Draw and Live Broadcast of the Budapest Freestyle Wrestling Ranking Series

Tomorrow, on July 17, the Freestyle Wrestling Ranking Series tournament will kick off in Budapest in memory of legendary Hungarian wrestlers Imre Polyák and János Varga. The competition will gather some of the strongest athletes in the world, and on the first day, Armenia will be represented by freestyle wrestlers Arman Andreasyan (70 kg) and Vazgen Tevanyan (65 kg).

All rounds in all men’s weight categories—from qualification to finals—will be held on the first day. Women's matches will follow on July 18, and Greco-Roman bouts will take place on July 19.

The freestyle wrestling draw has already been completed, and all brackets are now known.

How to Watch the Budapest Grand Prix Online

• The official live stream is available by paid subscription on UWW+.

• In Armenia, the tournament will be broadcast by Fast Sports TV.

• Additionally, free viewing is available via the SPORTARAN Telegram channel.

Draw Details (Freestyle Wrestling)

Vazgen Tevanyan (65 kg)
Tevanyan will start from the 1/8 finals, facing seasoned Polish wrestler Krzysztof Bienkowski. If he wins, Vazgen will meet the winner of the bout between Mickyai Naim (Bulgaria) and Gamzatgadji Khalidov (Hungary). In the same bracket, there is also a strong Albanian wrestler, Islam Dudaev, who could face Tevanyan in the semifinals.

Arman Andreasyan (70 kg)
Andreasyan is in the lower part of the bracket, potentially meeting Hungarian wrestler Musukaev, while avoiding a clash with Japanese wrestler Aoyagi. His first opponent will be Kazakhstan’s Yegor Anchugin, who has no major accomplishments. In the second round, he could face 19-year-old Iranian talent Sina Khalili, and in the semifinals, a potential bout with Mexico’s Austin Gomez, who wrestled in the United States.

The final in this category promises to be a real challenge: in the upper half of the bracket are top contenders such as Akaki Kemertelidze (Georgia), Kenan Kheibatov (Azerbaijan), Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (Japan), and Brendan Cannon (USA).

Schedule for July 17 (Yerevan time):
12:30 — Qualification rounds (Men: 57, 61, 65, 70, 79, 97, 125 kg)
15:30 — Semifinals
16:30 — Repechage
19:00 — Finals