The 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships was the sixth edition of the U23 World Wrestling Championships of combined events and was held from 23 to 29 October 2023 in Tirana, Albania.[1] United World Wrestling (UWW) authorized some Russian wrestlers to participate in the World Championships though they had participated in the pro-war rally and expressed their support for the Russo-Ukrainian war.[2] UWW explained its decision to clear them for the World Championships by stating that their participation in certain events was not of their own will and their support for the war and the policy of their government could not be certainly concluded.[3] After Albania was specified as the host, the Albanian government announced that the Iranian wrestling team will not receive visas due to the IRGC's cyber attacks[4] on the Albanian government and Iran-Albania relations.[5]
| 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Host city |  Tirana, Albania |
| Dates | 23–29 October |
| Stadium | Tirana Olympic Park |
| Champions | |
| Freestyle |  United States |
| Greco-Roman |  Turkey |
| Women |  Japan |
Iranian visa problems edit
After Albania was specified as the host, the Albanian government announced that the Iranian wrestling team will not receive visas due to the IRGC's cyber attacks[6] on the Albanian government and Iran-Albania relations.[7]
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Albania)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes [a] | 11 | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 |  Moldova | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 |  Ukraine | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | United World Wrestling [b] | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Georgia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 10 |  Armenia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Croatia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Egypt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 30 | 30 | 60 | 120 | |
Team ranking edit
| Rank | Men's freestyle | Men's Greco-Roman | Women's freestyle | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Points | Team | Points | Team | Points | |
| 1 | United States
|
148 | Turkey
|
121 | Japan
|
159 |
| 2 | Turkey
|
113 | Azerbaijan
|
93 | Ukraine
|
146 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan
|
87 | Georgia
|
78 | United World Wrestling | 134 |
| 4 | United World Wrestling | 86 | Armenia
|
77 | United States
|
95 |
| 5 | Japan
|
71 | Kazakhstan
|
63 | Turkey
|
80 |
| 6 | Moldova
|
66 | Ukraine
|
62 |  Canada
|
58 |
| 7 | Georgia
|
64 | Japan
|
47 | Kazakhstan
|
56 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan
|
60 | Moldova
|
44 | Moldova
|
51 |
| 9 | Armenia
|
51 | United World Wrestling | 43 | Azerbaijan
|
35 |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan
|
36 | Kyrgyzstan
|
41 | Romania
|
31 |
Medal summary edit
Men's freestyle edit
Men's Greco-Roman edit
Women's freestyle edit
Participating nations edit
564 wrestlers from 54 countries:
- Individual Neutral Athletes (57)
Albania (13) (Host)
Armenia (20)
Australia (1)
Austria (2)
Azerbaijan (25)
Belgium (4)
Bulgaria (7)
Canada (19)
Chile (1)
Croatia (6)
Cyprus (1)
Czech Republic (2)
Egypt (6)
Spain (4)
Estonia (4)
Finland (6)
France (10)
United Kingdom (1)
Guinea-Bissau (1)
Georgia (20)
Germany (10)
Greece (10)
Hungary (10)
Italy (6)
Jordan (2)
Japan (29)
Kazakhstan (30)
Kyrgyzstan (18)
Kosovo (1)
Saudi Arabia (6)
Latvia (3)
Lithuania (5)
Morocco (1)
Moldova (22)
Mexico (4)
Mongolia (1)
North Macedonia (3)
Nigeria (1)
Norway (2)
Philippines (1)
Poland (19)
Puerto Rico (9)
Romania (9)
South Africa (2)
Serbia (4)
Switzerland (4)
Slovakia (2)
Sweden (7)
Tajikistan (1)
Tunisia (6)
Turkey (30)
Ukraine (30)
United States (30)
Venezuela (6)- United World Wrestling (30)
References edit
- ^ https://cms.uww.org/article/u23-world-championships-entries-released
- ^ "Questions unanswered over Russian participation at World Wrestling Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Wrestling body explains why it let Russian champions compete at world champs despite pro-war rally". Associated Press. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ بیانیه اتحادیه جهانی کشتی درباره ویزا ندادن آلبانی به تیم ایران؛ گزارش علی عمادی (in Persian), 2023-10-24, retrieved 2023-10-26
- ^ "واکنش اتحادیه جهانی کشتی به ندادن ویزا به ایران از سوی آلبانی". ایسنا (in Persian). 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ بیانیه اتحادیه جهانی کشتی درباره ویزا ندادن آلبانی به تیم ایران؛ گزارش علی عمادی (in Persian), 2023-10-24, retrieved 2023-10-26
- ^ "واکنش اتحادیه جهانی کشتی به ندادن ویزا به ایران از سوی آلبانی". ایسنا (in Persian). 2023-10-24. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
Notes edit
- ^ As a result of sanctions imposed following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, wrestlers from Russia and Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia or Belarus. They instead participated as Individual Neutral Athletes (Athlètes Individuels Neutres in French) according to an IOC decision implemented by the UWW. No flags at all were used for these delegations, not even the UWW flag. The UWW does not include the medals won by these wrestlers in the official medal table, they results were not counted in the team rankings.
- ^ As a result of sanctions by the UWW imposed on the Wrestling Federation of India for not conducting its elections on time, wrestlers from India were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of India. They instead participated under the name and the flag of the United World Wrestling (UWW).