Live Streaming of the World Wrestling Championships 2026 from Astana with Freestyle 97kg and 65kg and Women's Wrestling 55kg and 59kg.
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (October 29) — The World Championships 2026 day six will see Women’s Wrestling 55kg and 59kg, and Freestyle 97kg and 65kg.
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14:10: The exuberance of youth wins out over experience when 20-year-old Bo BASSETT (USA) puts on a comeback for the ages to stun former world champion Abasgadzhi MAGOMEDOV (RUS) 14-13 in a 65kg quarterfinal that will be remembered for years. The 28-year-old Magomedov twice used counter throws — one for 4 points and another for 2 — and a takedown to take a 10-3 lead into the break. Another takedown put Magomedov one point from a victory by technical superiority, but the human dynamo named Bo was not going to go down easy. A pair of counter exposures started his comeback, which he capped with a takedown and 2-point exposure in the final 30 seconds. Whew!
14:10: Down goes world champion Rahman AMOUZAD (IRI)! Vazgen TEVANYAN (ARM) is offered a caution and one point as Amouzad flees the hold in the last 4 seconds. Iran challenges but the caution is upheld, Amouzad falls 3-2
14:05: Abdulmazhid KUDIEV (TJK) takes out SUJEET (IND), 3-3, on criteria at 65kg quarterfinals. Sujeet takes a 3-1 lead over Kudiev and he manages to go-behind Kudiev for takedown but Tajik wrestler reached for Sujeet’s heel to defend and then manage to score a takedown. Kudiev holds his 3-3 criteria lead to win.
14:02: Shamil MAMEDOV (BUL) scores two takedowns in the first period and two stepouts in the second to defeat Taiyrbek ZHUMASHBEK UULU (KGZ) 6-0 and advance to the 65kg semifinals.
13:56: Arash YOSHIDA (JPN) back in the semifinals of the World Championships after a 10-2 win over VICKY (IND). He controls the full bout with stepouts and takedowns before countering a move for a four pointer. Vicky gets two points but Yoshida has no problems seeing off the remaining time.
13:54: The fifth showdown at a major UWW event between 97kg titans Kyle SNYDER (USA) and Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS) comes down to stamina. Snyder had it, Sadulaev didn’t, and came away with a nail-biting 4-4 victory on last-point criteria. Sadulaev, who had beaten Snyder in three of their four previous encounters, gains a stepout off a single-leg takedown attempt in the first period. In the second, the Russian receives an activity point. When Sadulaev shoots for a takedown, Snyder clamps down with a front chest wrap—but Sadulaev skillfully twists to throw Snyder off him, then gets behind for a takedown. Snyder’s constant pressure takes a toll on a visibly gassed Sadulaev, and the American gets the stepout that puts him ahead to stay.
13:58: Akhmed TAZHUDINOV (BRN) also shows he is contending with a lack of conditioning as he nearly squanders a nine-point lead before surviving at 97kg with a 12-7 win over Magomedkhan MAGOMEDOV (AZE) in their quarterfinal. Tazhudinov dominates the first period, taking a 5-0 lead, then adds a 4-point throw in the second. But Magomedov doesn’t give up, whittling the lead down to 9-5. But Tazhudinov has just enough in the tank to score again and clinch his place in the semifinals.
13:55: Zbigniew BARANOWSKI (POL) with a tactical masterclass against Givi MATCHARASHVILI (GEO) to win 8-3 and advance to the 97kg semifinals. Matcharashvili led 1-0 before Baranowski hits a takedown and turn to lead 4-1. Matcharashvili scored a takedown to close in 4-3. However, Baranowski dominates the second period with two stepouts and a takedown to win 8-3
13:41: Mariia VYNNYK (UKR) retakes the lead and breaks open her close 59kg quarterfinal with Asian champion and former world bronze medalist Mengyu XIE (CHN), scoring a takedown and adding three gut wrenches in the second period of a 10-3 victory that keeps alive her chances of improving on her 2025 silver medal.
