U20 Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships 2026: Day 3 Recap and Full Results
- Author: Vahe Hakobyan
- Sportaran
Four more sets of medals were awarded on the third day of the 2026 U20 Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships in Bratislava, in the 55 kg, 67 kg, 72 kg and 97 kg weight categories.
With competition completed in eight weight categories, Armenia has won four medals — one gold, one silver and two bronze. In the team standings, Armenia is in second place, behind only Russia.
On August 18, Yurik Mkhitaryan (67 kg) and Erik Ter-Matevosyan (97 kg) won bronze medals.
Gor Khachatryan (72 kg) also came very close to a medal. In the bronze-medal bout, the Armenian wrestler finished his match against Uzbekistan’s Behruzbek Valiyev at 7:7, but the victory went to his opponent on criteria.
Armenia’s four medals equal the team’s result from the previous U20 World Championships. The Armenian team can still improve on that tally: on August 19, Marat Atchemyan (60 kg) will continue his bid for a bronze medal through the repechage.
Wrestlers representing Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine became world champions on the third day of competition.
All Medal Bouts and Results from Day 3
55 kg
Bronze-medal bouts
Hiro Sakamoto (Japan) — Emin Javadli (Azerbaijan) — 1:11
Maksim Sarmanov (Moldova) — Khojiakbar Kuchkarov (Uzbekistan) — 1:9
Final
Koba Karumidze (Georgia) — Armin Shamsupurnaji (Iran) — 2:12
Final standings:
- Armin Shamsupurnaji (Iran)
- Koba Karumidze (Georgia)
- Emin Javadli (Azerbaijan) and Khojiakbar Kuchkarov (Uzbekistan)
67 kg
Bronze-medal bouts
Mohamed Abdelrehim (Egypt) — Petro Zhitovoz (Hungary) — 3:11
Ilya Alikhani (Iran) — Yurik Mkhitaryan (Armenia) — 0:4, fall (-/+)
Final
Kazybek Kalmagambetov (Kazakhstan) — Mikhail Markovsky (Belarus) — 13:7
Final standings:
- Kazybek Kalmagambetov (Kazakhstan)
- Mikhail Markovsky (Belarus)
- Petro Zhitovoz (Hungary) and Yurik Mkhitaryan (Armenia)
72 kg
Bronze-medal bouts
Gor Khachatryan (Armenia) — Behruzbek Valiyev (Uzbekistan) — 7:7 (-/+)
Mohamed Ibrahim (Egypt) — Jorge Gomez Garcia (Mexico) — 6:0
Final
Mingiyan Goryaev (Russia) — Salih Yazici (Turkey) — 12:3
Final standings:
- Mingiyan Goryaev (Russia)
- Salih Yazici (Turkey)
- Behruzbek Valiyev (Uzbekistan) and Mohamed Ibrahim (Egypt)
97 kg
Bronze-medal bouts
Fakhrikamol Komiljonov (Uzbekistan) — Pauli Perkioe (Finland) — 0:9
Arman Mkrtchyan (Georgia) — Erik Ter-Matevosyan (Armenia) — 3:3 (-/+)
Final
Ilya Komarov (Russia) — Yehor Yakushenko (Ukraine) — 1:4
Final standings:
- Yehor Yakushenko (Ukraine)
- Ilya Komarov (Russia)
- Pauli Perkioe (Finland) and Erik Ter-Matevosyan (Armenia)
Finals Set for August 19
The medal bouts on the next day of competition will begin on August 19 at 19:00 Moscow time.
60 kg
Final: Ayhan Javadov (Azerbaijan) — Dostonbek Oripov (Uzbekistan)
Armenia’s Marat Atchemyan will continue his pursuit of a bronze medal through the repechage.
82 kg
Final: Kiril Valevsky (Belarus) — Ramazan Nekhay (Russia)
Armenia’s Vahe Hovhannisyan has completed his campaign at the World Championships after being eliminated from medal contention in the quarterfinals.