U.S. Women Earn 3 Spots in the Medal Round for Group 2 at U23 Worlds

2026 U23 Wrestling World Championship
Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV USA
October 12th Thru the 18th
Photo: John Sachs/Tech-Fall

Women’s Freestyle Results

Gold Medal Match Pairing (Group Two)

53 kg – Sevval Cayir (Türkiye) vs. Cristelle Rodriguez-Dobler (United States)
57 kg – Tindra Dalmyr (Sweden) vs. Aryna Dzemchanka Martynava (Belarus), 5:19
62 kg – Iryna Bondar (Ukraine) vs. Adaugo Nwachukwu (United States)
65 kg – Yuqi Rao (China) vs. Ekaterina Koshkina (Russia)
72 kg – Iryna Zablotska (Ukraine) vs. Amruta Pujari (India)

Semifinal Results (Group Two)
53 kg
Sevval Cayir (Türkiye) fall Carla Jaume Soler (Spain), 2:55
Cristelle Rodriguez-Dobler (United States) dec. Anastasiia Polska (Ukraine), 3-1

57 kg
Tindra Dalmyr (Sweden) fall Bertha Rojas Chavez (Mexico), 5:19
Aryna Dzemchanka Martynava (Belarus) dec. Ichika Arai (Japan), 7-0

62 kg
Iryna Bondar (Ukraine) fall Eniko Elekes (Hungary), 0:28
Adaugo Nwachukwu (United States) dec. Melanie Jimenez Villalba (Mexico), 3-1

65 kg
Yuqi Rao (China) tech. fall Reese Larramendy (United States), 10-0
Ekaterina Koshkina (Russia) fall Narkhajid Nyamsuren (Mongolia), 4:53

72 kg
Iryna Zablotska (Ukraine) dec. Wenjin Qiu (China), 11-4
Amruta Pujari (India) fall Cassie Corbett (Canada), 5:13