13:40: In a match with four lead changes, Abigail NETTE (USA) comes out with a 7-6 victory over Svetlana LIPATOVA (RUS) to advance to the 59kg semifinals. After a successive trade of takedowns leaves Nette with a 6-4 lead, Lipatova scores a stepout to which a fleeing point is added. Trailing 6-6 on criteria, Lipatova comes desperately close to getting behind for a takedown but time runs out. An unsuccessful challenge adds the final point.
13:40: Altyn SHAGAYEVA (KAZ) gives the hosts Kazakhstan a semifinalist in Women’s Wrestling after beating Jowita WRZESIEN (POL), 5-1, at 59kg. She scores an activity point and two hard-fought takedowns to win the quarterfinals.
13:39: MANISHA (IND) with a 6-0 win over Bolortuya KHURELKHUU (MGL) and a place in the semifinals at 69kg. Two stepouts and two takedowns in the match for her
13:29: Nataliia KLIVCHUTSKA (UKR) scores a defensive takedown in the final seconds, which is upheld on an unsuccessful challenge, giving her a 4-2 victory over returning silver medalist Ekaterina VERBINA (RUS) and a place in the 55kg semifinals.
13:26: Tuba DEMIR (TUR) overcomes a 3-0 deficit in the second period, putting on a surge to defeat Ahilya SHINDE (IND) 9-6 and advance to the 55kg semifinals. Demir goes ahead with a whizzer counter for 2 and a subsequent exposure that Shinde reverses, leaving the Turk ahead 5-4. Demir appears the clinch the victory with a takedown with :12 left, but the two aren’t done, exchanging 2-point exposures in the final seconds.
13:25: Nagisa HARADA (JPN) takes out world champion Kyong Ryong OH (PRK) with a fall at 55kg. Harada led 1-0 with the activity point but she manages a takedown in the second before getting the fall over Oh
13:24: Anastasia BLAYVAS (GER) goes up 1-0 after Everest LEYDECKER (USA) is put on the activity clock but the latter with a takedown to lead 2-1 at the break. She then works a fall with two minutes remaining to enter the semifinals at 55kg.
13:14: Rahman AMOUZAD (IRI) meets some resistance from Ahmet DUMAN (TUR), but the defending champion is safely into the 65kg quarterfinals with a 9-0 win. A stepout and activity point give Amouzad a 2-0 lead at the break, and he piles up three more stepouts. It looks like he’s going to go out a 5-0 winner, but he hits a 4-point throw with three seconds left.
13:08: Bowen BASSETT (USA) takes less than two minutes to beat Quentin STICKER (FRA), 12-0. He hits a double and gets four before the two continue the scramble and Bassett leads 8-0. He then bodylocks Sticker and throws for four for a 12-0 win
13:06: Abasgadzhi MAGOMEDOV (RUS), a former world and European champion at 61kg, breezes into the 65kg quarterfinals with a 10-0 win over Stefan COMAN (ROU). Magomedov scores a single-leg takedown, then adds a gut wrench and two chest wrap tilts. He then picks up the takedown that ends the encounter in the first period.
13:04: SUJEET (IND) into the 65kg quarterfinals after a 4-0 win over Islam GUSEINOV (BLR). He gets a stepout before getting a point for activity point. In the second period, he uses a duck under for takedown for two points before holding that lead for the win. He will wrestle Abdulmazhid KUDIEV (TJK) who led 9-2 before Sujeet beat him 10-9 in the Asian Games final almost a month ago.
12:58: Taiyrbek ZHUMASHBEK UULU (KGZ), a 2023 world bronze medalist and two-time Asian champion at 61kg, chalks up two takedowns in the first period and a 4-pointer in the second to defeat Mashrabjon UZAKOV (UZB) 9-1 and advance to the 65kg quarterfinals.
