The Wrestling World Championships are an international wrestling event that is held every four years. The event is organized by the United World Wrestling. The 2022 Wrestling World Championships will be held in Belgrade, Serbia from September 10th to September 18th.
2022 Wrestling World Championships Preview:
The World Wrestling Championships 2022 will be placed in Belgrade, Serbia, from September 10 to September 18, 2022. The World Wrestling Championships, which include men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, will be held for the 17th time. Initially, Russia and Serbia were approved by the United World Wrestling (UWW) to host the World Championships in 2022 and 2023, respectively. However, due to Russia’s obligations, the championships will be held in Belgrade, Serbia in 2022. As a result, Russia will now host the event in 2023.
The Wrestling World Championships are one of the most prestigious events in the sport of wrestling. The event attracts the best wrestlers from all over the world. The competition is fierce and the matches are always exciting.
The Wrestling World Championships are also a great opportunity for fans of the sport to see some of the best wrestlers in the world compete. The event is always well-attended and there is a great atmosphere at the arena.
World Wrestling Championships 2022: When and Where to Watch Live:
The World Wrestling Championships 2022 will be televised LIVE on the official website of United World Wrestling.
Also, worldwide viewers can watch Fite TV officially.
Wrestling World Championships 2022: Competition Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
| 10-Sep | 10.30-14.30 | Qualification rounds: GR – 55, 72, 77, 87 kg |
| 18:00-19.30 | Semi-finals: GR – 55, 72, 77, 87 kg | |
| 11-Sep | 10.30-14.30 | Qualification rounds: GR – 63, 67, 82, 97 kg, Repechage: GR – 55, 72, 77, 87kg |
| 16.45-17.45 | Semi-finals: GR – 63, 67, 82, 97kg | |
| 18.00-21.00 | Finals: GR – 55, 72, 77, 87kg | |
| 12-Sep | 10.30-14.30 | Qualification rounds: GR – 60 -130 kg / WW – 55, 62 kg; Repechage: GR – 63, 67, 82, 97 kg |
| 16.45-17.45 | Semi-finals: GR – 60-130 kg / WW – 55, 62kg | |
| 18.00-21.00 | Finals: GR – 63, 67, 82, 97 kg | |
| 13-Sep | 10.30-14.30 | Qualification rounds: WW – 50, 53, 65, 76kg; Repechage: GR – 60-130 kg / WW – 55, 62 kg |
| 16.45-17.45 | Semi-finals: WW – 50, 53, 65, 76 kg | |
| 18.00-21.00 | Finals: GR – 60-130 kg / WW – 55, 62 kg | |
| 14-Sep | 10.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds: WW – 57, 59, 68, 72 kg; Repechage: WW – 50, 53, 65, 76 kg |
| 16.45-17.45 | Semi-finals: WW – 57, 59, 68, 72 kg | |
| 18.00-21.00 | Finals: WW – 50, 53, 65, 76 kg | |
| 15-Sep | 10.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds: FS – 70, 79, 86, 125 kg; Repechage: WW – 57, 59, 68, 72 kg |
| 16.45-17.45 | Semi-finals: FS – 70, 79, 86, 125 kg | |
| 18.00-21.00 | Finals: WW – 57, 59, 68, 72 kg | |
| 16-Sep | 10.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds: FS – 57, 74, 92 kg; Repechage: FS – 70, 79, 86, 125 kg |
| 16.45-17.45 | Semi-finals: FS – 57, 74, 92 kg | |
| 18.00-21.00 | Finals: FS – 70, 79, 86, 125 kg | |
| 17-Sep | 10.30-14.00 | Qualification rounds: FS – 61, 65, 97 kg; Repechage: FS – 57, 74, 92 kg |
| 16.45-17.45 | Semi-finals: FS – 61, 65, 97 kg | |
| 18.00-21.00 | Finals: FS – 57, 74, 92 kg | |
| 18-Sep | 16.30-17.30 | Repechage: FS – 61, 65, 97 kg |
| 18:00-20.30 | Finals: FS – 61, 65, 97 kg |
Wrestling World Championships 2022 All Update:
Olympic gold medalists Kyle Snyder, Jordan Burroughs, and Hassan Yazdani have all been named freestyle top seeds for the Wrestling World Championships in 2022.
The golden trio will have to battle some star-studded fields in Belgrade, Serbia, from the 10th to the 18th of September.
Keep a watch out for three-time Wrestling World Championships Kyle Dake and Geno Petriashvilli, who are both looking for retribution after taking bronze and silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in 2021, respectively, while reigning Olympic winner David Taylor will be looking to reassert his dominance.
In the women’s event, Indian legend Vinesh Phogat will go for his maiden global title, while Olympic champions Helen Maroulis and Tamyra Mensah-Stock will compete for Team USA.
