Ruslan Nurullayev wins bronze at U23 World championships

October 15, 2026

The U23 World Wrestling Championships are continuing in Las Vegas, USA.

The Greco-Roman wrestling competition concluded on the third day of the championships.

Aykhan Javadov (63 kg) lost 1–5 to Ecuador’s Klizman Veliz in the repechage.

Ruslan Nurullayev (77 kg) secured convincing victories over Iran’s Ahura Piani (10–1) and Norway’s Ludvig Hatland (8–0) in the repechage rounds. He then defeated Ukraine’s Irfan Mirozoyev 3–1 in the bronze medal bout to claim third place. This marks Nurullayev’s third bronze medal at the U23 World Championships.

Orkhan Hajiyev (87 kg) lost by fall to Serbia’s Antal Vamos in the repechage. Meanwhile, Mezaim Mardanov (130 kg) was defeated by Armenia’s Aramayis Harutyunyan, with the bout ending 5–5 and his opponent advancing on criteria.