12:55: Shamil MAMEDOV (BUL) is made to work hard for his win against Agustin DESTRIBATS (ARG) but he keeps control of the bout to win 7-3 and reach the quarterfinals at 65kg
12:47: You wanted it, you’ve got it! Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS) advances to a mouth-watering quarterfinal with longtime nemesis Kyle SNYDER (USA), scoring nine points in the second period of a 10-1 win over Batyrbek TSAKULOV (SVK). Limited to an activity point in the first period, Sadulaev perfectly times his attacks to score a pair of takedowns. The second one comes as the activity clock runs out on Tsakulov, and Sadulaev adds a gut wrench to make it 8-0. An attack by Tsakulov results in a stepout, but Sadulaev fends off a second one for a late go-behind takedown.
12:44: Akhmed TAZHUDINOV (BRN) uses a huge front lock to roll Pengfei SHAO (CHN) for a 10-0 win at 97kg. Absolute dominance from the Paris Olympic champion
12:37: Kyle SNYDER (USA) begins his title defense at 97kg by systematically piling up the points, finishing up a 10-0 victory over Alperen TOKGOZ (TUR) in 4:18 comprised of three takedowns, two stepouts and two activity points.
12:30: Arash YOSHIDA (JPN) takes out Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) at 97kg. Yoshida with a stepout and activity clock point in the first period. Yazdani takes time but manages a takedown to take a 2-2 criteria lead in the second period. He then underhooks Yoshida for a stepout to make it 3-2. Yoshida almost gets Yazdani to stepout but underhook counter from Yazdani for a takedown and his lead swells to 5-2. Yoshida hits a single leg attack which Yazdani tries to counter with a chest wrap but eventually gives up a takedown as Yoshida closes in with 5-4 with under a minute left. A second left and Yoshida gets a takedown to win 6-5 to win. Iran challenges but the takedown is confirmed with 0.1 remaining. Lost challenge makes it 7-5
12:22: Returning women’s 59kg silver medalist Mariia VYNNYK (UKR) gets her campaign to improve to gold started with a 6-2 victory over Erika BOGNAR (HUN). Vynnyk fails to beat the activity clock, but completes a single-leg takedown to take a 2-1 lead in the first period. In the second period, she picks up a takedown and two stepouts before surrendering a stepout to safely advance.
12:08: Kyong Ryong OH (PRK) begins defense of her 55kg title with a 10-0 wipeout of Namuuntsetseg TSOGT OCHIR (MGL). Oh gets the takedown, then twists Tsogt Ochir this way and that to pile up the points and finish her off in 2:03.
12:04: Ekaterina VERBINA (RUS), aiming to improve on the silver medal she won last year at 55kg, breaks open a close match with a pair of 4-point headlock throws, sparking a wild last minute in which she holds on for a 14-9 victory over Jingjing LI (CHN) at 55kg. After the second throw gave Verbina a 12-3 lead, Li responded with six unanswered points before Verbina reversed to the back to seal the victory.
11:45: Young dynamo Bo BASSETT (USA) gets his senior world debut at 65kg off to an impressive start with a first-period fall over Iranian-born Peiman BIABANI (CAN). Bassett, the world U20 champion coming off a disappointing quarterfinal loss at the recent World U23 Championships in Las Vegas, opens with a stepout, then gets in on double that the Beibani, a 2019 Asian bronze medalist, tries to counter lift. But Bassett tips him backward for a 2-point exposure, then moves up to the head and secures the fall in 1:14.
11:42: Rashid BABAZADE (AZE) fumbles a 6-0 lead in the last 30 seconds as Taiyrbek ZHUMASHBEK UULU (KGZ) scores a takedown and then uses front headlock to score 6 points. Babazade also scores a counter but the Kyrgyzstan wrestler holds criteria. He wins 9-8 after a point for lost challenge from Azerbaijan
11:40: Asian champion SUJEET (IND) dominates Nino LEUTERT (SUI) in the opening bout at 65kg. He uses two arm throws for two points each before hitting a four-pointer to lead 8-0. Leutert scored a stepout to extend the bout Sujeet with a second period takedown to win 12-1
11:34: Former world 61kg silver medalist Ahmet DUMAN (TUR) scores a stepout with 22 seconds left to upend 2025 Asian champion Kaisei TANABE (JPN) 3-3 on last-point criteria in their 65kg clash. Tanabe goes ahead 3-0 with a takedown 16 seconds into the second period. But Duman gains a takedown to cut the gap, then forces Tanabe out to take the lead. Like a number of Japanese wrestlers in Astana, Tanabe, who failed to medal at 63kg in Greco in an attempt at the two-style double, was competing in freestyle only because the national champion opted to appear only in the recent Asian Games—in his case, Olympic champion Kotaro KIYOOKA (JPN).
