8 medals at the world championship

August 27, 2026

The U17 World Championship in Beach Wrestling was held in Baku today.

The first-ever edition of the championship in Azerbaijan brought together nearly 150 athletes from more than 30 countries. The competition, held at the Sea Breeze resort, saw eight of our wrestlers reach the podium.

Elcan Hasanov (60 kg) and Nihad Suleymanli (80 kg) were crowned world champions. Alirza Heybatli (60 kg), Elgun Karimli (90 kg), and Rena Nuriyeva (65 kg) won silver medals, while Tunar Guliyev (70 kg), Ruslan Valiyev (80 kg), and Simura Abdullayeva (75 kg) claimed bronze medals.

Boys

60 kg

1. Elcan Hasanov (Azerbaijan)
2. Alirza Heybatli (Azerbaijan)
3. Amirali Domirkolaei (Iran)

70 kg

1. Kiarash Torabi (Iran)
2. Hooman Kalhori (Iran)
3. Tunar Guliyev (Azerbaijan)

80 kg

1. Nihad Suleymanli (Azerbaijan)
2. Reza Jalilian (Iran)
3. Ruslan Valiyev (Azerbaijan)

90 kg

1. Amirsaleh Javidaniyeganeh (Iran)
2. Elgun Karimli (Azerbaijan)
3. Amirali Amini (Iran)

Girls

45 kg

1. Thi Hong (Vietnam)
2. Maryam Ghrib (Algeria)
3. Mira Higashi (Japan)

55 kg

1. Reisa Kojima (Japan)
2. Arianna Garza (USA)
3. Eleni Gavrinioti (Greece)

65 kg

1. Iryna Bukhtina (Ukraine)
2. Rena Nuriyeva (Azerbaijan)
3. Arina Kuanyshova (Kazakhstan)

75 kg

1. Matilda Ann Hruby (USA)
2. Vasiliki Karavanu (Greece)
3. Simura Abdullayeva (Azerbaijan)