Russia announces lineup for the U23 World Wrestling Championships

From October 20 to 27, 2025, the U23 World Wrestling Championships will be held in Novi Sad, Serbia. Team Russia will take part with a full roster.

Among the participants is Arsen Balayan from Kaliningrad, of Armenian origin, U23 European freestyle wrestling champion.

Team Russia roster

Freestyle wrestling

57 kg — Ayanday Ondar
61 kg — Fyodor Baltuev, U20 World Championships medalist, U17 World and European Champion
65 kg — Bashir Magomedov, two-time U23 World Champion, U23 European Champion
70 kg — Umar Umarov
74 kg — Magomed Baytukaev, U20 World Championships medalist, U17 World and European Champion
79 kg — Davud Davudov
86 kg — Arsen Balayan, U23 World Championships medalist, U23 European Champion
92 kg — Mukhamed-Tagir Khaniev, U23 European Champion, U17 World Champion
97 kg — Soslan Dzhagaev, U23 European Championships medalist
125 kg — Khabib Davudgadzhiev, U20 European Champion

Greco-Roman wrestling

55 kg — Alibek Amirov, U23 European Champion
60 kg — Ilya Panyutin
63 kg — Dorji Shungurtsikov, U20 European silver medalist
67 kg — Daniyal Agaev, World Championships bronze medalist
72 kg — Danil Grigoryev, U23 European silver medalist
77 kg — Ismail Barakhoev
82 kg — Gamzat Gadzhiev, U23 European silver medalist
87 kg — Zaur Shengereev
97 kg — Maksim Averin, U20 World Championships bronze medalist
130 kg — Aleksandr Melekhov

Women’s wrestling

50 kg — Natalia Pudova, U23 European Champion
53 kg — Ekaterina Karpushkina, U23 European silver medalist
55 kg — Kira Solobchuk
57 kg — Anastasia Kozlova
59 kg — Ekaterina Radysheva, U20 European bronze medalist
62 kg — Ekaterina Koshkina, U23 European silver medalist
65 kg — Elizaveta Petlyakova, U23 European silver medalist
68 kg — Alina Shevchenko, U20 World and European Champion
72 kg — Liliana Rozhina
76 kg — Valeria Trifonova, U23 World Championships bronze medalist