11:34: Abasgadzhi MAGOMEDOV (RUS) brings out a huge arm drag and then arm traps Nika ZAKASHVILI (GEO) for four turns to win 10-0 in 48 seconds. A lost challenge from Georgia adds one more point to his score as he advances at 65kg
11:32: Defending champion and Paris Olympics silver medalist Rahman AMOUZAD (IRI) finally keeps a grip on the slippery Ayub MUSAEV (BEL) and posts a 13-2 win in their opening match at 65kg. Amouzad has to settle for five stepouts—and gives up a takedown after a scramble that he initiated—before scoring his first takedown midway through the second period. After another one, he gut-wrenches twice to end the match with 47 seconds to spare.
11:30: Shamil MAMEDOV (BUL) opens up with an 11-0 technical superiority over Nico MEGERLE (GER) at 65kg. He scores a takedown and turn during Megerle’s activity time to lead 5-0. A takedown more and he makes it 7-0 at the break. Two crafty moves and Mamedov finishes the match
11:28: Magomedkhan MAGOMEDOV (AZE) gets into action after giving up an activity point but catches Aliaksandr HUSHTYN (BLR) in a lace to go up 10-1. Hashtyn scores a stepout to make it 10-2 but Magomedov fires one back to lead 11-2 at the break. Hushtyn manages a few moves but Magomedov manages to win 17-7 and advance at 97kg
11:12: Three-time world champion and three-time Olympic medalist Hassan YAZDANI (IRI) starts his world debut at 97kg in explosive style, storming to an 11-0 victory over Pureun KIM (KOR). Yazdani, who has an Olympic gold at 74kg and two silvers at 86kg, uses his lethal underhooks for a stepout just seconds into the match. He muscles Kim down for a takedown and adds an exposure, then lifts him up by leg and dumps him for 4. A takedown and the match is over at 1:40. Next up for Yazdani is a clash with Asian champion and returning world bronze medalist Arash YOSHIDA (JPN).
11:10: European Championships silver medalist Batyrbek TSAKULOV (SVK) controls his opening bout against Gennadij CUDINOVIC (GER) and wins 5-0. He gets a rematch with Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS) at 97kg.
11:08: Double Olympic champion Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS), pursuing a seventh world gold local favorite, takes on former world champion Rizabek AITMUKHAN (KAZ) in one of many featured bouts to come in this session. Aitmukhan gets the first point when a Sadulaev’s counter front body roll at the edge is nullified on challenge and Aitmukhan is awarded a stepout. Sadulaev gets in on a double leg, gets behind and, from standing position, rolls Aitmukhan for a 4-point takedown. In the second period, Aitmukhan goes on the attack but can’t break through against the Russian bear, who wins 4-1. Sadulaev and longtime rival Kyle SNYDER (USA) are now each one win away from a blockbuster quarterfinal clash.
11:05: Paris Olympics silver medalist and two-time world bronze medalist Givi MATCHARASHVILI (GEO) gives up an early stepout to Thomas BARNS (AUS) in their opening match at 97kg, but then takes control and cruises to a 12-1 victory in 2:41.
The World Championships will see one of the biggest days in wrestling history with 97kg and 65kg weight classes in Freestyle competing on the same day in Astana. At 97kg, Abdulrashid SADULAEV (RUS), Kyle SNYDER (USA), Hassan YAZDANI (IRI), and Arash YOSHIDA (JPN) are clashing. At 65kg, Rahman AMOUZAD (IRI), Shamil MAMEDOV (BUL), SUJEET (IND), Abasgadzhi MAGOMEDOV (RUS), Bowen BASSETT (USA) and Kaisei TANABE (JPN) are wrestling.
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