SportsOctober 19, 2026
Kazakhstan's Merey Bazarbayev becomes U23 world wrestling champion
Kazakhstan's Merey Bazarbayev won gold in men's freestyle 57 kg at the U23 World Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas, USA. The news was published on October 19.
In the final he defeated Türkiye's Bekir Keser; the score was not given. In the semifinal he beat Japan's Daito Katsume 7-0, and earlier won against American Luke Lilledahl 3-1 and France's Rassoul Galbouraev 13-2.
Kazakhstan also won a bronze medal at the same championships.
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