2026 U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships: Day 1 results

The first day of the 2026 U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships took place on July 6 in Skopje. On the opening competition day, preliminary and semifinal bouts were held in five weight categories: 55 kg, 63 kg, 77 kg, 87 kg and 130 kg.

After the first day, three representatives of Armenia and three wrestlers from Azerbaijan reached the finals. Russia and Ukraine also have two finalists each.

Semifinal results from Day 1 of the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships

55 kg

Edgar Petrosyan (Armenia) — Vlad Trip (Romania) — 8:0

Vasileios Papageorgiou (Greece) — Emin Javadli (Azerbaijan) — 0:9

63 kg

Alex Margaryan (Armenia) — Marios Kapantais (Greece) — 10:5

Maksut Sultanov (Ukraine) — Ionut Mareuta (Romania) — 9:1

77 kg

Samvel Terteryan (Armenia) — Ruben Straakeved (Sweden) — 8:0

Javidan Nakhmatov (Azerbaijan) — Alkan Akar (Turkey) — 3:1

87 kg

Mikhail Shkarin (Russia) — Gabriel Stan (Romania) — 11:2

Orkhan Hajiyev (Azerbaijan) — Itzhak Nemsadze (Israel) — 9:0

130 kg

Ivan Yankovsky (Ukraine) — Musei Kazim Huseyn (Azerbaijan) — 9:0

Ali Ilyasov (Russia) — Koppani Laszlo (Hungary) — 3:1

Final pairs at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships

The final bouts will take place on July 7. The session starts at 19:00 Moscow time.

Up to 55 kg: Edgar Petrosyan (Armenia) — Emin Javadli (Azerbaijan)

Up to 63 kg: Alex Margaryan (Armenia) — Maksut Sultanov (Ukraine)

Up to 77 kg: Samvel Terteryan (Armenia) — Javidan Nakhmatov (Azerbaijan)

Up to 87 kg: Mikhail Shkarin (Russia) — Orkhan Hajiyev (Azerbaijan)

Up to 130 kg: Ivan Yankovsky (Ukraine) — Ali Ilyasov (Russia)

Five more weight categories will begin on the second competition day. Five wrestlers will represent Armenia on the mat.

60 kg, round of 16: Marat Achemyan — Zhivko Hinkov (Bulgaria)

67 kg, round of 32: Yurik Mkhitaryan — Ilian Dubash (France)

72 kg, round of 32: Narek Grigoryan — Balazs Ujhelyi (Serbia)

82 kg, round of 32: Vahe Hovhannisyan — Yehor Lehkyi (Ukraine)

97 kg, round of 32: Erik Ter-Matevosyan — Yassine Ben Labed (Poland)