Results of Day 2 at the Zagreb Open 2026 Freestyle Wrestling Ranking Tournament

On February 5, the second day of the Zagreb Open 2026 wrestling ranking tournament took place in Croatia. Medals were awarded in four freestyle weight categories: 79, 92, 97, and 125 kg.

Gold medals were won by wrestlers from France, Iran, the USA, and Bahrain. With four golds from the first day, Team USA firmly leads the overall standings.

The most dramatic final of the second day took place in the 97 kg category, where American wrestler Stephen Buchanan secured a convincing win over Olympic and three-time world champion Hassan Yazdani.

Day 2 Results in Zagreb:

79 kg:

• Zelimkhan Khadjiev (France)

• Dean Hamiti (USA)

• Adel Paneyan (Iran), Evan Wick (USA)
  Final: Khadjiev (FRA) — Hamiti (USA) 4:4 (+/-)

92 kg:

• Mobin Azimi (Iran)

• Trent Hidlay (USA)

• Dustin Plott (USA)
  (Format: round-robin)

97 kg:

• Stephen Buchanan (USA)

• Hassan Yazdani (Iran)

• Vicky (India), Andro Margishvili (Georgia)
  Final: Buchanan (USA) — Yazdani (Iran) 13:3

125 kg:

• Shamil Sharipov (Bahrain)

• Wyatt Hendrickson (USA)

• Dinesh (India), Morteza Janmohammadzadeh (Iran)
  Final: Sharipov (BHR) — Hendrickson (USA) 4:0

Team Rankings (Zagreb Open 2026, Freestyle):

1. USA – 215

2. Iran – 180

3. India – 118

4. Georgia – 114

5. France – 60

Results from Day 1 to follow.