Riza Kayaalp of Turkey will compete for a record-breaking fifth Greco-Roman title, while Meysam Dalkhani of Iran is anticipated to win the 63kg title.
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Since winning bronze in Tokyo 2020, the American grappler has constantly finished on the podium, but he will have to be at his best to beat Indian Olympic silver medalist Ravi Kumar, who was just elected Asian champion.
Jordan Burroughs bounced back after failing to qualify for the USA’s team in 2021 by stepping up to 79kg and capturing the 2021 Wrestling World Championships title less than a month after hurting his calf muscle.
The evergreen London 2012 champion is favored to retain his championship in Belgrade and add a sixth global title to his career as one of the USA’s most successful freestyle wrestlers of all time.
His major opponent is 21-year-old Iranian Mohammad Nokhodi, who will be looking to avenge his 2021 final loss to the American.
Burroughs’ countryman Kyle Dake is the overwhelming favorite to retain his 74kg title.
The three-time Wrestling World Championships could run into trouble in the semi-finals, where he will most likely face Italian two-time world champion Frank Chamizo.
The latest installment of Hassan Yazdani and David Taylor’s legendary rivalry at 86kg is perhaps the most anticipated fight of the tournament.
The No. 1 seed is Iranian incumbent world champion Yazdani, who has had more success on the mat since the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which were won by USA No. 2 seed Taylor.
It would take a massive upset for the pair not to meet in the final.
With Abdulrashid Sadulaev absent in Serbia owing to a Russian athlete ban, Kyle Snyder of the United States returns as the No. 1 seed at 97kg.
The Rio 2016 Olympic winner won silver in Tokyo 2020, and his major opponent will be Mohammad Mohammadian of Iran, who won the pair’s only previous meeting in 2020.
The men’s 125kg will not be for the faint of heart, as it always is.
As the No. 1 seed, three-time Wrestling World Championships Geno Petriashvili will have an easier path to the final, but the Georgian will almost certainly face a battle-hardened opponent in the gold-medal match, with world champion Amir Zare and 2016 Olympic winner Taha Akgul scheduled to meet in their semi-final.
Fujinami Akari, the women’s 53 kg freestyle champion, will lead Japan’s team at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships.
The 18-year-old is the defending world champion and has won 103 consecutive matches.
Vinesh Phogat of India is hoping to provide some opposition, having won the Asian Wrestling World Championships in 2021, a third-consecutive Commonwealth crown in August 2022, and her maiden world medal in Belgrade.
Jacarra Winchester of the United States will attempt to reclaim the 55kg title she won in 2019. She appears to have regained her golden form after winning the renowned Yasar Dogu Tournament in February. Nina Hemmer of Germany, the top seed, stands in her way.
At 57kg, reigning world champion Helen Maroulis of the United States is the overwhelming favorite.
Following a difficult period that included concussion and mental health concerns, the Rio 2016 Olympic champion planned to retire after Tokyo 2020, but she enjoyed her bronze-medal performance in Japan so much that she chose to continue.
Sakshi Malik, India’s other incumbent Commonwealth Games winner, is one of the favorites at 62kg, where she could face Japanese teenager Ozaki Nonoka, a global bronze medalist and the defending Asian champion.
Tamyra Mensah-Stock, the Olympic champion at 68kg, won her way to Belgrade with a victory in June’s Final X tournament in Oklahoma.
The 2019 world champion is the heavy favorite in her weight class, but she will have one eye on Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu, who will be looking to avenge her loss to the American in the Tokyo 2020 final.
Meysam Dalkhani, the defending world champion in Greco-Roman, is the favorite to win another 63kg title.
In February, the Iranian made a strong statement of purpose by winning the Dan Kolov-Nikola Petrov International in Bulgaria.
Mohammadreza Geraei, his compatriot and Olympic champion, is now the Global No.1 at 67kg after winning a world and Olympic title in 2021, but has not wrestled substantially since and could be caught off guard.
Malkhas Amoyan of Armenia will be hopeful in defending his 72kg title.
On his way to winning the European Championships in March, the 23-year-old defeated Turkey’s Yunus Emre Basar and Azerbaijan’s Sanan Suleymanov.
Braxton Amos, the runner-up from Final X, will replace G’Angelo Hancock, who announced his surprise retirement after winning the event.
Finally, Riza Kayaalp will compete for his sixth world title in the 130kg division.
With four crowns, the three-time Olympic medalist is tied with Turkish icon Huseyin Akbas, and will most likely need to overcome Georgia’s Olympic silver medalist Iakob Kajaia in Serbia to break that record.
Conclusion:
The Wrestling World Championships are a must-see event for any fan of the sport of wrestling. The event is a great opportunity to see some of the best wrestlers in the world compete.
