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Elor Makes History at U23 Worlds, U.S. Women Second

After becoming the youngest U.S. wrestler to win a Senior World title last month in Belgrade, 18-year-old Amit Elor continued to make history in Spain, winning the U23 World title to complete her Triple Crown of titles in 2022.

Oct 27, 2022

U23 World Championships Match Notes - Day 7

Americans Trent Hidlay (86 kg) and Jacob Cardenas (92 kg) go for the gold while Anthony Cassioppi (125 kg) wrestles for bronze on the final day of the U23 World Championships. The action begins at noon Eastern.

Oct 23, 2022

U23 World Championships Match Notes - Day 6

Day 6 of the U23 World Championships will see five men's freestylers compete for medals. Tanner Sloan (97 kg) is wrestling for gold while Yahya Thomas (70 kg) and Carter Starocci (79 kg) compete for bronze. Trent Hidlay (86 kg) and Jacob Cardenas (92 kg) are in the semifinals. The action begins at 10:45 a.m. Eastern.

Oct 22, 2022

Georgia Wins, Team USA Takes Third At U23 World Championships

For full match results and updated brackets, check out FloArena. My colleague Andrew Spey also has a full results article you can view HERE. There are two days until a team champion is crowned and I'll continue to update this article after each session.

Oct 21, 2022

U23 World Championships Match Notes - Day 5

Amit Elor (72 kg) will attempt to win her third World gold medal this year after winning U20 and Seniors. It would be the first time an American has accomplished this feat. Felicity Taylor (53 kg) and Alex Hedrick (57 kg) will wrestle for bronze while three men's freestylers are in the semifinals. The action begins at 10:45 a.m. Eastern.

Oct 21, 2022

U23 Men's Freestyle Brackets Have Dropped!

USA's men's freestyle team begins competition tomorrow at 4:30 am eastern time. Before the action gets underway, scroll through the brackets below to see where each US athlete sits.

Oct 20, 2022

U23 World Championships Match Notes - Day 4

The U.S. women's freestyle team has four medal opportunities with Dymond Guilford (76 kg) wrestling for gold and Alisha Howk (55 kg), Lexie Basham (59 kg), and Sienna Ramirez (68 kg) going for bronze. Felicity Taylor (53 kg) and Amit Elor (72 kg) are in the semifinals. The action begins at 10:45 a.m. Eastern.

Oct 20, 2022

U23 World Championships Quick Updates

Seven days of championship caliber wrestling as the U23 Worlds gets underway in picturesque Pontevedra, Spain.

Oct 20, 2022

U23 World Championships Match Notes - Day 3

First period: Samoil scores four off a counter for a 4-0 lead early in the match and that lead holds at the break.

Oct 19, 2022

USA Sending Powerhouse Women's Team To U23 Worlds

How much hardware will this year’s women’s team bring home from U23 Worlds? It all goes down this week in Pontevedra, Spain. The U.S. women’s program is sending one of the best teams we’ve ever sent to U23 Worlds since the conception of the event in 2017, carrying with them the high hopes of bringing home lots of hardware.

Oct 18, 2022

Battle-Tested USA Greco Squad Ready For U23 World Championships

The United States roster for the 2022 U23 Greco-Roman World Championships is perhaps its most formidable in the brief history of this age division. Relevant international experience is witnessed among most of the athletes in addition to recognizable achievements logged both at home and abroad. Even when it comes to those wrestlers who have yet to be exposed to how this sport is contested at its highest reaches, there is still reason for optimism in the eyes of hardcore fans.

Oct 16, 2022

USA's U23 Men's Freestyle Team And Their Biggest Challengers

Team USA is bringing a very experienced men's freestyle squad to the U23 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain. Every team member is a medal threat, but they'll have plenty of international challengers. Below is a breakdown of the toughest competitors we're expecting to see at each weight class.

Oct 13, 2022

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U23 World Championship Entries List

United World Wrestling has released the entries for the U23 World Championships in Pontevedra Spain on October 17-23. Broken down by weight class, there are in the following order: men's freestyle, women's freestyle, and Greco-Roman.

Oct 10, 2022

Women's Weekly: U17 Worlds Recap

U.S. women placed fourth at the U17 World Championships (formerly known as Cadet Worlds) in Rome on the strength of three silver medalists. Erica Pastoriza (43 kg), Gabriella Gomez (46 kg), and Valerie Hamilton (61 kg) reached the finals and all three received invitations to FloWrestling’s Who’s Number One on September 9, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Aug 5, 2022

All Three Team USA Rosters Set For U23 World Championships

Taylor Gregorio, USA Wrestling - 17 U.S. Senior National Team athletes have accepted their opportunities to represent the United States at the U23 World Championships in Pontevedra, Spain, in October.

Jul 26, 2022