZ UULU (KGZ) df. Gulomjon ABDULLAEV (UZB), 8-0

74kg
GOLD: Chermen VALIEV (ALB) vs. Kota TAKAHASHI (JPN)
SF 1: Chermen VALIEV (ALB) df. Zaurbek SIDAKOV (UWW), 6-4
SF 2: Kota TAKAHASHI (JPN) df. Taimuraz SALKAZANOV (SVK), 6-4

79kg
GOLD: Georgios KOUGIOUMTSIDIS (GRE) vs. Levi HAINES (USA)
SF 1: Georgios KOUGIOUMTSIDIS (GRE) df. Mohammad NOKHODI (IRI), 8-3
SF 2: Levi HAINES (USA) df. Suldkhuu OLONBAYAR (MGL), 4-1

92kg
GOLD: Trent HIDLAY (USA) vs. Amanula GADZHIMAGOMEDOV (UWW)
SF 1: Trent HIDLAY (USA) df. Osman NURMAGOMEDOV (AZE), 15-4
SF 2: Amanula GADZHIMAGOMEDOV (UWW) df. Amirhossein FIROUZPOUR (IRI), 9-6