European U20 Freestyle Wrestling Championships End: Georgia's Victory and Armenia's Successes

On July 6, the European U20 Freestyle Wrestling Championship was held in the Italian city of Caorle. The tournament brought together the strongest young wrestlers of the continent and became an important test for the future stars of senior national teams. True battles unfolded on the mats of Caorle, and the medal distribution once again highlighted the dominance of the traditional youth wrestling powers — Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Russia.

Although Russian wrestlers competed under a neutral flag, they achieved the best team result: 4 golds, 1 silver, and 4 bronzes, earning 188 points in the unofficial team standings. Officially, Georgia became the team champion with 164 points. Azerbaijan took second place (133), Ukraine came third (81), and Armenia finished fourth, achieving one of its best youth team performances in recent years.

Full U20 Freestyle Wrestling European Championship Results

Up to 57 kg:

1. Vasif Baghirov (Azerbaijan)

2. Nika Zangaladze (Georgia)

3. Magomed-Salyakh Ozdamirov (Russia) and Ion Bulgariu (Moldova)
   Sasha Petrosyan (Armenia) placed 11th.

Up to 61 kg:

1. Sargis Begoyan (Armenia)

2. Adlan Saytiev (Russia)

3. Saba Gambashidze (Georgia) and Andriy Shokalyuk (Ukraine)

Up to 65 kg:

1. Amal Zhandubaev (Russia)

2. Viktor Borokhan (Ukraine)

3. Maksim Dimov (Moldova) and Abdullah Toprak (Turkey)
   Arman Musikyan (Armenia) placed 5th.

Up to 70 kg:

1. Inal Cheldiev (Russia)

2. Daniele Gubbiotti (Italy)

3. Goga Otinashvili (Georgia) and Kaloyan Atanasov (Bulgaria)
   Vladimir Azaryan (Armenia) placed 12th.

Up to 74 kg:

1. Manuel Vagin (Germany)

2. Raul Caso (Italy)

3. Ismail Khaniev (Russia) and Omar Gulmammadov (Azerbaijan)
   Araik Ayvazyan (Armenia) placed 15th.

Up to 79 kg:

1. Davit Tchechelashvili (Georgia)

2. Muradkhan Omarov (Azerbaijan)

3. Said Saidulov (Russia) and Muhammad Inshapiev (Austria)
   Narek Nikoghosyan (Armenia) placed 7th.

Up to 86 kg:

1. Dachi Papinashvili (Georgia)

2. Ahmet Yagan (Turkey)

3. Anton Vykhyvskyi (Slovakia) and Razmik Yepremyan (Armenia)

Up to 92 kg:

1. Artur Togoev (Russia)

2. Musa Arsunkaev (Hungary)

3. Anar Jafarli (Azerbaijan) and Grigorios Saridis (Greece)
   Narek Ikilikyan (Armenia) placed 9th.

Up to 97 kg:

1. Konstantine Petriashvili (Georgia)

2. Askhab Dadaev (France)

3. Magomedgadji Magomedov (Russia) and Andriyan Valkanov (Bulgaria)
   Grachik Mkrtchyan (Armenia) placed 7th.

Up to 125 kg:

1. Inal Gagloev (Russia)

2. Yusif Dursunov (Azerbaijan)

3. Alexandre Abramishvili (Georgia) and Levan Lagvilava (France)
   Henrik Haykyan (Armenia) placed 12th.

Team Standings

Despite competing neutrally, Russia scored the highest — 188 points. However, these were not included in the official ranking. As a result, Georgia was declared the team champion. Armenia’s team placed fourth with 70 points — a significant success.

Final Ranking Table

Georgia — 164
Azerbaijan — 133
Ukraine — 81
Armenia — 70
Turkey — 61
Moldova — 60
Bulgaria — 52
Italy — 48
France — 43
Germany — 41